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My first year as a vendor at the Lucketts Spring Market was quite the experience.  It started raining Saturday afternoon and didn’t let up until Sunday afternoon.  Everyone was soaked, booths were waterlogged and it was pretty much misery.

Sunday afternoon, though, the rain stopped and I had the opportunity to check out some other booths and score some real bargains.  One of those bargains was a pair of glass doors with wood frames and really cool latches.  I paid $40 for the pair.

They hung for years in my dining room, flanking the archway that leads to the home office.  (I couldn’t find a better picture of them hanging in the dining room, but you can see them on the right.)

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When we refinished the floorstook down the curtains and generally lightened things up, I removed the doors and kept them in my basement.  My “rule” is to not keep something unless I have the perfect spot for it, but I just didn’t want to let go of these doors, so I broke that rule.

And I’m glad I did.

One of my editors at HGTV.com asked for some ideas for building projects, so I pitched the idea of building a new cabinet around reclaimed doors.

And I had just the doors to do it…

Here’s how it looked before it was painted and finished…

I decided to stain the wood prior to painting it (technique shown HERE), so it would tie into the doors when the paint was distressed, giving it more of a feeling of age.  I also beat up the wood, to give it texture.  The exterior is painted in MMSMP Ironstone.

I heavily distressed the piece where natural wear happens on over the years..

Just ask Kriste…  I was a little skeptical at times, because I was really experimenting with this finish, but it ended up looking great.  I love the gnawed-edges I created.  Yes, on purpose.

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I found an almost identical pair of latches on eBay, since these are missing their catch, and I’ll install those when they arrive.

I painted the interiors in a really pretty custom color.  I wish I could give the formula, but I just mixed in the paint until I liked it.  It was a mix of Grain Sack, Layla’s Mint and Kitchen Scale.

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I live about 2 miles from one of the best farm stands in PA and apples and pears are now in season and “in the bins”.  So, I loaded up on them along with some apple jelly for the shoot (and snacks, pie, baked apples.)

I told Jeff the other day that living here has ruined all other apples for me.

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I just turned in the tutorial for this cabinet today, but I’ll let you know when it’s live on the HGTV.com site.

After the photo shoot, Kriste and I did some shopping for The Market on Chapel Hill (October 3, 2015 in Pike Road, AL) and we found some great stuff.

More on that soon…

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    30 Comments

    1. Lori

      Breathtaking! How I would love to add this to my home!

    2. MARY EGUIA

      OK so you are making furniture now.UHM, you need your own line.I mean like real production,order the piece from a catalog ,in a showroom in Atlanta at the market thing going on. You have a complete lifestyle look.Ya know like Pottery Barn,Ballard.So talented.Absolutely fabulous, you are.Have a wonderful day. So inspired to get out of my going no where but sucking the life out of me job that I have.If I could post an emoji it would be a big smiley face!

    3. marie claire

      The doors look like they were meant for that cabinet. I’m looking forward to the tutorial on how to build the cabinet itself.

    4. Fran

      This cabinet is amazing! I had to stop and stare at it. The proportions, the color, the style–just perfect!

    5. Laura

      Love it!! We have made several cabinets with re-purposed doors and love to see other ideas! Very inspiring.

    6. Megan

      Amazing, Marian! I love the styling. You have such a gift for making things beautiful!. Well done… again. 🙂

    7. Stephanie

      What a great idea. I love how it turned out. Those doors are gorgeous and look perfect in their new cabinet.

    8. Lindsay Eidahl

      I did the same thing with a pair of windows from my grandfather’s house. It is a functional memento of him now that he is gone.

    9. Karen

      This is amazing! so beautifully done. I’m trying to figure out how to re purpose or make new doors for my china cabinet that’s being converted to an entertainment unit. So far I’ve come up with leaving it door less LOL!

    10. Sarah Phillipps

      Oh my!! I think this turned out so well. I am very inspired! Bravo, bravo!

    11. Marlene Stephenson

      Wonderful cabinet,and i just love those old doors, so much character.

    12. Claudia

      Very cool, indeed!

    13. Tammy

      It looks great!

    14. MaryLisa Noyes

      The cabinet with the vintage doors looks so well aged. I think it will be hard to let go of this piece with those doors attached…

    15. Sheri

      You’re amazing! Thanks for all the loveliness!

    16. Diane Westbrook

      Ahhh….such a talent you have…and your Hubby too! It is a lovely cabinet and one that I would love to have (as do many others, I think!) Good thing you hung on to those doors.
      I have a question….do you no longer have the MissMustardSeed page?? I haven’t looked for it for a while, however have been gathering items to list on it and I see that it is no longer available on your blog. Will you have it up and running again?? Thanks so much….Diane

      • marian

        It’s still hanging around, but it is sorely neglected. I need to either give it attention or dump it! Here is the URL, though… http://themustardseedpages.com/

    17. anya

      This is exactly what I want to do! I have a spot in my office that needs a piece of furniture and I can’t seem to find the right one. I had been kicking around the idea of just building something the size I was looking for, but you just completely inspired me! I will keep me eyes open for some fabulous doors (or even shutters!) to build something around. I love it! Can’t wait to see the tutorial… I’ll be interested to see how you gnawed the edges! 😉

    18. Karen

      Sweet! I did the same thing a couple of years ago!! I found a couple of doors and drawers with the BEST light green, crackly paint on them. I commissioned a woodworker to build a cabinet around the doors and drawers. I wish I could post pictures here! It turned out lovely!!

    19. Sharon Hankins

      Brilliant! I love this. Wow, finding matching catches on ebay is great.
      Turned out beautifully!

    20. Martha

      Marian, your blog is so inspiring! I am ready to change things around in my kitchen/dining room and will be repainting the inside of a corner cupboard, along with another hutch cupboard using some of your paints and techniques. Something to look forward to this winter!

    21. Deborah D

      Will the cabinet be for sale
      Absolutely love it.

    22. Suzann

      OMG!!! The cabinet is AWESOME!!! I love your work!!

    23. Tonya @ Rustic & Woven

      This cabinet is gorgeous!! And those doors are amazing. I am jealous. Beautiful job!!

    24. laurie

      that bowl with the apples is so perfect for them!
      Laurie

    25. Lauren Baxter

      LOVE THIS! Such character and pop with different tones I absolutely adore it, great project as usual Marian 🙂

      Lauren Baxter | Lovely Decor
      xx

    26. Tone

      Oh my goodness! I think that is the prettyest thing I have seen!
      And where can I find this HGTV thing?
      🙂

    27. Donna Doble-Brown

      how did I miss seeing this CABINET? This is GORGEOUS Marian! Did you keep it or sell it at Chapel?

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