the rose botanical cupboard.

Published on by Quandie

I popped over to my friend Amy’s garage sale last Friday and came away with some fun stuff!

Some of you may remember when I shared a tour of Amy’s house back at Christmas 2021.

I absolutely love her style, and find it really inspiring, so be sure to check that out if you haven’t seen it.

First up I purchased this pair of kid-sized wooden schoolhouse chairs from Amy.

I plan to dress these up for Christmas with paint and stencils like others I’ve done in the past (here, here and here).

I also purchased this amazing Mill Work sign.

At 8′ wide, it’s pretty large, but I’ve always been looking for something like this to make an impact on the large blank wall of barnwood paneling in our dining room.

Finally, I grabbed a few different cupboard doors to turn into signs including this one.

I loved the crackled paint and that vintage glass knob.

I wanted to keep the crackle, but clean things up a bit. So I gave it a good scrub, and then just applied one coat of Dixie Belle’s Putty.  Once dry, I sanded over it to reveal the crackle and some of that original white.

After vacuuming up the dust, I added a couple of roses from the I.O.D. Rose Botanical transfer set.  After those were applied, I finished everything off with a coat of Dixie Belle’s clear wax.

It was a super simple makeover, yet quite satisfying.

What do you think?  Leave a comment and let me know.

10 thoughts on “the rose botanical cupboard.”

  2. it is darling. I’m impressed that the crazing showed after painting. I always been afraid I would loose that look. I will have to try your method. Another splendid job!
    smiles, Alice

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    1. I probably should have elaborated a little on my method. FYI, I did water my paint down a tad first so it didn’t go on so thickly that it obscured all of those cracks.

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  3. Another fabulous inspiration! And a new reason to hunt the shops….Hope to find one similar to use for Christmas. Thanks for sharing the technique to keeping the crackle!

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