a tuesday transformation

This is not going to be

a regular Tuesday

thing.

I want to be honest with

myself (and you)

right out of the gate.

I would love it to be...

but seriously

who in their right mind can keep

up with that kind of pressure?

Well...

other than Miss Mustard Seed?

Here's my thought process...

good luck keeping up.

This cabinet holds

our home office supplies...

so it is functional and pretty.

This cabinet

holds our homeschool supplies

and it is...

well...

functional.

I think the drop cloth/sheet 

is a hint that

"things is about to change"

(grammar mistake intentional.)

With cabinet one as my goal

I decided to be bold

(like Miss Mustard Seed)

and mix my own paint.

Blending the two shades

I have been painting my walls

and trim with

to yield a color I call...

"close enough!"

I wish I could get a drum roll here...

I can

drag 

it 

out

with 

words...

Oh...

before the unveiling

let me add that this project

took a village.

At times it felt like a village of idiots

but

the project is now

complete

and I 

love

it!

A teaser.

One more thing.

The history of the piece

and the reason I will never say

goodbye 

to it.

This is the very first

piece of furniture

that we purchased together...

as a couple...

at a yard sale!

How telling was that!?

Originally it had doors

with glass panels and an intricate

scrolled wood trim

that through the years of boys and

wrestling

were ruined.

BUT

the actual doors and hardware

were put in storage.

So with that first piece

as my guide

I saw potential...

The doors were cut.

Basket storage was added.

(On clearance at Target...$10/each)

Knobs from Target clearance as well...

4/$6.28.

Paint and time I won't count

since...well just because.

I think this turned out

so great...

it was completely worth the 

few arguments it caused!

Let me just say...
it looked easier in my head than

the actual doing of it.

Which in the end

reiterated the notion that

next time...

I will be even bolder

and do it all

by myself!

Time to get comfortable with

electric tools.

After all was said and done...

everyone who participated in the

re-do...

Rudy...Josh...Joe...

myself...

thought the outcome was

amazing!

It took a bit of

doing and prodding and

patience...

but it is once again

a keeper!

And this is the epitome of

Old Maid New.

Happy Transformation Tuesday!

(again, this will not be a regular feature!)