Cabinet Fever

Before we had even closed on this house, Jeff and I purchased the above mid-century modern china cabinet off of Craigslist. I saw it, fell in love, and convinced Dad to drive us to the absolute-middle-of-no-where-Georgia to pick it up. She has been my remodeling-muse ever since.

Here she is on the day we moved in -- back right corner:

And for the last three months, that is where she has stayed; stuck in a corner, alone and empty -- sans china in those lovely cabinets.

I am happy to report, however, that we finally have movement.

Here she is from the back:

Ignore the ivory trim work as it will all be painted white (see window) this weekend. And yes, that is the current state of the formal living room -- a product of the painting party I mentioned here. 

Here is the wall that the beloved china cabinet will live on for the rest of her days:

Note: the dining room is currently awaiting wainscoting, white trim, clean floors, etc. Everyone should actually just pretend that they never saw this post as I plan to do a major before/after post once the rooms are finished. I suppose I'm ruining the surprise, but I'm pretty much dying for this particular shade of gray. Pun intended.

So, who wants to come over and clean that chandelier one crystal at a time?

In other Craigslist news, look what we bought for the foyer:

Apologies for the poor iphoneography, but this piece is currently disassembled in the family room. The top piece of the buffet is a liquor cabinet ... with a light feature. The 1950s were just so damn cool.  

Oh, and you want to see a peek into the current state of said foyer?

To quote my beautiful Mom on this one, "the color really is not as bad as it looks in photographs".

Here's to mid-century design, liquor cabinets with swag, and turquoise mermaid harbor walls.

Ryan

Prep Work

This weekend we hosted a painting party --  and made some substantial progress in the formal living room, dining room, and foyer. While I am anxious to show you some "progress" shots from the party, I thought I'd first share some moments leading up to the big day.

 

I'll be back soon with some before and after shots from the party, but in the mean time -- here is a sneak peek to keep you a'comin' back for more. 

Happy Monday, all.

Ryan

Louvered Doors

As I mentioned in our last post, we cleaned up and rehung the louvered doors in the entryway on Sunday. My dad estimates that the doors were taken down in the 1960s. So, while they were dirty and needed a seriously cleaning, they were in great shape. All we had to do was remove all of the dirt dobber nests out of the slats, change the hardware, polish, and install.

The aforementioned dirt dobber nests:

I showed those nests who was boss. With a spatchula.

While classic, the hardware was beyond rusty.

 

Here are some progress shots.

And finally, here is what the entryway looked like when we moved in:

And here's what it looked like after the install:

Open-concept floor plans are for the birds. Bring on the doors. I am sure Maw Maw had a good reason for putting these babies out of work, but I'm quite pleased with how they turned out. I think they are an interesting accessory to the home, and not something you see everyday.

Here's a view from the front door:

Sure, these doors just add more wood to an already paneled room; but we're embracing it.

Happy Woodnesday, all.

Ryan