Little Miss Hooiser gets a make over

 I have this really nice "hoosier"

 style cabinet that I was using in my office for storage

 The  brown paint was probably added not too long ago 

and I figured that underneath  

would be some really pretty older paint...

Miss Hoosier just never looked good in brown...not really her color

 So I loaded her up in my pick up and headed up to Ojai for a makeover

There is nothing better than a project that involves power tools!

First we give her a power wash...this is sometimes easier than using stripper and you can control how much paint gets removed

The brown paint just peeled off 

Next step...a good sanding

 or micro-dermabrasion 

It was a really pretty day so that made the job much more enjoyable

Miss Hoosier and I had a good talk about her life 

and how she much prefers being single right now...

especially at this age

The more paint that came off 

the more the old broad... 

excuse me ...I meant  bead board 

came to life

My arsenal of make over items!

and doesn't

Miss Hoosiers wood look refreshed?

I pretty much took this cabinet completely apart 

and threw away all the hardware

because it was really bent and "newish" 

and

soooo last season

Next step is waxing...I used  clear BriWax for this project but

you can also get Briwax with stain added 

if you want color in the finished product 

 So here she is after her make over

She looks sooo different....

is that really you Miss H?!

 I am now using Miss H for storing napkins,

 placemats and that type of thing

I think she likes it better in Ojai!

 The hardware is new reproduction from a source called House of Antique Hardware

I have used their things quite a bit 

and have yet to be disappointed

 The little numbers are old French door numbers or apartment numbers which I purchased a while back from my wonderful blogger friend Andrea!

Please visit her at Faded Plains 

she has a great little shop too!

 And of course we need some good lighting...what better than a toaster lamp!

Such a great accessory...for Miss H

 I found this weird little storage thingy on Ebay 

and it looks right at home...maybe to store a cook book or some magazines

so there you go

new duds on the old gal make her really shine

hope you like Miss Hoosier now

...she had low self esteem

 but is feeling so much better

; 0 )