I wish that I had taken a picture of this little cabinet when I first picked it up at a flea market for $20. It was dull brown and had a glass mirror in the door. You can't appreciate how much different it is without that to compare it with, but whatever the case, I neglected to get the "before" pictures. This is what it looked like after I painted it, including the back wall piece. I removed the mirror and got a piece of glass cut to the same size for the door so that after it is completed you will be able to see inside of it, including the cool painted back wall, originally brown also.
The original aqua color of the cabinet was too bright and I wanted a more aged look, so I brushed/wiped the cabinet using a watered down mix of acrylic Yellow Oxide and Raw Umber. In addition, on the door frame, I added dots and then brushed/wiped it with the same Oxide/Umber mix, but also a bit of Cadmium Orange.
I'll keep you posted as I make progress. I've got some little people I ordered on Ebay that I may paint and put somewhere. I'll look to find a very ornate circus knob for the door and will decorate the cabinet sides. There's a little towel bar along the bottom that I am thinking about in terms of something or things hanging down - we'll have to see what evolves.
Here's the painting I completed - well, almost completed, I think I may do something more over in the left hand corner area in lime green.
