a fresh coat of paint

I disappeared for a few days...took a nice weekend trip "home" to see my parents. The kids always seem to enjoy a weekend away and since we stayed close to home during the holidays, we thought it would be a nice diversion from all the wet, cold, winter weather.

So now we're back...and I thought I'd share my latest completed project. I found this old store display case on craigslist. It is gigantic (over 7' long and 5' high) and barely fit down our basement stairs. Nor did it fit in our van. I really need to stop browsing craigslist...I am forever finding things I MUST have. Somewhere, though, in the process of renting a U-haul and inviting all the strong men in the neighborhood over for a night of heavy lifting, my husband almost disowned me. So I'll behave. I promise.

The cabinet was a bit of a mess. It had nasty glue all over the base (from the store linoleum I'm guessing) and needed some trim work in places. It is solid wood (mahogany I think) and took six jillion coats of paint (oh ok...three to be exact). But it's fantastic for fabrics. And some day when I finally get my way and we live in a crickety old house...it will be divine in our family room or office.

I've been busy sorting and folding, and stacking and throwing out. I've paired down my collection and organized it by color and/or season...with all the wovens to the left and the knits to the right. I can honestly say it was quite the fun afternoon for my OCD personality. I'm sure it will be a disaster in no time...but for now I am enjoying staring at the pretty piles of color.

I'd like to add in some decorative pretties as well. Need to rumage through my storage room and find a few lost treasures to incorporate!

Here's to starting the New Year off spiffy clean and ready to roll!