Monday, July 30, 2012

Cute lil cabinet revamp

This was another simple make over....here is the before pic, sorry its sideways!:

Just a cute little cabinet that was $5....First step was to remove the hinges...which was a pain in the @$$.  One door i had to completely rip off because the hinge wouldn't come off.

Next I just used the same green paint that I used in the radio cabinet project, dark green on the doors and light green on the rest.  Used nickel plated knobs I already had, and I had a basket that fit perfectly in the bottom.

After, again sorry its sideways! :


Make that particle board hutch into something better!

I obtained this white and wood-colored particle board hutch used from someone.  I wanted a hutch, but couldn't spend a whole bunch for something I wanted, so this fit the requirement.  Materials needed: aqua blue paint that I already had (Walmart clearance for $5...still have over 3/4 of the can after doing multiple projects), paint brushes, and new hardware/handles.


First step was to disassemble the piece.  The top hutch part came off....next was taking the ugly wooden knobs off.  After that, the doors needed to come off along with the drawer face.  After that was done it was time to paint.  For this project, I decided not to do a solid paint job on it, making it have a white wash feel by having the white from the cabinet show through the blue.








After everything was painted, it is important to spray with a clear gloss (or paint it on but I prefer spray paint...)  Once everything is completely dry, it is time to reassemble the piece and put the new knobs on it.




Sorry for the sideways pictures! :-) It was an easy overhaul and pretty simple but i like it better than it was so thats all that matters!