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10-08-2010, 08:06 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Mexico
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| 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: |
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10-08-2010, 08:35 PM | #4 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| 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!
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10-08-2010, 08:51 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: parma ohio
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| 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 |
10-08-2010, 08:53 PM | #6 |
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| great job! Love how you finished it along with our accessories. And love all the contents. lol
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10-08-2010, 10:16 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | 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.
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10-09-2010, 03:09 AM | #8 |
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| Love that!!
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10-09-2010, 03:33 AM | #9 |
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| What great work! |
10-09-2010, 04:51 AM | #10 |
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| LOVE IT!!! Peggy, Monkey & Maddie
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10-09-2010, 05:02 AM | #11 |
I found Yorkie love Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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| What a lucky find, it's beautiful
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10-09-2010, 05:14 AM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rochester, Ny, USA
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| That's gorgeous!!!! I want one for London! Your dog has more clothes than I do, lol.
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10-09-2010, 05:19 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA
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| 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. |
10-09-2010, 05:24 AM | #14 |
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| You did a great job! I can't believe how many clothes she has!
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10-09-2010, 05:27 AM | #15 | |
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