Hey there! I in conclusion got roughly to finishing upwards my shabby chic cabinet base of operations that I scored at Fancy Flea hither inwards Florida a few weeks back. Here's a before:
I loved the grapheme too shabbiness of the piece. I'm non ordinarily a huge fan of a lot of sad too choppiness, etc because I'm non a full shabby chic freak but I adore this cabinet. I believe it was the base of operations to a beautiful hutch at ane time. But to me, it felt unfinished. It needed some type of contrast. Me, contrast? What. Yes. So, I knew what I wanted to practice immediately. Something I've been putting off forever trying... Steel wool too vinegar along amongst a few methods of my own!
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I direct to practice a planked wooden top. And I used a yoke of methods to accomplish the expect too stain color on the top. It is a mix of steel wool & vinegar along amongst American Walnut from Rust-oleum. You tin forcefulness out discovery it at most hardware stores. I got mine at Lowe's too beloved their stains! They are wonderful to piece of job with, bring loads of colors too stains to direct from too their products are fantastic all around! I also bring "pinned" this recipe to endeavor for sometime, steel wool too vinegar. From the reviews I've read too the inquiry I've done, both mixed together inwards a bricklayer jounce volition oxidize into a nasty looking liquid the longer it sits. After yous brush onto wood, it gives yous a perfect rustic, worn, aged look. Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. I'll bring to practice some other post service amongst a HOW TO utilization the steel wool & vinegar too how to accomplish the expect amongst only that.
I kept going dorsum too forth betwixt wanting a locomote past times that was only ane slice hunk of woods or to plank the top. I wanted something that would endure master too only improve the expect of this onetime slice thus I decided to purchase a few 1x6's at my local Lowe's Home Improvement. I gave them all a overnice sanding earlier I measured them out on my top. I cutting them to size amongst nether an inch hanging on either size too used onetime nails to secure the top. I direct nails instead of screws because I felt it would expect endure master this way. As yous may bring noticed from the earlier too after, I also updated the hardware. I didn't mean value that the hardware it had on it was truthful to its grapheme thus to Hobby Lobby I went. I institute this amazing pulls that were rustic, elegant too vintage expect for a pocket of a bargain amongst Hobby Lobby's sales they rotate!
Once I had the locomote past times secured, I get-go stained amongst an onetime cutting upwards tee shirt. I permit the get-go coat of stain dry out for 24 hours too thus came dorsum to it the adjacent day. It was pretty but I wanted to a greater extent than of a rustic, unplanned expect thus I got out my electrical sander. I sanded dissimilar parts of the locomote past times but non all. I varied locations too hitting the edges well. I mean value took my steel wool & vinegar mixture that had been sitting for nearly 4-5 days too wiped over the sanded parts of wood. After nearly xxx minutes, I got a mixture that was a real warm woods color amongst darker points that I LOVED. It was darker inwards all the places that I wanted it to be, on the edges too inwards all the imperfections. Everything else was a overnice too warm American Walnut color. I thus sealed amongst {2 or 3} coats of poly.
I only adore this piddling cabinet. It has ample storage inwards it, having vi full shelves that tin forcefulness out gibe plates, etc. And ii VERY roomy drawers for napkins, silverware, any your pump desires. My pump desires that my domestic dog leashes remain inwards in that location thus I don't liberate them ;-)
Someone had also asked a flake agone where I proceed all of my appliances inwards my kitchen. The respond to that is that nosotros were blessed amongst finding a rental where I could enshroud all of my appliances but I practice bring them! Just out of site ;) And some other enquiry I got next that ane was where practice I proceed all of my utensil for cooking or is in that location a means to brand that cute. Well, I hap to mean value my piddling vignette on my stove is cute AND functional which is the BEST. I purchased this utensil holder at TJMAXX for nearly $6.00 too it fifty-fifty has a gilt plate on the front end that says utensils. How adorable right? I primarily utilization wooden spoons thus I similar to bring them already out too easily inside reach. I also laid the utensil holder a locomote past times of my staff of life board that I purchased from Target on clearance. I LOVE IT. I was going to purchase a few too hang them nether the cabinets or prompt them upwards against the backsplash (or lack in that location of.) I genuinely similar it on the stove though, consummate amongst my dachshund statue from Hobby Lobby.
So, let's recap. Here's a...
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What practice yous mean value of this unproblematic piddling makeover that I did for nether $15 to my piddling shabby cabinet? Do yous mean value it looks ameliorate than it did before? Have yous e'er tried steel wool & vinegar? I would beloved to listen from you! And if yous would similar to PIN this picture to Pinterest, yous tin forcefulness out discovery the "PIN IT" push at the locomote past times of this post! Thank yous for stopping past times too I promise yous enjoyed this post!
Linking upwards to Miss. Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Fridays here.
XOXO,
Ally
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