Remember the Alice illustrations I bought from Griffin?
Gryphon's Acquisitions HERE
I had Staples reduce them to regular sized paper.
Scanned them into the computer, reversed the images and saved them.
I decided it would be perfect for Alice.
I just had to sand down the orange finish and paint.
Right?
After sanding it down, I found mahogany - the Kryptonite of furniture painters.
I tried multiple coats of varnish and sprayed heavy duty white inside.
There is no final shot of the inside.
BUT I promise I fought it until it was white.
The sheen is from sanding lightly with a fine grit sponge and buffing with a rough paper towel.
I sanded heavily on the edges and just let that %^&*^%#@# mahogany bleed through if it wanted.
Because of the rain, I kept having to shove it quickly in the back of the truck.
You have one chance to flip and transfer.
Practice makes perfect.
Sanded and buffed.
Dragged to Booth C-23.
Riverfront Antique Mall
HAH! You are not orange now!
I know, I know. It is juvenile to ridicule a cabinet.
Then the rains came and laid them flat.
However they are still a happy sight as you walk to the front door.
I never got them in the ground.
Oh, well...
See y'all!
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What a creative idea - I really like that.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is WOW Donna , your incredible !!!! I'll take the cabinet and for good measure all three accent piece's on top :)) At least you still have some beautiful flower's with color to look at, mine ughhh. Are ya slacking .... ? you didn't plant your mum's ??? Lol we all know your the busiest person in Blogland!! The front of your home still looked beautiful . We're a balmy 34 degrees in Ohio today :(( take care my friend, TT
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing Donna. Great re love of this cabinet.
ReplyDeleteKris
I love Alice on the cabinet! Perfect for a little girl's room!
ReplyDeleteI love the images you chose! Another great makeover!
ReplyDeleteI'd buy it. Seriously, if I hit a shop and saw that it would go home with me. Too bad you're not in my shopping range. Absolutely wonderland!
ReplyDeleteI love this cabinet, Donna. I'm a big Alice fan. I believe you conquered that mahogany!
ReplyDeleteYou know I have to laugh about the mahogany!! The struggle is real, exactly what I am working on right now. Love the Alice.
ReplyDeleteMarti
I love the Alice cabinet...it would be perfect as the new vanity in my powder room! Oh, and I love the "bust"...ba ha ha ha Hope things are still smelling spicy! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you overcame and conquered! Looks cool!
ReplyDeleteLove the Alice cabinet.I'm glad you won the battle with the mahogany. She looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteDarling cabinet. I'm an Alice fan! '-)
ReplyDeleteI have given surfaces like this a coat of silver paint to stop the colour from bleeding through, especially when you use white as your final coat.Its not completely fool proof but it saves a bit of juvenile behavior for something else that really deserves it.
ReplyDeleteAlice is a wonderful cabinet now. I agree with you about mahogany! Ugh!! Alice will go to someone's home in a jiffy I predict! Great job as always!!!
ReplyDeleteDianne
It looks great Donna! I hate it when furniture bleeds like that. I've been fighting with a little side table that did that. Two coats of Kilz and two coats of paint later I think I've got it!
ReplyDeleteTania
Adorable and not orange at all: you win!
ReplyDeleteThat slate is gorgeous and I love the mahogany showing through--nice and dark. Adding Alice to your front panels was inspired--love it. I don't think it'll last in your booth for long. Thanks for linking up with Vintage Charm!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0
ReplyDeleteI've already got the next several weeks of "Retro Y'all" posts lined out, so this will have to do. Can't read this post without it running through my head.