Humidor Upcycle
While at an estate sale, my husband and I wandered out to the barn. I was looking for a side table for our bedroom and wanted something unique. My husband spied this one:
It was pretty humble:
The man in the barn said I could have it for $5...What a bargain! I couldn't get my $5 bill out fast enough.
After a good cleaning, there was gluing and clamping, and clamping and gluing! This was during my tendonitis flare-up and tightening clamps was agony, but I was tired of sitting around doing nothing and my sweet husband helped me out.
I removed the door and all of the hardware. The door got a good sanding and my decoupage technique to make it pretty again.
I tried polishing the latch and hinges, but most of the finish was gone, so I spray painted them with antique gold paint.
The rest of the table was painted with two coats of black chalk paint and the edges were distressed.
I sealed it with two coats of polycrylic, reattached the door and latch, and called it done.
You probably noticed the big chip in the top left corner and you may be wondering why I didn't fix that. please stop by the blog for my reasoning behind that decision. I have a certain 'philosophy' when it comes to old furniture.
It now lives in our bedroom and matches the dresser.
This was a true 'trash to treasure' project and I hope you'll stop by my blog to see the other treasures I have saved!
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Oh Ann, what a gorgeous save of the humidor! It is exquisite! The elegant hardware alone on the piece is worth far more than your $5.00. Great attention to detail and the chip on the edge just gives the piece “character”. Such a beautiful job. Thank you for sharing this with Hometalk.
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