Corner Cabinet Remade: From Country to Shabby Chic

With my new love of Annie Sloan chalk paint I feel like I am constantly looking around for old and unloved furniture that needs a new remade look. While hanging out at my mom's house I found just the piece. I'd been telling her that her corner cabinet in the dining room was just too country for her newly decorated space.




It didn't need to be sold at a garage sale or given away it just needed a touch of Annie Sloan and for someone to see its potential. I absolutely love every step of the process necessary to remake this piece. First of all, I love that there is no sanding or priming required! Yes, its true! With ASCP one can just start right in with painting. Our first coat was painted in Old White to provide a nice base to peek through when we distressed after painting. A second and third coat was painted in French Linen. The process took 3 coats of paint, clear wax, distressing, more clear wax, and for the finishing touch dark wax. It took several days, lots of labor, and plenty of drying and waiting time till the piece was complete.

I wish I could take a lesson for my life and just enjoy every step along the way instead of always looking ahead to the next destination I think should occur in my life. There was beauty and purpose in every step along the way. What I'm learning and trying to apply is that these qualities exist in all our lives even before the "finished product" is complete. The distressing of my furniture piece reflects that we all have a story and distressing or imperfections in our own lives. Those dents along the way ultimately make us into the beautiful, strong, and remade people that we have the chance to become! I hope you agree that this corner cabinet is even more beautiful now than before! Just as we all are!



"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new."
~Ursula K. Le Guin