China cabinet makeover

I promised I'd begin revealing extra of my house, despite the fact that it's not exactly the way I need it.

I idea I'd provide you with a bit tease of my dining room and breakfast room in trendy submit

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This china cabinet/hutch became the primary piece of furniture Matthew and I purchased collectively.

Before we had a baby

Before we had a residence

Before I had a hoop

It changed into black and vibrant and wanted a facelift.

Back when determining which new footwear to put on to the workplace become the largest drain on my unfastened time I someway neglected to begin this undertaking.

And then I had a wedding to plot, house to renovate, and child to feed (in next order, of route) and it sat like a huge unsightly black hole inside the corner of our eating room sending me grimy looks each time I walked beyond.

So some weeks ago whilst I changed into knee deep in laundry and packing for our experience to Nashville all the while keeping BabyGirl entertained, I determined it turned into time.

Why do I constantly start initiatives on the most beside the point instances?

Before

After-first attempt

Glamour shot

I LOVE how it seems like a country piece directly from an antique farmhouse.

I used to house all of my fine china in a similar arrangement, but after the transformation my everyday pattern, berry & thread by Juliska, seemed a more suitable fit.

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I HATE how it still cut my dining room in half and ate up too much wall space.

I wasn't a fan of the store display look it was taking on.

I didn't love how the pale gray color was lost on the white wainscoting and clashed with the tidewater blue walls.

Add in the dark floors and it was just too much going on.

One too many blocks of color for my liking

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So I moved it to the breakfast room

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