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DIY: Painted Curio Cabinet

February 18, 2013 by Laura

Another project is finished in the dining room and that means I’m one step closer to a finished dining room…finally!

Curio Cabinet makeoverWhen my grandma moved, she sold a bunch of furniture. This curio cabinet was one of the pieces she got rid of and I loved it for our dining room!

Curio Cabinet makeover2My grandpa gave this to my grandma for her birthday way back when so it has some meaning to the family. There was already enough dark wood in this room though so I used paint, new knobs and scrapbooking paper to update this piece of furniture to fit our house.

Curio Cabinet makeover3I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for the first time ever and even though I feel like a DIY failure, my review for this paint is this – “Eh.” I’m not in love, over the moon with it as everyone else. It worked well and didn’t have an odor like most paints so there was a plus but it was just like most other paints I’ve used. Not really worth the expense of the paint!

Curio Cabinet makeover4I used three coats of paint to freshen the cabinet up and I love how much lighter it is now. I didn’t prime it or sand it, like most furniture I paint, and the paint still went on smoothly.

Curio Cabinet makeover5The cabinet isn’t that deep so even though I really wanted to use this to keep extra plates, it now houses our china and crystal glasses from our wedding. It works out well!

Curio Cabinet makeover7The knobs are from Hobby Lobby and at the bottom of the two sections, I used navy and white scrapbooking paper to give some color and pattern to this piece. It feels so much more modern now.

Curio Cabinet makeover8Here is another look at the before and after. The added molding to the walls and the lighter color also help make this spot look much better. There are two lights inside the cabinet so at night it makes the dining room look so pretty and gives a nice glow to the room – love!

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Posted in Dining Room, DIY, Furniture Fun, Home Style, home updates, Paint | Tagged Before and After, Dining Room, DIY, Home Updates, Paint, White | 4 Comments

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  1. on February 18, 2013 at 9:24 am Brooke

    This looks fabulous. T has a similar one in his house… that will need a little TLC.


  2. on February 18, 2013 at 6:06 pm Anonymous

    Was that the cabinet that held all of G’ma Alice’s bells?


    • on February 18, 2013 at 7:11 pm Laura @ The Steen Style

      Yes it is! Still had a wobble to it so I put a wood shim under one side to keep it level.


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