Imhoff Homestead: Shiplap

IH ::Before + After Painted China Cabinet

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Ok, tell me I'm not alone. You're in a antique market and a piece catches your eye. This piece is a one-of-a-kind with the price to match. You LOVEE this piece, but #1 it's out of budget and #2, you want to end up painting it ....

Now, how to explain your thought process + "need to have this" to the hubs.... insert [bat the eyes, ask pretty please, and construe confidence]. Now, if your hubs is anything like my hubs ... doing these things [no matter the order] does not get me what I want. It usually has the opposite affect, which is why I was so blown away that he was totally into this piece. Maybe not the painting part, but he fell in love with the rolled cabinets just like I did, and on a whim ... we bought it.

So basically this is a replica, made to look distressed, french bread cabinet. I've looked them up and couldn't find anything similar, even remotely close by. We had space for it, but I knew it would take up ALL the space we had. And with the black color and deep brown inside, I felt like it would draw in all the positive light energy and look like a big dark hole consuming our dining room. I know, call me crazy! After bringing this beauty home, I quickly got to work giving it the face-lift it needed. Once completed, I was in love all over again!

Okay, so here is the beautiful piece pre-paint ...

This cabinet is huge and just felt so dark, so I knew I needed to lighten it up to go with our existing home color scheme. I used the Shiplap Paint Color by Magnolia Home in flat. I was instantly giddy when I started putting on the first coat. [Ok, maybe I was a littler nervous and saying over and over to myself, "Please don't mess this up, please don't mess this up."

This was about 2 coats in when it really started to take shape. At this pointed I hadn't touched the rolled cabinets yet.

But I am SO thrilled with the overall product! It took me 3 - 4 coats total and worth every last minute I spent painting it! It looks like it belongs now and was made for the space, almost as if it was built in.

One of my favorite parts of this whole process was designing + staging the items inside. So many of these precious hold special memories from our family. Our wedding china, toasting glasses from our wedding day, my parents pie dish they received as a wedding gift, and our cake stand collection. It's all beautifully displayed, as opposed to stashing under cabinets in the kitchen. To continue to marry the equestrian theme in our dining area, I incorporated some of the horse photos I had taken this year inside as well in tiny Kate Spade silver frames. I purchased mine at Bed Bath and Beyond a few years back.

It's amazing what a little paint can do! Welcome Home French Bread Cabinet!

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