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<\/a><\/p>\nIt had a really yucky poly over a dark reddish stain. \u00a0The hinges were brass and the handles were white and chrome. \u00a0And none of those things matched my house. \u00a0 Obviously something had to be done. \u00a0But on the bright side, the piece was solid wood with real beadboard tongue and groove planks for the back.<\/p>\n
I thought about stripping it and refinishing but with my available hours lately that was never going to happen. \u00a0My own stuff always gets pushed to the side. \u00a0I started by sanding it to see how far I could get since all the surfaces are flat. \u00a0I got it down to mostly bare wood all around but after discussing with TB I decided to do two things I rarely do: \u00a0I painted it white and used spray paint on the hardware.<\/p>\n
First, I rarely paint things white because, well, it’s not fun and it doesn’t sell. \u00a0It sells like hotcakes for others but for me, no. \u00a0I used Safecoat Paints<\/a> which are made for people with chemical sensitivities because it was in my house with the baby. \u00a0I used a paint sprayer thinking it would make it easier to get inside all the compartments but I’m not sure it made it easier. \u00a0The finish is nice without the brush strokes though and it did a nice job on the chicken wire. \u00a0I used two coats of primer (to help with the old stain and knots bleeding) and then two coats of white.<\/p>\n For the hardware, I wanted to reuse the hinges because trying to match new ones would have been a chore. \u00a0Plus it would cost some money since I needed 6 hinges. \u00a0The two knobs are from my stash and came off another piece at some point. \u00a0I already had some spray paint in a metallic oil rubbed bronze finish from something I had to match and couldn’t replace in the living room so I used that. \u00a0It is not eco-friendly at all. \u00a0Like at all. \u00a0I used about 3 spritzes and left it outside to let it off gas \/ de-smell itself for a few days which made a big difference.<\/p>\n So here is the after.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once I installed the hardware I planned to touch up the screw heads to match. \u00a0But I kind of liked how the brass screws looked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I think it adds a little geometric detail on this cabinet that is pretty plain otherwise.<\/p>\n The two lower compartments will hold onions, garlic, shallots and potatoes which love a it dark but with some airflow. \u00a0Right now I jambed them in there but it doesn’t look pretty (which is why I don’t have any pictures). \u00a0I really would like some wire baskets to fit right in but I feel that will be quite the search. \u00a0The top compartment has all of Lincoln’s bottles and formula. \u00a0There isn’t much air flow in that compartment so I avoided food and figured it was best to get the bottles off the counter and put away somewhere neatly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It fits perfectly (within a half of an inch) in this little niche so I would say it was a good buy. So nice to have a bit of clutter gone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Linking up at:<\/p>\n Miss Mustard Seed<\/a><\/p>\n Redoux Interiors<\/a><\/p>\n French Country Cottage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n My Repurposed Life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n