"This is the day that the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!"
Okay, I have been working hard to finish my mystery item! I was up late last night painting and sanding. The floral-looking trim pieces were glued on and we couldn't take them off without destroying the rest of it, so I sanded, and sanded, and sanded until the carving was gone. Whew! That was the hardest part! Hubby drilled holes where I wanted them. I removed the nails inside and putty-ed the holes, and did everything else. He kept telling me that he didn't think my idea would work. But it did! Now I don't feel so bad for paying a whole $3.99 for something with a broken door!
Here's the BEFORE pic for reference.
And here is the AFTER. Can you guess what it is?
Are you ready to find out?
Wait for it.......
a little more...........
Ta-da! A prim spoon rack!
(Please ignore the apple wallpaper! I can't wait to remove that and paint one of these days!)
I have wanted a spoon rack forever! And I didn't want to buy one, because I knew we could easily make one. And I knew it wouldn't cost much at all if I could find just the right wooden piece. A simple little wall shelf could be turned into the same thing with a few holes drilled in and a prim paint job. That was actually what I had in mind. But when I saw this little cabinet yesterday, I knew it would work. I'm so glad that I made the decision to grab it and make it work.
So what do you think? I really love it! My hubby was surprised that I was painting it black. LOL! It would look nice any color, but I have a lot of black in my kitchen and it ties in nicely.
My old hand-carved spoons are one of my favorite collections.
Now that my spoon rack is hung, I better get busy doing other things. Have a wonderful Saturday!
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