Steve and I were driving by
this yard sale last week
and I spied this small glass
front cabinet.
Well, I had to check it out.
The paint was a little bit messed up
because someone had touched up the
white paint in places, but as we
all know there are many shades of white.
Not only was it two shades,
but one was flat and one was glossy.
Now comes the best part $5.
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A little paint,
a little wall paper scraps,
a couple little knobs (I only had two),
then I added a wooden spool for
the door knob.
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I had a little bottle of aqua craft paint.
So for the total price
plus the stuff I had laying around,
it still comes in at $5.
I'd say a pretty good deal,
And a great place to store my fabric.
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I think it is a pretty addition
to my little studio.
What do you think?
Oh my, what a lovely makeover. You can't even tell it is the same cabinet and it looks so wonderful in your little studio!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comment. I think it brightens up the studio a bit. Have a nice day, Connie :)
DeleteI love it! Great way to stash your stash. Looks great in your studio!
ReplyDeleteThank you . . . I like the fact that it kind of cheers up the room with it's brightness. Thanks for the lovely little visit and have a wonderful day, Connie :)
DeleteLove it! and your studio! x
ReplyDeleteThank you, I love my little studio too. It is very small and cozy, but a lovely place to create. I'm so happy to like it, excuse me, love it. Yea! Connie :)
DeleteThat's lovely, I especially like the added roses. Love your studio xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Fran, I think the roses added a bit of a romantic vintage flare. That's me, an old romantic. By the way, your barge is really coming along. Nice floor and stairs, now you can start putting a personal touch to it. I love watching your progress. It is going to be a wonderful home. Connie :)
DeleteI love the color, and the little spool doorknob!
ReplyDeleteThanks you! I only had two little knobs, so the spool was the first thing I did. This was a re-do job that I did as an after thought. I put the spoon knob on, started to load it with fabric, then thought, "Why don't I just take a little time and throw some paint to it". I do like how it turned out. It certainly brightens up that little corner of the room. Connie :)
DeleteVery nice restoration job! I loved the spool doorknob!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, It's nice to get my fabric out of being in a box and in a place where I can see what I have. Plus I think it looks pretty there. Thank you for coming by and visiting, Connie :)
DeleteWhat a great find! You did a beautiful job at giving it new life and a new purpose! So creative!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It will be so nice now too have my fabric out where I can see what I have. Before I was digging through a box each time I wanted something. Now all the patterns and colors are so easy to choose from. I think they look pretty there, too. It is always nice to find something for the studio that gives me a little better storage. Space is tight, so I have to make the most of what I have. Looks like we are going to have a raining day today, so I think I'll work on some aprons, and spend my day sewing in my little cheery studio. Hope your day is a good one, Connie :)
DeleteIt works wonderfully in your studio, Connie! Great price and you did a charming re-do, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, I like it too. I think that it brightens up the studio . . . all white is nice, but I needed a punch of color. Plus it gives me some great extra storage. It's wonderful to see you, Connie :)
DeleteConnie, thanks for your sweet comments on my blog! You also have a knack for furniture transformation, I LOVE this little cabinet, what a great find! The color is a knockout and your studio looks like a bright and cheerful space.
ReplyDeleteHello Ann, I'm so happy that you dropped by. I love company. Thank you for the sweet comments about my cabinet and my studio. Connie :)
DeleteWhat a great find! I love finding a tired piece of furniture and brightening it up and gibing it a new lease of life! :)
ReplyDeleteYea, not bad for $5. I love yard sales! Have a great day and thanks for coming over for a visit, wish that I could serve you up some yummy treats. Connie :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by on my blog. I have been quite neglectful of late with regards to posting but will hopefully get better soon. I love your makeover and your studio is fab. I am in the process of clearing a room in my house to make a work room. Its taking some time and I am letting go items I like but won't ever use. WIll have to post about it when finished. Debx
ReplyDeleteHi Deb, Thanks for stopping by, I will be looking for your studio fix-up. It is so nice to have a room where everything is handy and you can just go in and have fun. It's also nice to shut the door on the mess. I get pretty messy sometimes. Be sure and take lots of photos. Connie :)
DeleteOh this is so pretty -- love how you dressed her up! Your studio is lovely -what a great place to be creative!
