Meet Lulu!

I was in search of a cheap cabinet that I could use for the kids computer while we were in the basement and than later I'd use it for in my studio.

So I scoured Craigslist- and I happened to come upon this baby

She was well a piece of crap :) but she had me at the legs- oh the legs- Dave thought for sure I'd lost it especially as when we were carrying it to the truck and it was falling apart :)

But Lulu has such cute details--

 I would have liked to get rid of the getto support brace at the bottom but she was really weak--Dave had to work and add more screws and braces to make sure she could withstand our kiddos.

 How I finished her:

Cheap yellow spray paint at Walmart-- for my base/primer coat

Than I actually painted her with a custom color I had them mix at walmart- satin finish

I didn't quite like how light it was so I got some yellow acrylic paint and mixed it with water and did a wash over the whole thing-- loved it!

I sanded the edges and than royally screwed up when instead of a finishing her off/sealing her with a pecan stain I used dark walnut on one side :( needless to say she sat in her miserable state for a couple of weeks I was so discouraged because I was out of the base color paint and I didn't know what to do.

Finally I bought a yellow spray paint at Lowes that was close to the color I wanted- painted it and it was too yellow so than I mixed white acrylic paint with water and did a lighter wash :) yay she was back to the way I liked her.

Than I finished it off with a pecan stain and sprayed it with a clear finish

Whew-- Lulu was finally done- and I like her alot :)

She reminds me of this lady

My Grandmother-- who loves yellow and her beautiful home has many cute touches of yellow :)

So what do you think of Lulu-fan of yellow or not?

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