Following the completion of Blue, my next project is "The Pantry Project." This was from the master bathroom of my grandparent's house. The house was built in 1932 and this was a built-in for the bathroom (hence, one side is unfinished.)
When my parents remodeled the master bath when they moved in, they put this in the garage to use for storage. It was tucked in the corner and I don't think ever held anything more than a box of 12 golf balls and golf ball shag bag to pick up balls when practicing putting in the back yard.
I love the look of this old girl. The base has rotted from years of sitting in a damp garage that occasionally flooded, so I will have to cut that off and add a new base. So, I'll get to try out my skills with a circular saw and my nail gun!
I also love how the drawers open down. I'll definitely have to take out that old contact paper. I want to pain the inside something bright & light and maybe (maybe...?) put in lights along the top. But my electrical skills are severely lacking, so I might have to add that sometime in the distant future.
I'm also going to keep the original hardware--the hinges for the drawers are pretty cool, but need to have the paint removed. I've not seen any hinges like that ever before, so I think it would be a nice touch.
I'll have to get the paint off, but I don't foresee that being too much of a problem (he said hopefully).
The color is still being debated. I was thinking of a bright red, then wiped down with a stain to mute it and give it some darker tones. Kind of like this:
Someone suggested distressing it, I'm not a real fan of distressing--a little goes a long way in my book. Also, I'm trying to bring it back to life--sure, it's a workhorse, but it does have a sort of simple quality where I think she deserves to look her best.
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