Library Carte Du Jour Catalog Inspired Slice Of Furniture Makeover

I convey a serious trounce on vintage library catalogs together with would dearest to instruct my hands on 1 to telephone band my own.   The employment is they are thence few together with far betwixt together with my beer budget merely doesn't cutting it when it comes to paying for such a unique together with vintage item.   That doesn't hateful I'm giving upward my hunt, but until I instruct my hands on 1 I've settled for giving a slice of slice of furniture a library catalog inspired makeover.

Before I instruct into how I updated this piece, here's how the cabinet looked before.  I loved the black, but it was fourth dimension to brighten things upward together with create a to a greater extent than custom slice of furniture.

                       

The outset stride inwards achieving the bill of fare catalog expect was to create the expect of drawers.  I knew just what to piece of work to accomplish that rattling expect together with headed to Michaels to pick upward a few sheets of sparse balsa wood.

This woods is awesome for using inwards minor DIY together with arts and crafts projects.  It's merely similar the sparse plywood I used for the plank wall, but comes inwards minor sheets that are easier to manage.

After criterion how large I wanted my "drawers" I cutting each slice amongst a chop saw.

After I set all the pieces out together with was happy amongst the expect I sanded the wood, filled the former hardware holes amongst woods putty together with thence attached the novel "drawers" amongst woods glue.

At first, I painted the cabinet Relic using Americana Decor chalk paint, but wasn't thrilled amongst how it looked side past times side the dark TV cabinet.  I ended upward going over the Relic amongst 2 coats of Everlasting, which ended upward sorry nicely over transcend the Relic.

After sorry together with a coat of clear varnish I was create to attach the hardware.  I ordered these cup pulls from D. Lawless Hardware together with couldn't live happier amongst the cost together with quality.

I'm even thence non certain well-nigh stark white, thence don't live surprised if this cabinet gets painted 1 time to a greater extent than inwards the future.  Either way, I'm loving the novel look.

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