Thrifty from my Grandma

It is a project that I put off for a long time. - Unknown
(The Quote is unknown but I am sure I have said it a dozen times!)

Before: This is a little yellow cabinet that my Grandma had in her sewing room. She used it for small sewing supplies. I think that it was actually painted to look old and distressed. If you look closely you can see a dark gold line which looks black around the drawers. I suppose it was painted on so it would appear to be an inlay?! The little cabinet had splotches and glops of paint on it too. So, it had to be lightly sanded before we got to work on it.


After: Well, in keeping with its original purpose, it will still be used as a sewing cabinet so now we can organize all of the Little Lady's fabric. As you can see, the cabinet has been painted maroon to go with the other items (maroon shelves and her bedroom quilt) in her room. (And yes, Maroon isn't a color I adore but it is what she likes!)

I am sorry about the three shiny spots of paint that are still wet. I didn't want to wait until they were dry to take a picture. But, I think the paint matches perfectly with all the other items. (Thanks Beloved!)

The Little Lady picked out the new black hardware. Simple.



While we were at it, we also painted her shadow box.

I had organized some pictures for the shadow box earlier. So, now it holds her flower girl head piece and pictures of her when she was in a friend's wedding. It will be hung on her wall.