ReplyDeleteHello Lauren, what a pleasant surprise, I just love company. I'm glad that you like my little cabinet. It's like a little jewel shining brightly in that corner of the room. LOL
DeleteI like it too, Connie :)
I absolutely love what you have done with this. You have turned someone's trash into a treasure. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet visit and thank you for following my blog. I am following yours, too. You are a wonderful story-teller . . . I guess I should be clearer, a wonderful writer. Have a great week, Connie :)
DeleteI think that is the cutest little cabinet ever. You did a wonderful job on it. Love the color and the floral touches! Perfect- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteDiana, it is always a pleasure to have you stop by, you always brighten up my day. You're just a sweetheart. Connie :)
DeleteHello Connie,
ReplyDeleteWow! It looks fantabulous! That is a marvelous rendition of a cabinet. Your very inventive and creative.
Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog. I'm more than happy to follow you back!
Happy Creating.
Hello Nora, I am so happy to see you and thank you for following my blog. I love your art, there is so much expression in your work and the character that you capture in our portraits is incredible. Thank you again and have a great day, Connie :)
DeleteToo cute...love that colour. x
ReplyDeleteThank you, it brightens up the room a bit, don't you think? Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting my blog and your VERY kind comments. Love your studio and what a super job you have done with the little cabinet. Thrifty finds such as these are just the best, aren't they?
Hen xxx
Yea, there are two things I really enjoy about yard sales: #1 finding a great deal, #2 slapping a little paint on it and flipping it around into something that is just right for me. There a thrill in the hunt for great trash, LOL. Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie,
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of you to say all those lovely things about my blog.I'm so glad you like it.
I love those kind of makeovers and you have done a super job on your little cabinet.
I do love all your colourful spools of ribbon too! :0)
thank you . . . those long rods that the spools of ribbons are on was another yard sale find. The lady had six ribbon rods and I bought three, then when I was leaving the sale, she came up to me with the other three and said here take these too, no extra cost. They are another space saver and wonderful in my small room. Thank you for the lovely comments and for the nice visit. Connie :)
DeleteWOW and congrats on such a sweet find. I am in awwwwww of your very neat craft area. I can only wish....
ReplyDeleteThank you very much . . . but it is not always that neat. I made sure every thing was in it's place before I got my camera out, LOL. It is a nice room and I love it. Thanks for stopping by. I adore company. Connie :)
DeleteHello, I really, really love this little cabinet. Yard sales (car boot sales where I live) are such a rich source of finds and inspiration...
ReplyDeleteHello, I'm so happy to see you. I like that title, "Car boot sales", it has a lovely ring to it and paints a picture in my mind of a parking lot filled with loaded car trunks. I like that. Connie :)
DeleteI would be smiling each time I saw it - it looks so cheerful, and filled with fabric, such lovely possibilities! Thank you for finding my blog and for your sweet comment. Now I'm glad to have found yours, and will be looking forward to further instalments!
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Alix, I'm delighted to see you. I just checked out your latest post. I do hope you find your needle. Thank you for following, I'm looking forward to all your needlework projects and becoming good blogging friends. Connie :)
DeleteHello there Connie,
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed your little amble through my blog.......of course, feel free to use my designs as inspriation for some gift making for your friends, your cabinet makeover is fab and has given me inspiration to tackle a welsh dresser that's been languishing in the corner for far too long and could do with a lick of paint and maybe a few well placed stencils.
