I know many of you said "Don't do it!" when I talked about painting my china cabinet. But I had too, it looked so drab. I decided on a distressed cream because I wanted to lighten my house up, but after I pulled off the doors and painted the black base coat...
I stopped.
Because I really liked it black!
I remembered a good friend who had also done the same thing to her cabinet and how great it looked.
I might change my mind later :) but right now it just seems to fit. Once I put the white
batten board up on the wall; I think it is really going to pop in a good way.
With a cream background and some left over bead board wallpaper, my milk glass really pops and looks so clean.
and I found this vintage cermaic boot for a touch of the holidays for 25 cents!
Not a bad transformation for no cost. With all of the left over paint and paper, the shoe was the most expensive thing!
I hope all of your holiday plans are doing well! We are slowly recovering here! :)
Jen
P.S. Stop by Between naps on a porch for more metamorphoses!
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41 Creative people said:
I love it! It looks so great. That milk glass really stands out!
Ahhh...milk glass, my favorite. It looks wonderful, great makeover!
~Michelle
I really like the black alot! Looks great!
Yes. Black. Delish.
Love it! You'll never hear me discourage anyone from painting their furniture. ;)
Soooo much better in the black. Wonderful transformation and the new arrangement is great.
Great job on the transformation, it looks so much better.
It's gorgeous! Great pick going with the black! ;)
Classy and really pops!
Oh my gosh I love it! I feel completely inspired to go re-do a hutch, now. I've been searching for one on craigslist for weeks! Hopefully I can find "the one" soon.
looks. good..
EXCELLENT job! And you know what? Black always gives the eye a place to rest...so it almost always works in some capacity!
it is really pretty...love the classy look.
I like it black too! And also like that you have displayed the milk glass on the shelves...pretty.
Love the black. I'm very into black right now..It just makes everything POP!
Love it.
We just had a "black-out" over here! Painted our huge armoire that never quite looked right with our stuff, and our media cabinet! OMG! It was like they had put on a classic tux and a fabulous LBD- it changed the entire look of our house...
Paint away, sister! (high-five!)
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The milk glass is highlighted. The piece looks great! Can't wait to see our batten treatment. I'm planning on doing the same in my house.
Lovin' the black make-over!
Rhonda
Jen, I think it looks perfect...I love it, and glad you decided to take the plinge, but really anything you get your hands on turns out wonderful!!
Jen, looks fantastic! I am hesitant about painting my wood pieces too that are in good condition, but yours turned out super. Great job! That is such a pretty piece, great lines. Merry Christmas!
I too think your cabinet looks FABULOUS.....great job!
Merry Christmas
Love it! I think painting it was absolutely the right decision. Nice work!
Love the china cabinet black! It realy does make the white milk glass stand out. Love your 25 cent bargain. We had one just like that when I was a kid. So glad to hear that all of you are recovering from that nasty virus. Take care.
Pat
What a great transformation!
Absolutely lovely!
It looks wonderful, and I'm so glad you posted the transormation. I started one on a vintage sewing cabinet and got some negative feed back.
After seeing you china cabinet I finally feel like I can finish- thank you for the inspiration!
Oh Jen, the transformation looks great! Love all of the milk glass displayed inside.
Hope you have a very Merry Christmas my dear!!
Jen, This looks beautiful! I love it black! Don't you just love when a project turns out so great!
Wendy
I love it without the doors and love it black! It looks like a whole new piece! Fantastic!~
Merry Christmas!
Manuela
Jen it's just beautiful in black! it pops!! Merry Christmas,
xo,
LuLu
I'm never afraid to paint over wood, I love the transformation! And yours is a great example. It was pretty before but now it is wow! And the cream interior of the piece still gives you the lightening up even tho the main part is black. Very pretty!
um...YES!!!!
gorgeous!!!!
It looks great. I really like your milkglass collection. Hmm, I may have to copy some of the elements.
Hope you all are feeling better! Love the transformation, the black and cream together are beautiful.
I love it black. I have a lot of black furniture and I love it all....except for the dusting.
I love it black, too. Especially if you're using it to display the milk glass -- it does really POP!
I love how it turned out...funny how a little paint can update a piece.
I am drooling over this black cabinet!
I am catching up on blog reading after a busy holiday... Love your china cabinet. If it makes you happier, just paint it! I really like the black. And the best part is that if you ever do get tired of the black, you can go with your original idea and coat over it with cream for a change. But, I think you'll enjoy the black for a long time!
I really dig the black. It looks so much more "today" now.
What an amazing transformation.
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