Armoire, with a twist!

I got a killer deal on this solid wood armoire off of Craigslist.  I actually had to write the lady back and make sure it wasn’t a typo.  “Just to be sure before I drive half an hour to and from picking up this sucker, it is $15?  Right?”  “Yes.  It’s missing the doors.”  “I’ll take it!”

I got some MDF cut to size for the doors.  I had picked up some doors from the Habitat Re-Store that were exactly the right height, but a smidge too wide for this application (on top of having some cheapo pressboard for their centers.)  I used the moulding, cutting down the widths with my miter box and saw and attached it to the MDF with nails and my all-time favorite, gorilla glue.

I painted it a not-quite-white, spray painted the pulls with some trusty ORB, and here she is:

Now, if you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I (almost) never play it completely straight and expected.  There’s always a little bit of a twist, something unexpected, and this project is certainly no different.  It’s a mild-mannered-but-never-the-less-lovely armoire, yes.  But this little lady has a wild side as well.  Wanna peek?

Oh, don’t be a tease…

I got a couple of sample pots of Behr Gem Turquoise when I attended the Arizona Bloggers Tour de Thrift a while ago.  I used almost one sample pot on this project.  It has phenomenal coverage, even for being such a vibrant color.

I used the same technique I did on the Apple Green Chalkboard Desk’s top to do the scallops on this piece.  I just cut some blue painter’s tape in half in a wavy line, used half on one side and half on the opposite side like so:

Phew!  Was that enough pictures for you?  ;)

 

Linking to:

Tatertots and Jello, Life in the Fun Lane, Finding Fabulous, The Shabby Nest, I Heart Naptime, Cottage Instincts, Domestically Speaking, My Backyard Eden, Somewhat Simple