China Cabinet Makeover

I know we've all seen a hundred of these, but to me, it's always one of the best furniture makeovers - deep, dark, dated wood, brightened with nothin' but paint. Here's what I did for a client this week...

check it out!

The metal cross bars aren't helping matters:

and, after!

ahhhhh, so much better! I painted the inside gray, and removed the metal crossbars. I also painted the hardware in a pewtery color.

and, did a little distressing:

The outside is White Dove by Benjamin Moore (best white in my opinion), and the inside is a hand-mixed gray.