I bought this piece at Flat Rock flea market on sunday for a bargain price of $12.50! Brought it home stinky and in bad shape, and also a little damp from the rainfall it endured that day!
I was determined that it wasn't going to be a wasted purchase, and sit in the basement like so many other flea market finds! So when MFJ left for work on Monday, up I got, and began the refurb. Taking all the doors off and sanding them down, the top 2 I painted a couple coats of the sea foam green, then sanded to give a worn effect. The 2 smaller drawers on the right don't actually open, so just painted them.
The bottom 2 doors, one I painted chalk board paint and the other I covered in a vintage sack I'd found at the same flea market last year! The 2 bottom doors need to be finished, but MFJ was heading home soon and I wanted it to look as near complete as possible! So, this morning, I added our bottles of spirits and glasses in the top, and cook books in the bottom, making room in our other bookcase for baby books and toys! Yay!
Wow Katie,
ReplyDeleteYou definately got the Smith genes! That is really awesome, well done. Daddio X
Thanks Padre! It's better than the 'before'!
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