Antique Armoire Makeover

ANTIQUE CHABBY CHIC ARMOIRE

$550

SOLD!

I stumbled upon a treasure chest of a moving sale a couple of weeks ago. I didn't mean to, really. I didn't mean to even be shopping. But some supernatural scavenging force pulled me up the hill. When I pulled up to the garage, I knew this was going to be exciting. The sale was at the home of a wonderful, fellow scavenger who was moving back to Alabama. Or was it Georgia? I couldn't think straight...

 There was an amazing antique settee, beautiful old wing chairs, all kinds of interesting things, but of course, I instantly gravitated to the most raggedy thing there. 

It definitely needed some love. One of the doors hung by one hinge, it had no backing, the veneer on the sides was peeling off and it was a wobbly little sucker. 

All of those things to me meant perfection!

The man selling it said it came from an estate sale in the south and had originally belonged to the first black female pilot. I love to know the history of how these pieces come to me!

We agreed on a price and managed to stuff it into my Jeep, along with some other treasures I will share later...

Then the fun began...

I stripped off all of the peeling siding, added new screws to the missing hinge, used some wood glue to re-attach some trouble areas and began the painting process. 

A layer of crackle glaze went straight over the wood, then a soft blue paint with off white for the details. A couple of days of sanding and finally adding a new backing of bead board and my raggedy little darling was perfectly shabby and chic. 

This is a hard one to say goodbye to because I love it so much, but it is for sale. 

You can email or call for details!