FOYER FURNITURE entry unit

Over the last week I have been building a piece of furniture meant to use in a foyer.

I thought I would look up the official definition of FOYER for you and share it:

A foyer in a house is usually a small entry area or room by the front door. Other public rooms such as the living room, dining room, and family room typically attach to it, along with any main stairway. It was initially intended as an "airlock", separating the fireplace-heated rooms from the (colder, in winter) front entrance, where cold air infiltration made for cold drafts and low temperatures. It is commonly used for outer garment and umbrella storage for both residents and guests.

The piece I built meets these needs perfectly and Im eager to share it with you.

It has fancy hooks, knobs, and posts to hang your items from.

It has hidden storage and open shelves.

It also has a great mirror and big surface for catching your shopping bags

or displaying things you love, like those flowers being given to you in mid February.

HERE you can see some of the parts that made this piece come together.

Also if youre interested in an interview I recently did pop on over to:

http://www.art-for-your-walls.com/interview-with-kristy-author-of-4-the-love-of-wood.html

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BACON AND POTATOES pantry unit

George and I had a nice long weekend, this Victoria Day holiday.

We were able to get away on a couple day trips that we enjoyed.

I did a little painting, got some deliveries done, finished unpacking from the Mothers day Sale,

re-arranged an entire room that I will share with you soon,

and got these photos taken of a new pantry unit I did.

I always have a ton of ideas running through my head and this unit was

pulled out to try another. However that went south when I realized the measurements

of the unit fit the needs one of my customers has for a kitchen piece.

The graphics used on this pantry unit were made from

a pair of old grocery store produce signs I found on line.

BEFORE  and AFTER

It started as a 70s maple china cabinet.

I altered the upper part quite a bit to provide the open shelving needed for dry goods storage.

This pantry unit was painted in ASCP Old White and waxed with Minwax Natural.

The interior is painted in a grey mixed from ASCP colors.

The graphics were handpainted with jet black acrylic paint.

The drawer handles and door pulls are reproduction glass.

I hope you like the outcome as much as I do!

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