Friday, March 26, 2010

From old and drab to Modern Vintage

When I spotted this china cabinet in a consignment store recently, I knew immedaitely it could be interesting and certainly more current if it had a facelift.
Made out of walnut, it was solid and well crafted, but heavy and dark and really quite typical of so many cabinets of its era.
 
To make it fresh, I removed the Chippendale mullions, sanded the whole piece, and gave it two coats of Farrow and Ball's Pointing.
I added vintage glass knobs.  I then broke the glass before it was reinstalled, so more is on order
I think it looks much fresher now...
Especially filled with monocromatic white ironstone and creamware.
PS.  A blog reader suggested I use chicken wire instead of glass, and that reminded me I have some industril stainless steel rectangular grid mesh that would look great and keep it more modern looking.

Don't miss our Sparkle and Pink Giveaway here to win 4 vintage pink cups and a gorgeous silver tray.
I am participating in Friday Furniture Feature at Miss Mustard Seed . (This was from last Friday, but Miss Mustard was away, so I am including it for this friday.  

25 comments:

  1. Wow - it looks amazing. You are a talented thing...

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  2. The cabinet looks fantastic, what a shame the glass broke. xx

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  3. Chania, as always you have the magic touch my dear, it looks FABULOUS! I may need to get some advice about painting my Nan's precious china cabinet from you!! I love how you put your gorgeous white ironstone and creamware in the cabinet for display, just beautiful. Thank you so much for your lovely birthday wishes for our Miss Lottie, you are the sweetest. Hope you have a wonderful weekend ~ Tina xx

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  4. Chania, the power of paint never ceases to amaze me. Looks fabulous, especially with the new knobs. Great job.

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  5. Hi Chainia!
    This looks amazing, what a wonderful transformation. I am looking to do something similar and replace the glass with chicken wire. Have a lovely day
    Janice

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  6. Chainia! This is beautiful! What a transformation. I love how you displayed your china also.
    Have a great weekend!
    Health and happiness,
    Angela
    http://angelawalkerjewelry.blogspot.com

    PS. I really like your folding chair : ) I have several of these and wondered if you made the "weathered look" yourself or if it just came that way.... I would love to get my chairs to look like yours :)

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  7. Hi Chania, Whar a lovely China cabinet. You did an amazing job!
    I just finished mine cabinet yesterday, but it came with no glass, so I used iron mesh instead. It looks like a French Country cabinet, kind of. I'll post tonight...running here with the bathroom. See you soon, Li :-)

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  9. Love the new look of you china cabinet. Great job on refinishing it! Looks brand new!

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  10. Holy Crap I love your pink dishes! I have a thing for pink...YIKES.

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  11. I love what you did to the cabinet. You'd never know it was the same one!! I love painted furniture.

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  12. Oh my gooness - what a transformation. This cupboard looks amazing - you did a fantastic job.
    ~Sam

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  13. Love it. The cabinet is beautiful now and looks fantastic filled with the ironstone.

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  14. anything painted white looks awesome great job...suzanne

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  15. That looks great with white paint and the glass knobs!

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  16. I need to show this to DD2, who has been looking for a piece. She cannot visualize!

    Great blog, will follow!
    Allison
    AtticMag

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  17. i don't know why, but i have a soft spot for good hutch makeovers. yours turned out awesome :)

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  18. oooh- that is sp pretty and fresh! love it! you must really like to stop and look at it! i know when i have a new piece in my house i love, i take detours just so i can visit with it for a minute. enjoy!

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  19. Aw! the glass broke.

    Well, i think it looks great just like it is.

    good make over.

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  20. It's fabulous! You did an amazing job! I LOVE transformations like this. I was also going to suggest the chicken wire - might be a fun addition.

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  21. What a wonderful cabinet. It really wanted to be white!

    : )

    Julie M.

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  22. great job. I've always wanted a glass front cupboard. I guess I'll have to think "refinish" something older. great inspiration

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  23. What a wonderful piece and it looks perfect in the white. I love the hardware and how you styled the hutch. Nice work, as always. I know when I see a link from you I'm going to like it. :)

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I love to read each and every comment and are thrilled that you take the time to send one. Thank you so much. Chania