On Friday I drove home from work and a few doors down when I turned on my street I saw someone had put a china cabinet on the curb, so I hurried home and told Chris, of course he rolled his eyes and said yes he had seen it, but had hoped someone else would have picked it up before I saw it. Wow he knows me too well.
So we get in the car and drive down and he helps me get it. We have recently downsized cars from a mini van to a small SUV, and Chris had hoped that would mean no more chance of big pieces of furniture coming home, but as this was on our street I could just drive on back home with the trunk open.
I will say the cabinet was not a fine antique, or in perfect condition. One of the doors on the bottom was broken, but I still liked the style and size of it, and I knew even if I couldn't make it work I could at least give it away to someone else who could use it.
The green was not bad, but in searching google images for "painted china cabinet" my favorites were the yellow ones, so I went and bought a sample can of pretty yellow paint. I decided to leave the inside green for now, I thought the books and china looked good against a dark color.
To solve the broken door problem I just took out the panels (they were just thin plywood), as the bottom shelves I wanted to use for book shelves anyway and I didn't mind it being open. I could get more glass panels made later on.
Trash to treasure, I think so! Not bad for just $6 for the little can of yellow paint and a days painting.
This is my second free china cabinet, I also have this one I painted gray.
The one little china cabinet I paid for is more space for collecting.
I'm thankful for a patient husband who puts up with me for bringing this junk home, usually he is surprised with the way things turn out in the end.
