The mandatory bilingualism made it impossible to find decent employment so we had no choice but to return to Halifax the following April.
That being said, while we were there I found a beautiful place to spend a lot of my time. The Campbellton Food (soup kitchen*second hand furniture and clothing) Bank. This place wore many hats in the community as you can see, and I met some pretty fantastic people there.
That is where I happened upon this lovely armoire (I say lovely VERY loosely), but it was only $10. The dimensions are 64.5" Tall X 36" Wide X 21.5" Deep.
Now the Food Bank was only half a block away from our place, if that. When I came home and told Trevor that I had found a BARGAIN he and my brother came with me to see it.
Because we lived so close, they proceeded to carry it home. I have to admit they did make it, but they had to trudge through snow filled streets all the way. I can still hear the SPECIAL CHOICE WORDS they uttered as they worked.
Now there are mirrors for the doors, they were removed before I took the first photo. Sorry about that.
The first step was to paint the interior a nice antique green. Take a look.
Next I painted the door frames and the exterior of the whole piece in a glossy black acrylic/latex paint.
I added a second coat of black and then I distressed the exterior.
The white primer and some wood are now visible. I even remove a large chunk of paint from one top corner to scratch mine and my husband's initials into it, making it appear like a piece of reclaimed lumber was used by accident.
Now, I use a walnut brown paint applied to a rag and I rub over the exterior to make all the exposed wood appear more aged.
Then, the final step is to add 2 coats of varathane to the entire piece and reattach the mirrors.
Note: I didn't like the original handles so I removed them. I will replace them at a later date.
It is a very functional piece.
My husband put in some shelves so I could use it to hold my craft supplies, but it could easily be used as a wardrobe because it is deep enough to accommodate a hanger.
I hope you enjoyed this post.
Happy bargain hunting!
Bye for now.
