Tall Prim Cabinet

My mind would not settle until I made this cabinet.  Sometimes that can be so annoying.  I wanted to build a tall cabinet out of the leftover porch wood and pallets.  I had envisioned it much wider, but I did not have enough of the right kind of wood for the top and the base. I started off making the door and gathered wood for the frame.

I built the sides alternating thin and wide boards.  I like the look of it not being uniform.  Before I painted it, the cabinet looked like a Big Top Tent.

I tried to make sure the shelves would be level, but I ended up doing this all over when the cabinet was finished. :)

I decided to use up my old kitchen cabinet paint. Rustic Cedar was the color. It is oil based.  Have I told you how spoiled I am from using chalk paint.  I never want to use oil again.  It took forever to dry!  Here is a pic of the color before and after stain.  The dark walnut stain made it a barn red color.

I had my oldest son whittle a piece of wood for my lock.

I reused some hinges I took off of something.

This picture makes the color of the cabinet look orange...It is NOT orange looking.

Here it is 4'5" tall and 20.25" wide

I know these are bad pics.  It was a cloudy day, and my camera did not want to focus right.  I wanted to use natural lighting so the color looked natural.  Oh well.....

What was so great about making this cabinet is that I was able to make it without buying a single item...just my time.

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