This little gem has been sitting in my garage for a couple of years and it was time to make it pretty again. It is a super solid piece with great storage and built in the 1950’s. It is made of red cedar with a lot of red undertones.
My first thought was to strip it and then stain it a lighter color. (It’s nice wood so I was reluctant to paint.) Even after stripping and sanding, it was too red to take a light stain.
Instead I used Sherwin Williams Snowbound that I had on hand and gold paint for the detail. I changed out the hardware to hopefully give the piece a more current look. This would look cute in a bedroom or fashioned into a filing cabinet for an office or even a changing table!
