A few weeks back while browsing around a local thrift shop, I came across this solid oak medicine cabinet.
I honestly wasn’t looking for one, but for $8.00 I figured I could make use of it.
The cabinet was definitely new, but dusty…I’m thinking maybe a leftover from some new construction job ?!?
Anyway, I brought it home and decided I would paint it and use it in our master bathroom to replace the shelf I painted a while back.
{ notice the Michelle not Shelly watermark ?!? My old Blog name 
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I really love this little shelf, but I didn’t love all of my cosmetics, lotions, etc. always exposed, it just felt cluttered to me.
I figured the replacement cabinet would look neater, as I could hide most of my things behind the little doors.
{ I am planning on hanging the little shelf in the kids bathroom }
I had a look in mind, similar to this piece I saw at Home Goods.
It was the layered paint, weathered, beachy look I was envisioning, albeit a bit darker than I wanted mine to be.
It’s always nice to have a visual inspiration piece, so I snapped a picture with my phone.
I didn’t take pics during this makeover, but tried to detail the steps it took to get this look.
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Makeover steps:
:: Painted the entire piece with Pantone paint (Gardenia).
:: Any spots I couldn’t get with my brush, I sprayed with a white spray paint.
:: Haphazardly slapped on a pretty blue paint, then a grey paint.
:: Sanded the entire piece, exposing some white and blue paint, as well as some wood spots here and there.
:: Waxed the entire cabinet with Minwax Polising Paste ( color ~ Special Dark ).
:: Added new antique silver hammered knobs ( to replace the original gold ones )
:: Hung the new and improved medicine cabinet in our bathroom.
{ hanging it was the HARDEST part of this process ** ugh ** }
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I’m really happy with the results, it’s so the look I was going for…chippy, shabby, beachy…old.
Here it is hanging in our master bathroom.
Much better.
{ did you notice my Miss Mustard Seed drapes hanging in our bedroom in the background ?!? }
That’s all for today.
Oh, wait.
Have you heard ?!?
Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow…
{ photo credit }
Yay!!
Great job Phil, I’m excited for an early spring.
Enjoy your weekend.
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