I Don’t Like It So It’s A Redo!

Okay many months ago I did a blog about the redo of my master bathroom. I revealed a cabinet I put in the corner of the room that held my towels and other bathroom needs. You can see I painted it light blue with an over lay of antique glazing. I DO NOT LIKE IT! I haven’t liked it from day one. I had one thing in my head and that is not what came out. I decided to live with it and move on, but everyday it reminds me that I just settled. Not a feeling I like having in a room that I spent all last summer redoing.So it’s a redo folks and here’s how it went down. I started by clearing everything out of the cabinet. I never really liked the hardware so I wood filled the holes where the hardware had been. I didn’t need to sand or do any repairs so on went the paint. I didn’t want it to be black like the other cabinets in the room so I decided to stay with blue. Every cabinet in the room doesn’t have to match. By painting it a different color it gives interest to the room.

I did 2 coats of the blue paint, but had to go over some spots that the glazing tried to show through. I let that dry for about 2 hours. You know I’m gonna sand off the edges and corners because for me it ain’t done until the shabby chic look appears. I gave it 2 coats of clear finish to protect the furniture from the bathroom moisture.

I’m starting to fall in love with it but it needs special hardware to make it into the great piece I know it can be. I dug in my stash of hardware. I decided using one set on top, the drawer I love the old keys that I had on there so those will stay and the bottom will have a completely different set. Now that is the Gypsy Shabby Chic girl coming out in me.

When all is said and done I now love this piece. I can’t believe I settled for the way it was. Never settle! If it doesn’t make you happy and it can be changed then CHANGE IT! There is nothing we can’t over come except for death and that is final. I’m a bit surprised at myself for letting this go so long. I’m not a person that just settles, I guess I got into a rut and it seemed easier to over look it than to redo it. I gotta be honest I have not put anything in the cabinet. I know myself and deep down I knew when I had time I would redo it.