I just moved in to my new (to me) house and took down the really ugly medicine cabinets in the bathrooms. They were the basic oak with a mirror on the front. I'm painting the wood a cheery color, havent decided what yet but probably barn red. Removed the shelves from one and put litlle hooks in side, then I will hang them in my closet to hold necklaces and bracelets on the hooks and earrings in the other one that still has shelves. I might even get ffancy and line the shelves with felt. Yippee, new jewelry storage. Now, maybe I'll actually even wear some of this stuff Michele
I have a metal medicine cabinet from the 50's or 60's that I sanded down and repainted with white rustoleum to match the decore. Came out nice but need to replace the mirrors as they are getting that old funky look.
Lorie
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Jan 23 2012 : 08:21:25 AM
Oh no!
I have those "basic ugly oak medicine cabinets with the mirror in front! I stripped the oak and cleaned the glass (still speckled and aged with time)scraped and cleaned the porcelain knob and it's beautiful. For the upstairs bath, I painted the cupboard white, placed a textured raised tin type wallpaper on the back of the shelves and took the door off-It's lovely! Both bathrooms remain historically sound right down to the pine floors and antique original light fixtures...
ugly medicine cabinets
Posted - Jan 06 2012 : 07:46:53 AM
