Chiffarobe repurposed

A chifferobe is a small armoire that was typically popular in the U.S. during the 1920s-30s. I'll show you how to update one in 5 easy steps.

Remember this busted up old girl??? She really was struggling. My wonderful neighbor gave me this piece that belonged to her grandmother, and I was thrilled that a) she deemed me special enough to receive it and b) I’d have some new storage. Three kids take up a lot of space, you know. I realize […]

Storage is a big issue in our small home. When I starting thinking about this post and the reason why things change a lot around here, I wanted to research what…

Welcome to the 586th Metamorphosis Monday! Recently, I was chatting via email with Phyllis who blogs at The Relevant Tea Leaf. She shared pictures of an amazing transformation she and her hubby, Jerry, completed. Phyllis and Jerry, were given this old cedar armoire that was in pretty rough shape. Phyllis had plans for how she wanted to use the armoire, but the original opening was too narrow for her needs. Jerry enjoys carpentry as a hobby so he got to work enlarging the opening. Once that…

Some paint, some elbow grease, and some vision...follow along on our blog!

This wood wardrobe makeover included paint and decorative contact paper in place of the mirror.

It's finally finished! I am in love with my newly repurposed armoire. The final step was building shelves, which I am so thankful my dad helped me complete. I wanted to try to make the shelves without having to do anything permanent to the armoire. We built frames from scrap wood that my dad happened to have and some pieces we bought from the store. The side pieces are 2"x2". The brackets were 3/4"x2". The middle bracket was bigger in order to hold a pull out shelf. The actual shelves were…

I found this hutch in a thrift store, just before Christmas… good for me that it was before Christmas! That made it easier to convince, Trav, my husband, to bring it home for me! I loved the shape of it and all of the glass! I don’t see hutches as often with glass on the

Antique chifferobe makeover using Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint in Prussian, Anchor, and Black.