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    Heirloom White Cabinet

    By Stacy 11 Comments

    I have been working hard on my family room update. I would love to have it done before Thanksgiving so I can take pictures for the reveal before I decorate for Christmas. Fingers crossed that can happen!

    Here is the latest project for my family room.

    heirloom-white-paint

    A long time ago I built two cabinets for extra storage. I painted one red and heavily distressed it. I built another one and painted it blue for my boys.

    The red one was in my family room. But I did not want to paint it because I ADORE it and want to put it in another room later on.  So I put it in the boys room and painted the blue one instead.

     

    I wanted to paint it white and then sand it to distress it. But I did not want the blue paint to show when I sanded. So I painted it dark brown first, then painted it white. I used a very fine grit sandpaper (220) to sand it in certain places to make it look old and worn.

    distressing-furniture

    Now that it is done and in place I can't wait to start hanging things on the wall above it!

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    Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Furniture, Painting 11 Comments

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    1. Vivienne @ The V Spot

      November 05, 2012 at 1:06 pm

      This looks fantastic! xoxo

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    2. Carol ( Answer Is Chocolate)

      November 05, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      Gorgeous!

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    3. Holly

      November 05, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      What a fabulous piece!! :) Love it, have a great week! xo Holly

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    4. Laura @ House Of Joyful Noise

      November 05, 2012 at 3:10 pm

      That came out great, and I'm impressed!
      I'm not sure I could have such controlled aggression with my distressing. I really get into that part! lol

      Reply
    5. Ashley @ Simply Designing

      November 05, 2012 at 3:10 pm

      Beautiful! I love how you distressed it!

      Ashley
      http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com

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    6. Heart and Haven

      November 05, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      Looks good! Great idea of painting the dark brown undercoat to allow for the distressing.
      I have a small dresser I use in the living room as an end table I'm about to refinish. I finally selected & bought the paint color to use (bright yellow: Dunn Edwards, Lemon Punch). But still deciding if I'm going to distress it, glaze over top, or just paint modern update. So many choices! I am eyeing some cute orb decorative pull I might add to it! :-)

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    7. Kristi

      November 06, 2012 at 6:23 am

      Very nice job! Love it!

      Reply
    8. Barbara

      November 06, 2012 at 9:39 am

      What a great transformation Stacy! Love it!

      Reply
    9. Karen

      November 06, 2012 at 10:50 pm

      Beautiful!!! Great job as usual! You always go the extra mile, such as painting it brown so that the blue wont show through, and I love the heirloom white!

      Reply
    10. Ciera

      November 08, 2012 at 11:12 pm

      A thing of beauty!

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    11. Megan

      November 28, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      Looks fantastic!

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