Cute Cute Curio

STOP! You there! No, not you, YOU. You with the outdated curio cabinet that you’re dragging to the dump. Don’t do it! Unhand it at once! At once, I say!

Whew. That was close. You almost tossed what could potentially be the cutest item of furniture in your whole house.  Sure, it may look like a cherry-stained relic from another time. And you probably have no intention to collect Precious Moments figurines and keep them safely behind glass. I get it.

But do you like …

… THIS???  Of course you do! How could you not? Aren’t you so glad I stopped you? You can thank me later, with candy or money or both.

Brooke decided to knock out the glass on her thrift-store curio and replace it with beadboard. She painted it with a velvety blue chalk paint called Tranquility and distressed it slightly with wax. I really, really love how this turned out.

Take a look at her blog Start at Home for a closer look. You can see how narrow it is, probably less than a foot deep. Perfect for squeezing in some extra storage almost anywhere! I’m thinking it would be great in a small bathroom with no closet.

 

But don’t fret if you’ve got a large armoire on your hands instead of a petite curio. You may have retired it long ago, no longer needing a bulky entertainment center, but you can always rehire it as handy storage space! Because who needs less storage? Nobody.

Change up the stain, switch out the knobs, and put it in the bedroom as a wardrobe. Add a set of tassels if you’re feeling kicky, and you’re really back in business.

From Jennifer at Dimples and Tangles.