I shall follow your cheerful blog, and hopefully pick up more makeover tips.
lily x
Lily, it is so good to have you drop by . . . I'm sorry that you plan on being away from your computer most of the summer, but I fully understand. Soak up the sunshine when you can and have a marvelous summer. Picnics along the river sound delightful, my parents loved the river and we put our little fishing boat in as much as possible . . . that certainly brings back some wonderful childhood memories. See you when the Autumn leaves show off their color, or a few rainy . . . cloudy . . . blustery . . . days before. Connie :)
DeleteHello Connie, Its so cute and looks gorgeous in your studio! I love your blog, I love to renovate and repurpose too!
ReplyDeleteSally x
Hi Sally, it is so nice of you to stop by for a visit. Come again real soon, you are always welcome. Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie, so glad you found my little blog because now I've found yours! You little cabinet is simply gorgeous, loving the colour! Thank you for the lovely comment you left me! I really do LoVe a picnic :)
ReplyDeleteVictoria xx
Victoria, thank you so much for stopping by. I'm glad you like my cabinet, it was fun adding a little color to my room. I hope your picnic was fun and that you have a lot of sunny days to do it again and again all through the summer. Have a wonderful weekend. Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie, i found you too!
ReplyDeleteI loved your comment that you left on street comber blog...
I too would perhaps have loved the Gypsie life style in another life too.
Loved the painted cupboard..
Maria x
Maria, it is so good to see you here. I should have had a cake baked and ready . . . only problem with that is that I would have been the one eating it all weekend. Thank you for becoming a follower to my blog, I am looking forward to sharing ideas and becoming good blogging friends. Have a lovely weekend, Connie :)
DeleteLove it !!!!! I quite often find old bits of tired, unwanted furniture & transform them into something beautiful & useful : ) Why buy new??
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving kind comments on my blog, and I do think yours is great! You have a new follower too : )
Have a lovely weekend,
SHARON xx
Hi Sharon, I agree. Why buy new? Besides that new furniture is not built as strong or with the quality of workmanship and the quality of lumber. One of the other things I like about older items, it knowing they all have a story. I collect old mixing bowls and I love thinking about the ladies before me that had their bread rising in my bowl, or their children begging to lick the cake batter from the sides. It's funny but I feel like I am connected with the women before me, that owned and used these bowls in their kitchens. It's the same thing with furniture. I guess I'm an old romantic soul. Connie :)
DeleteWow! What an amazing transformation into an enviable piece of furniture. Nicely done Connie!
ReplyDelete: ) Fern
Thank you Fern. It was a fun project and it looks so pretty with my fabric stacked up where I can see the lovely prints. I'm honored that you stopped by and even more honored that you choose to follow. Have a great weekend, Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie, thank you for leaving a comment on my blog. I love your new cabinet - such a good find! I noticed the Tim Holtz ink pads in your photo - a girl after my own heart! Best wishes, Pj x
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, I'm typing this without my glasses on so allow for type-o's. I am so delighted that you are following my blog and looking forward to many lovely trips through your garden. Yea, they are my favorite ink pads. I discovered them 3 or 4 years ago. That is how old mine are and they are still providing me with satisfactory inking. Not bad. Have a wonderful weekend, Connie :)
DeleteIsn't it strange how paths cross? All thanks to the Internet. I stumbled over your sweet blogg when I visited Decorative country living, the first blogg I started following, and the reason why I today have my own little store. This is not really the post I wanted to comment on, but I write here anyway :). I love the plate (is that the right word? I'm swedish, so I'm not quite sure...) you made out of a candle stick and a simple, but elegant plate. It made me want to make one myself. I just have to find a candle stick somewhere...
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome to visit my blogg if you want to. I write in swedish though, so you might have trouble understanding if you don't speak swedish ;). I hope you will have a lovely weekend :)!
