{"id":8376,"date":"2017-07-19T12:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepaintedhinge.com\/?p=8376"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T23:03:04","slug":"old-beat-up-cabinet-transformed-into-wine-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepaintedhinge.com\/2017\/07\/19\/old-beat-up-cabinet-transformed-into-wine-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Beat Up Cabinet Transformed Into A Wine Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey there! \ud83d\ude42 This project has been a very long time in the making. It took me a LOT longer to finish than what I thought it would! It didn’t help that we went on vacation for two weeks in the middle of the project. And of course I had a ton of stuff to catch up on around the house once we got home. I had planned to have it finished before we left, but you know what they say about the best laid plans. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

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This cabinet had been in my parent’s garage for as long as I can remember. (I’m pushing 50, so that’s a pretty long time.) \ud83d\ude42 My dad used it as a gun shell reloader. He had all his reloading equipment mounted to the top of the cabinet. I wish took a picture of it with all the reloading equipment still attached, but when we dug it out of my parent’s garage after my dad passed away last year, I had no idea what to do with it. I just knew I wanted to keep it because since it was my dad’s it would be really nice if I could repurpose it someday.<\/p>\n

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I have no idea how old this cabinet is or where my dad got it. It doesn’t have any manufacturer markings. It does have what looks to be a handle on one side, so it may have been some kind of cart. When I turned it on its side to inspect the bottom, I noticed there are holes in the bottom of the legs where wheels might have been attached, which supports the cart theory. Any guesses on what this was originally?<\/p>\n

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The cabinet had three brackets across the top. I don’t think they were there originally – my dad probably put them on to keep the wood from splitting from the weight of the heavy reloading equipment mounted on it. I debated on removing the brackets as they did add a certain charm, but in the end I decided to remove them as to not interfere with anything I placed on top.<\/p>\n

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The cabinet has one copper tray in its first shelf. The two drawers are also lined with copper trays. Again, I don’t think these are original to the cabinet… the hole in the shelf was not cut out well, and all the trays are roughly made. I think my dad needed some kind of metal trays to store some of his reloading supplies, and the copper was the easiest for him to use for that purpose at the time. I decided to keep them on the cabinet as they do add some interest to the cabinet and they definitely are a conversation piece!<\/p>\n