| Project by SnowyRiver | posted 375 days ago | 447 views | 0 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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My sister was looking for an old antique cabinet to display her Dept56 items. She wanted to set up her items in the cabinet, open the doors to display her collection during the Christmas season, then close the doors and let it stand until the next year.
All of the old country cabinets she looked at in antique shops were shaky and falling apart not to mention expensive for what she would get…she was worried about them collapsing with her expensive collection in it.
I decided to design and build her one. This one has 3 adjustable shelves inside and two drawers to store odds and ends. After assembling it and filling the nail holes, I went back and placed cut nails along the cabinet corners and along the cross braces in the front to give it that antique look. I distressed it, even adding a few worm trenches in the wood with a wood burning tool.
I also put lift off hinges on the doors so the doors can be easily removed for display. This way it doesnt take up a lot of room with the doors open. The cabinet is shallow (15”) so I built the bottom side under the skirt with extra framing and support to add weight and stability so it doesnt tip when the doors are opened.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
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woodworm
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posted 375 days ago
Beautiful cabinet and the removable doors is a nice feature!
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jim1953
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posted 375 days ago
NICE well done
-- Jim, Kentucky
CharlieM1958
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posted 375 days ago
Neat looking cabinet.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dusty56
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posted 323 days ago
I think the no door look is awesome . Again the color of the project in the 2nd picture looks great . Which picture is closest to representing the true color of the project ? Isn’t it amazing how lighting affects the outcome ? Removable doors was a great idea : )
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
SnowyRiver
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posted 323 days ago
Actually the color is between the two pictures. It is amazing how the light affects the color. The cabinet is a bit darker than the light photo and a bit lighter than the dark one.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
Dusty56
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posted 322 days ago
hahaha I know what you mean …Pictures can be the hardest part of the whole project : ) Thanks for the feedback
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
janice
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posted 290 days ago
Love the rustic look. Really like the cabinet.
-- Janice