little bit of inspiration: October 2012

I'm taking you back to those hot days of summer
(ohh to be summer again- but that is besides the point).
I love love LOVE garage sales! Swiftly going from one house to the next trying to find the deal of all deals. This was a summer for some great finds! Unfortunately I can't take all the credit for this "beautiful" piece of furniture...

OH.. and thats my FAB cousin "H" in the picture -- she is the finder or maybe (co-finder) of this piece along with her ADORABLE sister "C" and their CUTE momma/my aunt "C" too!

Yes, it's ok to judge a book by its cover.. OR in this case.. a cabinet by its cover because YES, its pretty ugly here-

{{let's be real people!}}

BUT this girl (along with some faith from family members) saw the good in this ugly piece and had BIG PLANS FOR HER!

So here goes:

Started by moving this heavy lug three times until she found a home in my garage where I could strip her, paint her, strip her more until she was ready!

I started by sanding down the thick coat of brown paint and removing the original hardware..

EWW.

Then I started painting her white. I used a Paint and Primer all in one made by Valspar [Signature Series]

The first coat I brushed on and the second I rolled with a 4 inch roller.

Along with my wonderful hubby (and the help of my mom)we lugged her inside so I could finish.

Once inside, I sanded away some of the white from the edges of each door, side and front

Next, was the tricky part. I REALLY wanted a chalkboard top for this baby. Unfortunately, the formica top didn't like the chalkboard paint at all and it peeled off!

{BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!}

TRIP TO LOWES LATER and.. Valspar multi purpose primer became my friend to get the job done!