A couple of weeks ago I spent a Saturday at my favorite auction house. Instead of getting carried away as I sometimes do, I had only one thing on my list. I decided my kitchen needed more storage. One small corner remained underutilized. It held only a big bag of dog food sitting atop a heating register.
My hunt was for a tall skinny cupboard to fit the space. This particular auction advertised many primitive cupboards and I found just what I was looking for in the project barn. For $35 it was mine. On my way home I stopped at Lowes to purchase the items I would need to update it. A couple of cans of spray paint, some small bun feet and metal anchors for the bottom and I thought some new pulls. Instead I decided to use the existing pulls but to paint them with leftover bronze paint I knew I had at home. As the unit had previously been used as a built-in it was missing portions of molding at the top. To address that I decided to buy all new.
The next day I got down to business. I screwed on the metal plates to attach the four bun feet to the bottom. I added some nails to the back to secure it where needed. I removed the pulls and spray painted the unit and the molding piece satin leafy green. I spray painted the pulls in bronze and left everything to dry.
The hardest part of the whole makeover was cutting and mitering the molding for the top. I used a miter box and a hand saw. Then I secured the molding with small finish nails. Once complete and ready to go, I had my significant other help me get it into the house. It fit perfectly and with the feet it was high enough off the floor to allow the heat out into the room. We secured the top of the cupboard to the wall so it wouldn't tip.
I wrapped wood-look shelf paper around the shelves and installed them at the appropriate heights. I left space at the bottom so I could fit in the large bag of dog food. I also found wire racks to hang on the doors for my plastic wrap and garbage bag storage. This allowed me to free up a whole drawer in another cabinet. Check out the finished project below.
