Comments on: before & after: a tale of 2 cabinets http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:26 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kate Skogen http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-106490 Kate Skogen Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:50:35 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-106490 Thanks, Grace for posting our projects! It was so much fun working on the armoire with my then- new boyfriend (happy to report he's now my husband). I'm still looking for the perfect hardware for the drawers, but the simple Target knobs will do for now. Thanks to everyone for commenting (good ones and not-so-good ones)! -Kate Thanks, Grace for posting our projects! It was so much fun working on the armoire with my then- new boyfriend (happy to report he’s now my husband). I’m still looking for the perfect hardware for the drawers, but the simple Target knobs will do for now.

Thanks to everyone for commenting (good ones and not-so-good ones)!

-Kate

]]> By: Hilary http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-106165 Hilary Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:33:27 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-106165 This first one really inspires me to tackle a big piece! Lots of storage and cool shape. This first one really inspires me to tackle a big piece!
Lots of storage and cool shape.

]]> By: robin http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-105328 robin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:11:09 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-105328 they are so cute! it's fun to see what other people's interpretation of updating an old piece is :O) they are so cute! it’s fun to see what other people’s interpretation of updating an old piece is :O)

]]> By: Camolai http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-103683 Camolai Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:59:36 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-103683 Oh the second cabinet is particularly inspiring to me as I have also found an old, beat-up cabinet recently. I started repairing it outside on my deck but foolishly left it out during a storm so now the back is all warped/rotting. Maybe if that couple had the guts to tackle an equally challenging piece of furniture, I can do it too. *fingers crossed* Oh the second cabinet is particularly inspiring to me as I have also found an old, beat-up cabinet recently. I started repairing it outside on my deck but foolishly left it out during a storm so now the back is all warped/rotting. Maybe if that couple had the guts to tackle an equally challenging piece of furniture, I can do it too. *fingers crossed*

]]> By: Lana http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-103660 Lana Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:45:06 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-103660 These cabinet redos are wonderful! These cabinet redos are wonderful!

]]> By: adwoa http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/before-after-a-tale-of-2-cabinets.html/comment-page-1#comment-103629 adwoa Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=31551#comment-103629 1) i have and love those ikea trays - they're my backsplash in my kitchen hutch! :) 2) emily, i would be interested to know how you felt about putting that much work into something that ended up needing to be almost completely rebuilt? i find myself finding these type of project pieces frequently on craigslist. but at a certain point my coworker who helps me with this stuff (he's amazing; it's like working down the hall from the entire staff of "this old house") is usually like "it would be easier and cheaper to buy a piece that was more structurally sound." i often end up doing so. would you say it was worth it? 1) i have and love those ikea trays – they’re my backsplash in my kitchen hutch! :)

2) emily, i would be interested to know how you felt about putting that much work into something that ended up needing to be almost completely rebuilt?

i find myself finding these type of project pieces frequently on craigslist. but at a certain point my coworker who helps me with this stuff (he’s amazing; it’s like working down the hall from the entire staff of “this old house”) is usually like “it would be easier and cheaper to buy a piece that was more structurally sound.” i often end up doing so. would you say it was worth it?

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