Saturday, September 15, 2012

The story of my cabinet

Well my girls made a blog and they are making me write something so here goes. My husband and I bought this cabinet at a craft fair. I was really into country and we fell in love with this cabinet. It had heart cutouts on the door and I loved it. It was unfinished, so we brought it home to finish. We had never done this before so we put the stain on it working in the bright sun on the front porch. We left it on for a while and then tried to wipe it off. Well it was already dry and we couldn't get it off so we were stuck. I was so upset, because it was so dark. We were just starting out, had just bought our house and we didn't have much money for furniture. I started hand sanding it and it got some lighter, but not much. After a while I guess I got used to it, because it didn't seem so bad after all. Fast forward 25 years. I decided to paint it. I love the green color, it seems to brighten the corner where it sits. My husband made new doors for it, (no hearts) and it looks totally different now. I love it!
     




~ Mama J

7 comments:

  1. I love your cabinet and the green color-I'm sure it was quite a transformation! Congrats on your new blog! Thank you for finding me and leaving a sweet comment-I'm happy to be your first 'official' follower! :)
    Susan

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  2. Thanks for coming by Quirky Vistas today and leaving me a comment. I'm your newest follower and look forward to hearing more from you. Your painted cabinet is definitely a colorful and sweet addition to the room!
    Liz

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  3. Welcome to blogging! Your cabinet looks beautiful in its new green color. I think you made a wise choice to go with plain doors. Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your sweet comment...I'm following you back!

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  4. I love this cabinet!! Love the pretty color too. Thanks for stopping by!!

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  5. That is cabinet is the loveliest green~ that display is right up my alley!

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  6. Love the updated look of your cabinet! Thanks for stopping by and welcome to the world of blogging. I know you'll meet a lot of great people along the way.
    Mary Alice

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  7. cute......held up well for 25 years!!

    thanks for following my blog. look forward to more posts here.

    blessings
    barb

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