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How did this picture frame get used in the seaside cabinet?
Ive shared the graphics used for the seaside cabinet here
Ive shared the demolition and rebuild of the upper hutch here
Now its time to show you the story behind the lower cabinet.
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| The legs seen in this photo are not original, just a set I was trying out and didnt use. |
It started as a TV cabinet,
the kind that we have all had in our homes before for our big fat CRT TVs.
Big shout out to the inventor of the flat screen ...
I can be an independent woman now cause I can move my own TV.
With a little trimming in all the right places it became the perfect platform
for this project and I have extra bits for something else.
This is the photo my daughter originally sent to me asking if I could use it.
My only question was "Is it solid wood?"
She knows my motis operandi but even I get tricked by that sneaky MDF.
It was solid plywood which is not bad to work with.
Next came the legs, these came from an octagonal side table
that had 8 posts between the base and the top.
The table was ugly but the posts were fabulous and just what I needed.
This is another great example of where to find furniture legs.
I took this turquoise frame to the compound mitre saw and cut the
corners on a 45 then joined 2 together to create this fun detail for the front of the leg.
I used glass knobs with vintage hardware plates
and the star on the middle of the apron is also a hardware plate from a kitchen cabinet.
Mother swears she has more of these which I would love to get my mitts on.
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The strangest, most unrelated things can start my projects.
Last week I was trying to bring together several pieces of wood I had stashed
for a simple wall shelf.
Somehow that process started me down the sandy beach path
to making a functional and versatile TV console ...
with style.
We have the beach on our minds because our yearly vacation is fast approaching.
So to get a cool relaxing feeling of a seaside cottage piece
I painted the entire unit Old White over Provence Blue,
enabling me to distress the white and have the blue peeking through.
The interior of the upper cabinet has been painted with a gentle mix of Provence and Old White.
Two different pieces of furniture were brought together to make this one unit,
but they still separate for ease of moving and transport.
Ill explain and show you lots of the before and the building process in the coming days.
What makes this piece so versatile is the ability to easily remove and store the shelves.
You can take out 1 or both shelves to fit a TV depending on the size of your entertainment needs.
And the shelves store neatly on the top of the unit hidden behind the crown molding.
OR ...
You can use it just as is
to show off a great beach collection of decor, a fabulous set of white stoneware dishes,
whatever you love so much.
Here you can find some more details about the graphics I used on these doors.
Here you can find the demolition and rebuild of the upper hutch.
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My entire day yesterday vanished before my eyes and so did the post I
was going to publish, so for those of you patiently waiting it has now arrived.
These are the 3 images I found online, altered, and transfered onto my
SEASIDE TV CONSOLE CABINET
Here are several articles I have written on the processes I use:
2011/12/compiled-information-graphic-transfers.html
2012/01/articles-de-paris-french-dressing-chest.html
2011/06/george-has-magic-printer-transfer.html
I use a 96 bright and a 24lbs standard office paper with an HP Office ink jet printer.
This time I did not repaint or touch up the transfers,
I used just the ink from the printouts and protected it.
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While my paint dries on the next project Im working on Im stealing a few moments
to give you some of the details and photos of the seaside cabinet transformation.
The upper hutch unit was something you might see in your moms home back in the 70s.
It even came with a spoon rack there in the upper middle portion.
Ive had this hidden away for almost a year.
It did have 2 doors on the side units but with no panel or glass in them.
They will get used for another project down the road.
I removed all the interior dividers to make the unit multi-functional.
Strangley enough they were all MDF anyways.
The newly fitted shelves were salvaged from a waterbed frame and
can be removed if needed then tucked away on the top of the cabinet.
Lots of layering of paint with waxing and distressing
got me to the final result.
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