A Child's Bookcase Turned Into Display Cabinet for Vintage Glass.

Kimberly Noelle
by Kimberly Noelle
I was cleaning the basement yesterday because we have a leak!!! Yes, our first home and we have melted snow leaking in to our foundation. Go figure right? However, I figure that it's a sign from the carpet Gods that I can finally rip up the gosh awful blue carpet downstairs and put some nice flooring in. Anyway, as I was cleaning and throwing things away I looked at my girls 2 bookcases that my mom bought my oldest daughter years ago that came with a bedroom set and saw that one was full of books and the other was full of their junk ,and I mean like pieces of paper that were half used, game pieces, and whatever they didn't want to put away they threw in this bookcase. Now, that same day I was cleaning and organizing my little collection of jadeite, cherry and cable glass, and swan dishes and was saying to myself how much I needed a curio cabinet to showcase them, but wait....we need sofas, new carpet, an entire new kitchen, and lets face it....there are about 20 other things I could use that money for right now and then...DING, DING...I'll just put this bookcase upstairs and use it to place my pretties in until I can check some other things off my list and buy that curio cabinet I've dedicated an entire Pinterest board to! This bookcase had marker all over it and I tried cleaning it but it wasn't working so I just decided to shabby chic it just a tad, took the doors off so the cabinet was open, put a little gray stain on the exposed wood pieces, added some pretty knobs and I had myself a cute little cabinet to display my collections in. Is it exactly what I wanted? No! However it works for now and actually fits perfectly in our small dining room and it cost me nothing! Sometimes it can be really fun to shop your own home!! Check out more on the blog...http://quirkycool.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-childs-bookcase-turned-into-display.html
Before a bookcase and after a easy and no cost display cabinet.
My small collection of jadeite, cherry and cable glass, and glass swan dishes.
Until I can get a curio cabinet I think this works nicely, fits perfect in our small dining room and didn't cost me a dime.
Kimberly Noelle
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  • OliviaJames OliviaJames on Sep 11, 2018

    Awesome Idea! Really I am very glad to see this post with these nice idea. Now the cabinet is looking so beautiful from ago. I have learned something from this post, Actually I have no idea about this kind of experiment, Because I am working as a freelance writer at a famous writing industry Edubirdy. You can also check edu birdie reviews if you interested to know more info about this industry. I have much struggle to build my career in writing sector. But now I am interested to know home related information thats why I had joined this site and following you.

  • Mikie Mikie on Sep 15, 2018

    I looked through all your projects on your home page. Wow, your makeovers are fantastic. Stay busy, really nice work on all your project's!! 10-atta girl pat's on your head.

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