Achieving a goal....almost

Well dear reader, I have finished my first large project. By large I mean, bigger than me and all by myself. I have (almost) finished a small china cabinet. When I first got it, it was not what you would call pretty (see below).






And then there are the after pictures. It's not perfect, after all it IS the biggest thing I have done and I'm still learning. In a few short days it will have new glass shelves in there (they had wood ones, can you imagine?). It will also house my crystal wine glasses which should let off a nice twinkle when I turn on the tap light i installed in the top. I can't wait for that!

I have the hubby standing next to it in this picture for a height reference (he's 6'3")



The first picture is a better indication of it's color. It's not as light as this.



It feels so good to be able to make something look better. Although I will admit, every time I walk by it, I can find flaws that make me cringe. Maybe once the glasses and such are in it, I will feel better about it. Plus it looks a little awkward with our cream colored table, but soon enough we will have a dark wood table in there and that will help tie it together! I am hoping to make my house a little classier and a little nicer. Oddly enough, that requires bringing more stuff in when I really need to get rid of many things. Funny how that works huh? I will keep you posted on my progress as it happens. It's a long, slow process that requires more money and time than I have right now, so I have to rely on freebies and stuff laying around the house. But that's okay. It's worked out in my favor so far (the cabinet was a freebie, I only spent money on the paint and the glass shelves). I have so many ideas brewing through my head, but they all require money (one wouldn't be THAT much but it would be 2 or 3 gallons of paint and that is $50-$60 that I just don't have right now). It'll work itself out though, it always does!