French Themed Cabinet Reveal

Hello happy bloggers!  At least I hope you are having a happy day!!  A few days ago I showed you a sneak peek at one of my latest projects.  I felt like such a meanie not showing you the entire piece!  Well, I am sure you have been anxiously awaiting the big reveal (What, you totally forgot about it?!! tee, hee! ), so without further ado...........

Viola!  My decoupaged French themed cabinet!
This is what she used to look like:

Not bad, but as soon as I bought her from a friend's garage sale, I knew I wanted to give her a makeover with a French Accent!  I began by giving her several coats of creamy white latex paint.  Oh, almost forgot to mention the addition of these pretty wooden appliques.  I think I am addicted to them, as I seem to use them on lots of projects!  You can buy them at Hobby Lobby or Michael's.  Just use a bit of epoxy to adhere them.  Remember, a little bit of epoxy goes a long way!  You don't want any seeping out.
And you know what comes next!  Yes, some distressing and antiquing glaze!  Good guess :)

I really love the adorable print that I used on the front of the cabinet. It is a copy of a reproduction vintage print I bought on a trip to Paris.  Since I didn't want to use the original print, I wen to Staples and had a copy made onto cardstock.  The print is of vintage soap advertisements, and I think it is just darling!  If you have been following me for awhile, you know I am crazy about the look of vintage French text.  Well, I knew I wanted to use it on this project both inside and out. 

So I decoupaged pages from a vintage French book around the border of the outside, since my print didn't come all the way to the edges.  Then I decoupaged them on the inside as well, so you get a fun little surprise when you open the door!

Here's another look at the appliques.  I love how they give instant character to just about anything!

And a closer look at the cute print!

One more look at the inside and out.

I did learn a few lessons along the way with this project!  I was lazy and didn't remove the hinges on the door (even though I knew better!).  Well, they got all goonked up (highly technical term!) with paint, making them difficult to open & close.  So, I had to remove them and buy new hinges!  Phooey!  Other than that, I had so much fun with this project, I think it's one of my new favorites.  I am going to put her in my Etsy shop, and if she doesn't sell, I won't exactly be heart broken!!

What projects have you been working on lately?  Hope you all have a wonderful day!
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