Cabinet Reveal

The Story:

I have had this lovely cabinet for

about 7 years. It's a great piece but I 

was just ready for a change. I am sure there

are a few people out there who are thinking

"Why did you want to mess with this?", but it was

time. 

 So first I took off the lattice. Do you see Hello Kitty

up there, she is patiently waiting to have her head sewn back on.

LOL

I sanded it down and then used a deglosser (or liquid sander)

to remove any other finish off.

This is very important. If not your paint will slide right off.

Then primer, and the first coat of paint.

I used Valspar Polar Star.

But after the first coat it was too white. I wanted white, but

I was going for a darker gray white.

So I went back with the next darker shade,

Valspar Gravity. Perfect!

Next I used a stencil I downloaded from here to trace on my pattern.

And with a steady hand I used Valspar Metropolis to trace

my stencil pattern. Let me tell you as I was painting

the lines I had traced, I thought, "This is looking terrible". 

 Then I stood back to take a look...

And I was in love! So very glad I went ahead and painted

this piece of furniture.

I decorated the top with special things. The large light house painting my dad's aunt

made for me when I got married. The family photo is one of my very favorites!

And here is my latest ScrapBox.

 

 

Shoes my grandma saved from when I was a baby and a photo of her holding me.

I cherish this photo and am so excited to have a way to display it uniquely. 

 

What do you think?