FABULOUS Craigslist find!! Before/After Pics of the Dog Closet I refinished :)
 

I found this "baby armoire" on Craigslist. The ad was for a garage sale and had a pic of the closet. I saw the potential immediately. I went to the garage sale early and pretended I wasn't interested in it, even though I went there knowing I was going to buy it :). I asked how much they wanted for it and they said $60. I walked away and kept browsing, acting uninterested.

I came back to it and offered them $20, saying that it was really scratched up and needed a lot of work (it was actually not that bad and the entire thing is SOLID wood- absolutely no particle board). And they took $20! I was overjoyed! It definitely had lots of potential.

So I went to Home Depot and picked up some sandpaper for my hubby's power sander, a beautiful black ebony stain, and all new brushed stainless steel hardware for around $40. Later I added another closet rod for $7. I got the wicker baskets at Ross for $10. I am still searching for some little hooks to put on the insides of the doors to hang leashes, harnesses, and collars. I am so glad I stained it instead of painting it because it has such a beautiful dark color with wood grain showing through.

I LOVE this closet! I searched for months for something to put Zoe's clothes in , but everything I found was either too small or too expensive. I am really happy with how it turned out and it really wasn't that much work. I had a lot of fun customizing it and learning how to refinish. So here are the before and after pics:

Very nice - I think it looks beautiful the way you refinished it.

Looks amazing! Makes me want to go around this weekend and look for great finds at local yard sales.

This came out fantastic! What a beautiful piece of furniture you now have -- looks nothing like the original so you certainly had a nice vision. I love the little baskets and the animal print linings - they go so well with the ebony stain and the stainless hardware. Great job!:thumbup:

Closet
 

I am so jealous, I love making things myself also, but that is one great job to be proud of woohoo way to go

great job! Love how you finished it along with our accessories. And love all the contents. lol

Wow...you did a great job - I love it! And, just think of the money you saved and you now have a beautiful piece of furniture for a fraction of the price other pieces cost.....you rocked it!

Lately I've seen on our Craigslist someone is taking old end tables - like octagon shapes with those doors on them. They remove the door, paint them, add a dog bed pillow type thing on the shelf inside and are selling them as "fancy dogs beds" for $100+.....and you know these are tables they are picking up at garage sale for almost nothing...but they are so nice and different.

Love that!!

What great work!

LOVE IT!!!

Peggy, Monkey & Maddie :daisy:

What a lucky find, it's beautiful:)

That's gorgeous!!!! I want one for London! Your dog has more clothes than I do, lol.

Very nice! You did a great job with refinishing and converting this to organize your little ones clothes, etc.

This has inspired me to re-purpose a few furniture pieces in our house, instead of selling them for barely nothing.

You did a great job! I can't believe how many clothes she has!:)

That is a great idea. I know exactly the type of end table you are talking about. My mom had an old solid wood one that just needed to be repainted and she asked me if I wanted it. I told her no, and she threw it away. Now I wish I would have taken it. That is a great idea to put a bed in it!