Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Faking It with Wood Filler


THE MAN and I spent more time on my cabinet this weekend. We had to run out and buy hinges, knobs, and attempted to buy the paint we needed. Wanted fancy dancy knobs, but I think they will take away from the stained glass. Shouldn't be trying to overwhelm that. Besides, they didn't have any that I liked!

Oh the joy of living with so few stores...they did not have standard flat black paint either. ;-) 

Anyhow, we cut the legs down by four inches as the cabinet seemed a bit top heavy. Since we have spent a week walking around this piece of furniture in the barn, it was easy to make that determination. We also hung the doors and I spent quite a bit of time carefully sanding them so they don't rub on the wood on the bottom. 

We also decided after staring at this cabinet for a week that we both hated how the top looked. Since we are painting it, we could use a piece of plywood. THE MAN cut me a piece and we air nailed it on. Then I spent some time with the palm sander and then wood filler.

We decided to set the top board back by a smidge and I filled in the gap with wood filler. I am hoping it looks like it was carved later like the rest of the piece after it's painted. Faking it with Plywood and wood filler, rock on!

I hear my Mom is hard at work on the doors. We are anxious for those now we have put the hinges on. We are worried a bit about the weight. Anyhow, still a bit away from paint, but I now feel like it's real furniture!

Happy Tuesday!

5 comments:

  1. It's looking good- you've given it a new lease of life....like you- can't wait to see the doors. My mum used to do lead lighting....made 14 pendant hanging lights as a gift to her local church. Huge job!!!!

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  2. Geez, talk about a teaser!! The anticipation of the glass is killing me. :) I definitely like the shorter legs and I can't wait to see the finished project in your craft room. No flat black paint??? I thought my town was sparse...

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  3. I can't wait to see the finished cabinet. It's definitely looking gorgeous so far Mitra. All of your hard work will totally pay off.

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  4. Can't wait to see the finished cabinet!..great job so ar!
    Alison xx

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  5. I love these DIY posts! You are SO blessed to have access to cheap second hand furniture in the US. Here there is no such thing as cheap & second hand is almost non-existent. What gets sold is overpriced & rubbish. No good old furniture around at all. Have no idea where it goes but we have a few websites for it that are very poorly supported & not bargains at all. Here with crime being what it is people are VERY wary of having strangers arriving to view furniture. Your cabinet will be awesome!!

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