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I may have accidentally bought an early 80’s record cabinet from a charity shop, manage to get it in my car and bring it home. It was ugly. Kevin’s face was a picture. He just couldn’t see my vision at first for this vintage lump of wood. But a tin of Rust-Oleum Chalk Paint later and a set of hair pins later I love my mid-century style cabinet.
*FYI this isn’t a sponsored post, I just happened to accidentally buy all the rust-oleum products and loved them.
Did you see my post on how I styled my record cabinet with an awesome neon light? A few people asked me about the record cabinet so I thought it was time for a make over post.
Vintage Record Cabinet After
So how did this become a rather lovely mid-century inspired cabinet I hear you ask?
Vintage Record Cabinet Before
Costs
Cabinet £10
Hair Pin Legs £26 (eBay)
Rust-Oleum White Chalk Pain £12 (B&Q)
Rust-Oleum Gold Paint £2 (B&Q)
1 bottle of cider £1.50
Total £51.50
I spent a rainy weekend with a sander, a paint brush and a bottle of cider because why the hell not.
I *read Kevin* sanded the cabinet lightly, just enough to remove any gunk and rough up the surface so the Chalk Paint would adhere better. I then gave the cabinet a quick wipe down with a damp cloth to remove any dust.
The hairpin legs attached super easily and once on I flipped the cabinet on to the feet. This makes it much easier to paint, as it’s not sat on the floor.
I gave the cabinet 2 coats of Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Chalk White, one on Saturday morning and one coat on Saturday evening, it needed a few hours to dry in-between coats.
Sunday Morning I just topped up a couple of missed bits (oops).
I then used a make up brush because I didn’t have a brush small enough to paint the gold bits on the cabinet, it needed 2 coats to be a deep gold colour I was after.
Sunday evening I popped the records back in.
Hows it holding up?
Well 1 month after the paint is holding up pretty well, there is a few scuffs in the paint but its not chipped at all. I did have the option to wax the chalk paint but honestly I didn’t want to pay the extra pennies and I couldn’t be bothered. I’m more of a quick DIY kinda girl. I’m looking forward to seeing how the cabinet ages.
What a lovely transformation, and so cheap! I walked past the most gorgeous record store today – we have to go 🙂 x
Oo, yes! I don’t need asking twice to go record shopping haha!
It’s gorgeous – you’ve done such a great job of this! Love how simple it can be to upcycle furniatare!
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