Painting Project

I purchased a Habersham cupboard on eBay several years

ago.  It was a beautiful hand painted piece.  I have always

loved corner cabinets when I see them in magazines, I

just didn't consider how hard they were to place.  

It found a place in my craft room and looked really

pretty against the yellow walls.  It was actually quite

handy to have, I stored all my computer equipment 

in the bottom of it, out of sight.  

I turned this room into a room for my grand daughter 

after I moved my craft room to another location.  Now,

this corner cupboard had to go.  I still loved it, but was

so tired of the busy painting on it.  After about 6 months

of contemplating and worrying my daughters about what

to do with the piece, and trying to sell it with no success,

I decided that it had to be painted.  

It also had to go to the garage to be painted.  So, my 

husband and son in law, Dylan, carried this very large

and very heavy piece down the "L" shaped stairwell.

I couldn't watch.  At one point, I heard someone say

they were going to throw up . . . it was really heavy.

I first used a sandless primer. Then I used an antique

white satin paint.   I also removed all the doors and

painted them off of the cabinet.  

The motif was on both sides of the door and it took

several coats to cover.  I felt sad covering up such

beautiful work, the artist had even signed and dated

the piece, but, oh well . . .

Now the piece is finished and sits proudly in

the corner of my dining room.   My Bordallo

Pinheiro dishes feel right at home.  

My son in law, Dylan of The Painted Door,

did my distressing and glazing, which made the

piece look amazing.  Thank you Dylan . . .

couldn't have done it without you.    I love my new

piece, yes, it is a new piece with a new purpose.  Now

I must buy more dishes to fill it up.