Apothecary Cabinet Painted Furniture Makeover
I open all my posts with hello, hi… blah-blah. It gets so boring.
Aren’t you tired of it?
Sure. It’s polite and normal and all that but when you write openings for every post with the same old – same old, it gets, well, old!
How about…
Picture this, It was a bright Summer morning and I thought to myself, “Self, you better get that minty paint color off that apothecary cabinet before one more day goes by!” So I did!
Yes. That is so much more lively. Better don’t you think?
I must add it was a beautiful day. I had the sun room door open.. and I could hear all the little tweety birds chirping away. Not those yelly crows. Oh my those big squawkers make me want to plug my ears. I don’t know what they go on about but I could do without it to be certain!
After finally rescuing the cabinet from the depths of Austin’s room during the EPIC Room Flip…
and settling it in the sun room, I happily utilized the extra storage and moved onto the next project.
Knowing all the while, the mint was living on borrowed time!
The color was fine about 12 years ago when I bought it. Now.. not so much.
The NEW Updated Look:
I decided on Maison Blanche Vintage Furniture Paint in Silver Mink to impart a soft, neutral grey glow. Two coats on the trim and all 18 drawers and a finishing application of Lime Wax in Chalk White and it was perfect. Just enough contrast from the white, but not too overpowering as to clash with all the different seasonal decor I like play around with.
To decorate, I very simply removed the yellow elements and replaced only those few things. I know I want to really change it up soon and get a fun, coastal vibe going for Summertime and our 4th of July bash so this was a quickie!
Adding some wild roses from our bush brought some of our short-lived Summer indoors.
A pinch of Jasmine too.. and the scent is intoxicating!
The tops holds many of my vases within easy reach for Summer, their most used season!
A subtle change, just switching out an accent color.. but it makes a big difference in the room and the visual versatility of the piece.
I am happy with it.
… for now
Your apothecary cabinet is beautiful! I love the combination of blue and pink, so pretty.
Sally @cottagefix
I just love this cabinet and pinned it to my Painted Furniture board.
Shannon, this piece looks great. I love the grey, white and blues. A perfect place for your glass vase storage – they were transparent to me until you pointed them out!
Exactly! I love that I can free up storage elsewhere and you hardly know they are there. I am sure the dust will still find them 😉 LOL!!
Beautiful – love the subtle gray. Lots of pretty goodies on it too.
Love it! Wish it were mine 🙂
Shannon, this looks amazing!! — and I love the way you have it styled. I’m not usually one for pastels, but pink and “Ball Jar Blue” get me every time! Love it!
Thanks Sally! We love our crazy rose bush. It makes our whole yard smell of roses and it’s so soft and pretty. Really enjoy bringing a few in o enjoy them up close (:
Oh, honey! Love, love that color and the new vibes it cast!
Thanks! Loving the change myself 🙂
Shannon, only you could replace one accent colour with another and have the end result look completely different! I was so fascinated with that, it took me … well, never mind how long to realize you hadn’t done the drawer fronts in white! Okay, maybe that’s just me …
Each of your projects is better than the last and this one is your best yet. Simply gawjuss!
Nancy >^..^<
Ha. Sounds like me. 😉
First rule at Fox Hollow Cottage.
I like cheap and/or easy.
The white was fine. It stayed. haha. Just needed to delete that mint!
This piece is fabulous and I love your vignettes. Stunning.
Thanks Marty. Yeah, I’m still getting used to having it back!
What a fabulous piece! Love the fresh colour accents. It’s just beautiful!
Anne, thank you and Happy Summer!
My favorite piece ever. Love the change and color!
Thanks Deb! So happy to have it back.. just getting it settled in now 😉
You should be very happy with it, it’s just perfect now and you have it displayed so lovely.
Thank you Dawn!! It’s great having that extra space for overflow dish wear.
i never get bored with your “hi…blah blahs”. your cabinet looks pretty, fresh and ready!
Laura …maybe in my next post I’ll I say Hello blah-blah.
The end. hehehe
The new color is awesome! It is such a great piece of furniture that you can really do a lot with. Love it!! Great makeover!
Thanks Linda! I debated painting the whole thing over entirely, but then I remembered I’m lazy 😉
Maybe when I tire of this.. I’ll give it an all over super new look?
Well that piece is so awesome I think any color would look great on it, but the sly fox, I mean the silver mink looks wonderful.
Thanks Bliss!! It’s great for now. Nice and neutral. I wanted to do an onbre on the drawers.. but I’ve just got to have things be more versatile in my little, open house. This is when I need a shop, so I could do exciting paint treatments that didn’t have to match my house. lol