Orange China Cabinet

I found this little beauty on Craigslist. My guy helped me sand it. He was a bit lazy to sand by hand so he used the electric sander, even when I told him to lightly scuff it. Yup, he took it down to the bare wood. He is just so gentle :)

 

 

       I applied 3 coats of acrylic Sun baked Orange paint. I used the roller for the sides, to give it and even orange tone. After it was all dry, came the distressing. I tell you this was NOT easy! Ok, I really need to do my research about homemade chalk paint because the distressing took me about 2- 1/2 hrs to get to where I liked it.  Well, that's the last time this happens to me. To seal it I applied 2 coats of polyacrylic. I placed bamboo on the inside to give it a original earthy look and voila!  

 

 

Hope you like it. Made w love.. 

 



Hand n Heart Projects

       Lately I just haven't been able to get my head out of my crafts. It all started w a china cabinet. As the vintage flea market aficionado I am, I couldn't help but pick up a couple flea market and vintage style magazines and I couldn't get my nose out of pinterest. I found the greatest ideas for my home! China cabinet as a book case?? For sure! Why not? My guy bought me my china cabinet for Valentine's Day. Isn't he just the sweetest?

The before...

 

 

 The After...

Oh how I love Minty green color! So first I painted it dark brown, then lightly brush stoked w minty green. With a 120g sandpaper, I sanded to distress. Finally I sealed it w satin finish.

 

 I went to a used book store in Huntington Beach and bought this 1980's music book (also bought a 1928 poem book for another project ...Score!) to glue on the back of the inside of the hutch. I did put lots of love into it. I cherish my first piece :)

 

Well I am now into my 4th project! I enjoy it so much that I might start an etsy shop.