Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Refinished Stamp Cabinet

My hubby and I have refinished A LOT of furniture in our 20 years together but we have NEVER refinished a metal cabinet! Steve was on an on line auction and found an old Victorian style love seat for me to put in my craft room (pictures of that another day). It was an estate sale so there was a lot more stuff and this cabinet caught his eye. Being the awesome, loving husband he is he said, "Hey Hon, wouldn't this be a great cabinet to hold your stamps?". He was soooooo right! It has twenty 11x9 drawers just perfect for holding all of my wood stamps!! With a little soapy water, a few whacks with a hammer and some epoxy appliance paint it will be ready to load tomorrow (gotta let the paint cure). Now I just have to divide my stamps into twenty different themes. Oh gheeze...better get started!




15 comments:

Marlene said...

Hey - I have something similar to this, but in single width. In fact, I have two of them. One refinished in white in my scrap room, which I love...and another unfinished and no room to put it anywhere, so it's probably going bye bye. :(

You did a fantastic job with it!

Turtle In The Sand said...

Wow you and Steve work fast. This will work so good for your stamps. I bet you could even store some ink pads and other stamp related goodies in there. Doesn't look like it will take up a lot of room either. Good Job Guys!

Janetlynne said...

looks great.....you will enjoy it

Laurie Unger said...

Score! What an awesome find! Great job refinishing it!

Scrappy Doo said...

That looks awesome!!! you guys did a great job!

heidy said...

Looking good Jeni!
Hugs Heidy

Sue said...

Oh wow hun what a brill set of drawers, all the best sortin ya stamps out! lol, sue,x

Tammy said...

Oh wow Jeni, great stamp storage cabinet. Lucky you!

Sassy Cheryl said...

Wow, I love this! Good luck separating the stamps. I'm sure that will be a chore.
What a great hubby!

Dorcas said...

What an awesome find, Jen!!!!

Ann English said...

Love it! Can't wait to see it in your space. When can I come over?

Cynthia said...

I love finding things that can be repurposed...especially in my stamp room! Great find, Jen.

Miss Mary said...

Awwww what a sweetie to think of you..sounds like something JC would do. It turned out fab. Good luck with the sorting.. :)

Heather Huggins said...

Fabulous cabinet.. #53 Hair: E44, E43 & E42

Jodi said...

Jeni this turned out really wonderful!! What a great idea!! Thank you we are ok here in Hawaii, I am so sad about the people in Japan.
Hugs
Jodi =)