Saturday, March 23, 2013

Spring in Pennsylvania?

Can't believe that this week is the beginning of spring. 
This is what it looked like at my house.
Winter just doesn't want to let go.
It was a beautiful snow though. 
Very heavy and hung to the
tree branches.  Lovely.
But I am ready for daffodils!!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Perfume Bottle Cabinet

One of Mike's latest handy works is this beautiful cabinet
 in our new master bathroom.
  We had bought an old china cabinet a while back. 
 I used the base for another project in our foyer.  So for
awhile we stored the top in the basement.  When we finished
the upstairs master bath we had this huge wall with nothing
to put on it.  I have a lot of antique perfume bottles that my
mother-in-law has given me for birthdays and Christmas's over the years
so the cabinet was just the right place for them. 
 
 
This is what it used to look like.  The color of cherry wood,
a bit scuffed up......it had seen better days.
 
 
It was too deep so Mike cut off about two thirds of the depth. 
Then he had to notch out the lower part of it so it would
 fit over the bead board part of the wall.
Next he put on some trim to hide the cut edges.
 
 
He painted the cabinet black to match the vanity cabinetry
 and added a pretty crystal knob for the door.
 
 
I put in the antique perfume bottles and added old
 family photos in silver frames. 
It is really a beautiful and unique piece in the bathroom
 
 
This is a picture of the bottom of the cabinet which is in the downstairs foyer.
 
Hope your week is going well.  We are waiting
for a big snow storm.  So I guess,
we will be spending tomorrow in the house.
 
Valerie