black antiqued china cabinet

I love the look of painted black furniture.  For some reason, I don't have any of it in my house, but after seeing this piece in my dining room, that might change.

It started as these two pieces.  Good bones & solid, but otherwise very unremarkable.

I primed it with gray primer.  Why?  Because that was the only color primer I had that wasn't white.  So I went with it.

This project took me over 3 weeks, which is unbelievable for me.  Those of you who know me well know that when I jump into a project, I usually can't let it go until it is done.  Totally done.

This project was 'in progress' forever, and then it sat in my dining room waiting to be put together for even longer.  I was waiting for someone to help me lift the top piece onto the bottom piece... I finally made the unwise decision to do it myself (I'm not very patient when it comes to stuff like this).  Picture it & laugh... it's ok.

But it got done & that is all that mattered to me!  As I said, I really like it.  I'm surprised by how much I like it.

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kathie

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