Blessings/Maria
Thank you for this sweet visit. I went over to your blog and I am now following. When you make your cake plate, please take a photo and post it. Connie :)
DeleteYour glass-front cabinet project turned out wonderful! It's always great to have more storage--especially when it's cute too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAfter years of stopping at every garage sale I saw, I'm slowly learning to drive by without stopping. It's so hard! I love finding various objects and pieces of furniture that people are discarding. But I had reached a point where I had so many "future projects" stored away, I'd need to live past 120 to finish them all! :)
--Susan
Susan, thank you for the nice visit. My problem is that I do not have space to store anything . . . so if I get it, I need to have a space and purpose for it before I bring it home. Once in a while I find a treasure and just have to get it, then I have the chore of decide what to get rid of to make room for it. Good luck with those future projects, remember you are the "Super" earthing, you can do it!!! Connie :)
DeleteWhat a pretty cabinet, you did a great job at revamping it!
ReplyDeletePenny Dreadful Vintage
Thank you Penny. I had a great time with this project . . . it is more colorful that most, but I do like how it turned out. Thank you for stopping by and do call again, Connie :)
DeleteWow - great transformation. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Hello, thanks so very much for stopping in and thanks again for following. I'm looking forward to sharing ideas, seeing photos of beautiful Scotland and seeing all your wonderful charity shop finds. Your new blogging friend, Connie :)
DeleteHello Connie! What a darling find! I love the glass on that cabinet and the size is FABULOUS! I'm partial to white but I do LOVE that color Blue! Your studio is adorable and your talent! Thanks for visiting my BLOG and I would love to be a follower of yours! You're such a SWEETIE! We have one thing in common and that is....we LOVE the SIMPLE life!!! From one sweetie to another...Roxie
ReplyDeleteHello Roxie, I am so happy to see you here, and thank you for following my blog. I just love your blog and your farm is wonderful, such a nice big garden and that little John Dear tractor ($20) oh my! Well the young man wanted it gone, and you got a blessing. I would say that was a win-win situation. Have a good day, Connie :)
DeleteWhat a great Find! It makes me want to go garage saleing! I love the aqua, and your studio is very cool!
ReplyDeleteHi Janet, thanks for stopping by . . . One of the best parts of summer are garage sales. Get out there and have some fun! If you lived close, I would say pack a brown bag lunch and let's make a day of it. Thanks again for the visit and I'm delighted that you like my cabinet and my studio. Connie :)
DeleteI love the colour of this cupboard.
ReplyDeleteKelly
Why thank you Kelly. It was a fun project.
DeleteWow!!! I love the transformation of the fabric cabinet. The color is such a pretty and feminine blue. Your workspace room is so pretty too. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I love my little studio. It is small, but every inch of it is me. It's my little world where I can make a mess and get down and dirty on a project. Ink on my fingers, paper and fabric everywhere and just shut the door and hide it until the project is finished. It's nice to have a place like this. I feel blessed. Connie :)
DeleteHi, Connie. Just found you from your kind comment on my UPA article... should've checked those comments a month ago! Thanks for your nice words. I'm glad to find your blog, as well. This repurposed cabinet is fantastic... a beauty, and a bargain!
ReplyDeleteHello Marjie, thank you for your kind words. You're a sweetheart. Connie :)
DeleteHi Connie, finally got on here, I enjoyed your trip down the Dry Falls, when my belated hubby and I got married, (We had 2 kids each) boy and girl each, we threw kids,dogs and etc in the station wagon and off we went following the fault, from here down through the falls to the Craters of the Moon, right to the cliffs of the Snake river, returned home coming straight up through Idaho, Montana back into Canada, as I wanted to see some of that Zane Grey country! What a great Honey Moon it was! The Dry Falls are awesome, and the kids had a great time learning natural history, and seeing the face of our great North America. I enjoy your pic and stories *_* xxx Will keep in touch!
ReplyDeleteO'yes as an artist and craf'tr, also lover of how to make something from nothing, I love what you did to that little cabinet! Great!
ReplyDeleteHello Jay, It sounds like you had a wonderful honeymoon and made lots of family memories. I think that it was very cool that you took both the kids along. That gave them some time to get to know each other better and to form a bond with their memories of the trip. I am thrilled that you liked my photos and my little blue cabinet. Have a great day, Connie :)
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