NEW USE FOR OLD LATTICE weathered wood cabinet

Another cabinet finished and ready for a new home.

 I have had this little three drawer dresser for a very long time.

It has been the only piece of furniture that was shallow enough to fit

behind the front door but I wanted more storage above.

So I bought this sheving unit and cut the top portion off to add to the dresser.

It served its purpose but I always swore as soon as I found something better to take

its place I would sell it.

Well as of last week I found the better piece.

Confused yet?

The story doesnt quite end there but for now

Ill just get back to the pretty pictures of the newly finished cabinet.

These appliques were something I added long ago,

and if you would like to achieve this kind of look Ive wrote an article you can find here.

The material I used for the shelf backing looks even better in person.

I took and old lattice panel, pulled it apart, removed the staples, and cut each one to fit.

I chose simple but not boring handles so they wouldnt upstage the appliques.

Sharing at:

Categories: cabinet, for, lattice, new, old, use, weathered, wood

Retrofitting old doors

Part of the work at the Sylvania remodel is making a new corner coat closet, and using the old bifold doors in the new opening.  I wanted to make a few notes on this, so here we go...

On the left side of this picture you can see the new closet opening.  Ive made the opening to accommodate the old doors, and also took into account the future floor thickness.

Ive trimmed the inside of the opening with 1x select pine, which will be the finished opening, and will be painted.  Ive let it overlap the outside and inside of the studs by 1/2" so the drywall will butt up to it, and it will be easy to trim.

Here is a shot of the old style hardware used 50-some years ago.  I will remove it, redrill the holes as needed, and install new hardware.

This door didnt quite survive the hardware removal, and an existing crack was made worse.  Ive filled the hole and crack with a mixture of glue and sawdust, and clamped it together overnight.  Ill be able to redrill the hole, and have a stable pivot point.

Categories: doors, old, retrofitting