Making an Apothecary-style Cabinet

4 Materials
$20
4 Hours
Easy

I picked up this plain, green, boring set of drawers from FB Marketplace and I knew exactly what I wanted to do to make it more stylish. It seemed like the perfect size and look to create an apothecary-style cabinet!

Original piece


Here's is the original set of drawers. A plain piece of furniture.

Sand


I wanted to stain the drawer fronts so I sanded those down to the wood. Everything else was going to get a coat of paint so I did a quick sanding to prep it for paint.

Find your paint


I picked up this dark gray color at Lowe's in the mistinted paint section. Always check the mistake paints for great deals. I got this $25 can of paint for $2.50!! And I've used this color on multiple projects.

Paint


I gave everything two coats of paint.

A little detail


Each drawer front had an indentation in the center to make it look like two different drawers. I wanted to paint it gray to match the base so I grabbed a foam brush and broke off the handle. This helped me get a good grip on the foam part and use the top edge to carefully paint the center indentation.

Stain


I used Varathane Dark Walnut stain for the drawer fronts. I used a rage to apply the stain and the a second, clean rag to rub off the excess stain.

Furniture Wax


I finished the piece with a black furniture wax. This gave it a darker, dingy/vintage look. I applied the wax with a brush and then used a microfiber cloth to rub off the excess.

New Hardware


I got a great deal on these handles on Amazon! And I thought they were the perfect final touch to this apothecary-style cabinet.

Final Look


And here is the final look!

Before and After

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  • HazeKomp HazeKomp on Aug 23, 2020

    the link for the handles doesn't take me to the ones you used.

    I need drawer pulls just like the ones in your project.

    suggestions?


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