The Leaky Cauldron Buzz: Another Piece of Furniture Saved-New and Improved shoe cabinet

Here is my New and Improved shoe cabinet.

I found this cabinet at one of my favorite shops in Indianapolis for $10.99. It was in great shape and at an even better price. However, it needed an upgrade of some color, a drawer liner and new drawer pulls.

I started with the drawer liner. I found this awesome contact paper that always looks good and sticks well to wood.

I removed the drawer pulls and added a new set. I added the same contact paper to the inserts of the drawer pulls to make them pop.

Now on to the colors. I mixed several shades to come up with the marble look on both the drawers and the cabinet door. It took just over 3 hours to complete. I decided against painting the inside of the cabinet but instead gave it a tung oil finish. I wanted to leave the inside unfinished for a bit of simplicity.

For today, my work is done. The tung oil finish is drying and all thats left is to sand with steel wool and apply one last coat. I think this turned out to be such a beautiful piece that will look fabulous in any home.