Sunday, July 5, 2009

For my half bath ...

Along with the French desk and mannequin I've posted about, I got this pretty corner cabinet for $75 at the same store.


You might be thinking - pretty? Pretty hideous maybe. Well, like the desk, I couldn't get it home and needed to wait for my dad to bring it to my house in his truck. In the meantime, he stripped it. You can see where he started doing it ...


And, he painted it for me! For the time being, its in my parents dining room. I'm planning to use in our half bath when we redo it.


I'd like to buy some new hardware for it, but I'm still looking. I'm also considering painting the inside a different color. We'll see ...

Take a peek at the other transformations at Between Naps on the Porch ...


... and Southern Hospitality for all the other great finds!

53 comments:

Gail McCormack said...

It's going to turn out absolutely senstionally!!!
Don't forget some after photos
xo

marty39 said...

Wow, it looks gorgeous, and your dad was such a doll to strip and repaint it for you. It will be great for a bathroom. So much storage. Hugs, Marty

Embellished Bayou said...

Looks fab, how did you get your dad to do all the dirty work?

Melanie said...

Thank you all!

My dad never sits still and he's always doing something. I suppose I get my nervous energy from him. He's retired, so he has more time for these things than I do and now that they have a new house with less maintenece, he has fewer things to do. I told him that I planned to paint it and if he wanted do, he could paint it for me if he had time. I guess he had the time! ;-)

Alissa said...

I have a corner cupboard that's a lot like yours. It is painted about the same color and I have had the inside painted both a sage green color and now I have the inside painted black. The black really shows off the pieces I have in the cupboard!!

Lynette said...

That really doesn't even look like the same piece!! The white makes the dentil molding at the top really stand out! I think painting the inside would be great idea -

Happy Sunday Evening -

Shelia said...

Hi and what an awesome corner cabinet! You've got a jewel of a daddy to do all of this for you! Now you had better get it home quickly, your folks may not want to give it up! :)
Be a sweetie,
shelia ;)

Sarah said...

Very pretty!! That turned out great, it was pretty scary before the transformation. Way to see a diamond in the rough. :)

Lori E said...

Can I send some stuff over to their house to be stripped to. I hate that part of the job. Great looking piece in the end.

Marie said...

Hello - is that the same cabinet? Wow, really turned out fabulously! Thank you for sharing.

Blessings,
Marie
http://emmacallsmemama.com

The Pleasures of Homemaking said...

Beautiful! It turned out so great! Paint is wonderful for transforming things!

Manuela

Glenda/MidSouth said...

Very pretty. Yes - white is better. :)
Glenda

~~Carol~~ said...

The makeover turned out fabulous! I just passed one up at a garage sale for $12, and now I wish I hadn't!

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

Oh, pretty, that's a great piece! Did you see my corner cabinet I rehabbed a couple months ago? White also & I really love it too. You found a very nice piece to redo.

Suzanne in TX said...

My, my, my that turned out so great! Thanks for sharing!

Amy Lynne said...

Looks great! What I nice daddy you have!! You might have to wrestle them to get it back, hehe!

Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) said...

What a great Dad! That was an interesting paint job it started out with...definitely like the white much better! Very smart..seeing it's potential! Happy Met Monday! :-) Susan

Brenda said...

It's absolutely gorgeous! Drooling here, as I've always wanted a corner cabinet! Good job!
Brenda

Brenda Eason said...

Great job dad...just beautiful.

Caroline said...

What an awesome makeover. I love anything painted white!

Joan@anythinggoeshere said...

Very nice. It is amazing what a little paint will do, isn't it?

Things That Inspire said...

Wow! I wasn't sure where this was going until I saw the after picture. It is amazing what a clean crisp coat of paint will do!

Christina said...

Just beautiful. Love the coat of white paint.

Rhonda in OK said...

what a nice makeover! It looks great by those blue toile drapes -

what did the other painters have in mind when the dabbed it with all that gold, green and red, eww!

Blue Creek Home said...

You might not get this beauty back!!
I love it.
Rhonda

Sarah Robbins said...

Oh that is sooo awesome! It looks so good!

Kammy said...

Holy Shazzam !
That was UGLY UGLY UGLY - they should have given it to you ! Love the new gorg look !
Hugs ~ Kammy

Frugal Fine Living said...

What a transformation!

Jane

Nicole @ BugaBoos said...

Wow this looks Fabulous! What a transformation!

MyJourneyBack said...

What a great transformation.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a Blessed Week,
Sherry

The DIY Show Off said...

Lucky you - so many great treasures! I love it!

Michelle@Sweet Something said...

Oh thank Goodness!! That was "sponge-painting-gone-wrong" That piece is thanking you for the rescue! It can probably sleep at night now...lol.
It looks great! Good job!

Brenda @ DragonflysandStars said...

Good eye! I think I might have overlooked how good that cupboard could look once redone.

FOR THE SAKE OF TIME said...

This is the first time I have visited your blog. I came here from Rhoda. I love you header. Every thing looks great. Thanks for sharing.

Charla

susan said...

HE sripped it and painted it and it's in THEIR dining room--girl, you better be nervous :) It looks great--hope it ends up in your bathroom!

The Green Pea said...

That cupboard was a diamond in the rough!! What a great Dad you have. The cupboard looks wonderful. Sandi

Carrie said...

Corner cupboards are such space savers. I got one at a consignment store several months ago and it has been a great china storage piece.

Melissa Miller said...

It's gorgeous in white! ~Wonderful MM! :)

Liz said...

Very cute! It will be nice in your half bath, but it looks nece at your mom's too! :)

~Liz

Enchanted Rose Studio said...

Love the corner cupboard! Great transformation! It looks like a completely different piece!

Thanks for sharing!

Tina

~Kimberly said...

That is gorgeous! Amazing what a little paint will do, isn't it? Thanks for sharing!

Claudia@DipityRoad said...

I love when people have the talent to see something that "wanting" and transform it into a lovely beauty!

Great job-- looking forward to seeing it in your remodeled bath.

TTFN~~Claudia ♥

Linda said...

That is absolutely beautiful! Linda

Sue said...

That ugly duckling turned into a swan! New hardware will give it even more pizzaz. Sue

Dawn said...

What a great dad you have! The cabinet turned out beautiful!

Jadehollow said...

It turned out Beautiful!! Love it!

Carrie said...

Oh my word! I love that!

Sharing with Sherri said...

WoW what a difference some paint makes!!

Lorna ~ Lace and Ivy Cottage said...

It's absolutely lovely! That must have been a lot of stripping! What a great dad to do all the dirty work!

Sarah Robbins said...

You can also just spray paint the hardware?

Phillips Phamily Mama said...

Reminds me of Rhoda's corner cabinet! Lovely!

Kendra @ Domestic Princess in Training said...

Ohh...wonderful transformation!

Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage said...

That is simply stunning! How beautiful and what a great job you did bringing to back to life!

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