Make over complete!

Yay, finally! I have had this china cabinet for a long, long time and have wanted to paint it for a long time too but felt too guilty to paint it before now because this china cabinet was given to my Grandparents on their wedding day on 17th Nov, 1934 by my Grandmother's parents. It was then given to my parents on their wedding day on April 2nd, 1959 by my Grandparents. I grew up with this cabinet all of my life and even as a little girl I would help my mum dust and oil it, oh so lovingly. Neither my sister nor my brother ever had an interest in having the cabinet, but I have always loved it, so on our wedding day....Jan 17th, 1993 it was given to us with love from my mum. I have always looked after it and cherished it, but now my taste is changing away from dark woods towards the shabby chic, french country look. After talking to my mum and my aunt about it, I felt a lot better and not so guilty about finally painting it. I just love it again now! I've always loved the shape of the little feet, and the velvet lined draws are just beautiful inside too. I hope my grandparents and great-grandparents won't mind the new look, but somehow I think they would love it too after talking to my mum.

Anyway, here's a look at before and after (if you're a dark wood lover, then maybe you should look away now! lol).......






I'm still playing with decorating the top, but this will do for now until I get some more time to play. I'm hoping to get around to visiting with you all very soon too, but until then I hope you have a truly wonderful week!

Lots-a-luv..........Amanda xxx