Old Mother Hubbard has chosen her cupboard.

So as not to keep you teetering on the edge of your seat  ;o)

I'm going to reveal my cabinet choice......and I may 

have some splainin' to do.

 I confess, I already had the cabinet in place before I published my last post.

I wasn't afraid of being swayed by popular opinion, because just like most of you,

I like what I like and ain't nobody changin' my mind.  Well, it's possible

I may have been swayed a tiny bit.

It wasn't that I disliked our white armoire, the problem was that it didn't function well 

in the room.  No matter where it was positioned, it partially blocked one of the windows,

and if you've read my blog at all, you know that natural light is of utmost importance to me.

The other problem was that I want seating arranged on the shorter walls of the room

for a more expansive view (when I'm not watching TV) rather than the closed-in

feeling of facing the fireplace wall.  It's hard to capture a feeling in photos,

but there you have it.  The armoire had to go.  In fact, it just left on its way
to a friend's lake cabin where it will be happy to spend the rest of its days
storing quilts and pillows.  So long old friend!

Drum roll please..........

My choice was the least popular of the 3......

What?!!

The craftsman cabinet below was exactly what I thought I wanted.

I printed the photo and held it at arm's length in front of me so it was the right size

on the wall (you've all done that, right?) and I instantly knew it wasn't for me.

I didn't like the busyness of the whole thing, and furthermore, my TV wouldn't look any better

behind the glass than it would out in the open.  As for the smaller free cabinet,

the TV would still be staring me in the face, so that was an easy elimination.

The rather primitive pie safe has a more calm feeling to it.

 The doors don't exactly shut and the drawers don't fit quite right, but

it's nothing a dozen or so shims won't fix.  If you live in an old house,

you may as well stock up on wood shims.  You'll be needing them.

The cabinet isn't centered under the window, and shockingly, it doesn't even bother me!

There were, however, a few things that needed to be addressed right off the bat.

First, I cut 6 inches off each leg.  Height problem solved.

No need to worry about mice climbing the now short stubby legs to snack on

pies I don't bake!

I just tipped the cupboard on its side and used a hand saw to cut through

the legs which cut like buttah.  Easy!  I thought about leaving the front legs

3/8" longer to allow for the dip in our floors, but that seemed wrong,

so they're all the same length.  Shims please!

Next, I covered the 1980's fruitwood stain and poly with a few coats of paint.

Photo taken after 2 coats of paint at 10 PM.  Yawn.  Time to quit.

In case you hadn't noticed, the door panels and side panels had been replaced with plywood,
and it had been hastily refinished at some point and stained an orangey brown,

so I had no guilt about painting it.  If I can tone down the orange, I may keep the top

as is, but I can always change my mind later.  Painting alone helped easy my

buyer's remorse that kept me awake the first night after I bought it.  Is it my forever cabinet?

I don't know, but until the perfect one comes along, it'll do just fine.

In the end, my room may not be picture perfect, but it's got a cozy feeling it didn't have before.
I'll post photos later when the painting is complete.....and the cable and electrical cords
are hidden.....and the new door latches are in place......

Just one more thing before I sign off.  Did you know that Etsy will email photos of items

they think you might be interested in once you sign up for an Etsy account?  Here's

what they suggested I might like to purchase next......

he he

No doubt they assigned this little feller to me after the 

cow clock debacle.  I guess I could start a collection of one-eared what-nots.....

and buy the pink cabinet to display them in!

Thanks for playing along and sharing your thoughts.

Vickie

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