Corner Cabinets Update

Projects.

Are we ever without one?

This one was actually painless and pretty fun.

My goal was to lighten and update 

the corner cabinets in my dining room.

The story behind how we got these is a bit unusual.

We inherited the table and chairs from a cousin of my husband's.

She was a lovely old lady who lived in Tulsa, OK.

As we were discussing the logistics of getting 

the furniture from Oklahoma to Ohio I asked my husband

if by chance there was a china cabinet?

I nearly died when he told me there were 2 corner cabinets.

I had always loved the look and was thrilled to think I 

might actually have them in my house.

We purchased the cabinets at her estate sale

via her neighbor who was our "shopper."

The whole shebang was loaded in a moving

van and arrived on my door step in perfect condition.

That was 15 years ago.

I love them as much as the day I got them.

Painting these babies was never an option.

But I really wanted a lighter look so

I decided to paint just the insides of both cabinets.
Here is one with the original back.
Lovely isn't it?

If I were a purist I suppose I would have left them alone.
I'm so not a purist.
Annie Sloan to the rescue.

Here we are after one coat.

I have always wished they were lit so I picked
these lights up at Lowe's.

Here is one of them finished.
I replaced the wood shelves with glass.
I just took the original shelves to a glass shop and had them custom cut.

I simplified the wall arrangement
and eliminated the red.
I think it helps to lighten things up and it's not so busy.

This is the other side.

The green stemware was my mother-in-law's.

She collected pigs.
This one is a treasure.

I'd love to someday fill these cabinets
with white ironstone.
Pitchers, platters, etc.
First I have to figure out where to store
everything that's in them.
Still thinking about that one.

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