Display/Storage Cabinet

This was a project from earlier this year but I am just now sharing for the blog.  I had been looking for a cabinet that I could display pictures and items and could also use as storage.  I sell a lot of items on Craigslist but rarely buy anything that way. THIS was a Craigslist buy I made and almost regretted as quickly as I bought it.  When I first brought the cabinet home it was dirty, musty, rotting and pretty darn ugly...my husband was ready to take it to the dump.  I unfortunately do not have any before pictures, it is usually pretty ugly that I have no desire to take a picture before the makeover.  : (  After much persuasion to keep it and make it more sturdy, he let me keep it.  SO glad I did because it is exactly what I wanted and more.

I changed out all the hardware (expensive!) and painted the cabinets and drawers/doors and decided it needed a little more "touches" so I added some red, blue and green to make it a bit more rustic.

The drop down doors had a lot of room to work with and frankly looked kind of boring plain. Since this is in my kitchen I decided to paint the kitchen measurement chart that I found to remember conversions for cups, pints, quarts and gallon.  This is such a great chart for memorizing these!
The other drop down I decided to be a little more goofy.  I have Dr. Seuss books in the glass section of the cabinet so a Dr. Seuss quote was appropriate.

We can store so much in this great find of mine!  Games, batteries, car keys, phone books, art supplies, napkins and so much more.

*I forgot to mention that there are holes cut in the back of 2 of the open sections so I can string lights through and have it lit up in the evening.