Mexican-style china cabinet update
I bought this Mexican china cabinet for a song a couple of years ago, stripped the cheesy shiny varnish and finished it with several applications of linseed oil until it got the warm, rustic look I was going for. And who doesn't love the way linseed oil smells? or is that just me. . . ??
Anyway, I want to update it a little as we are moving to a new house (provided nothing catastrophic happens between now and the closing date!). I was thinking about replacing the glass panels with either seeded or bubbled glass, or some other glass that has obstructions or ripples in it. My "china" collection is really a mish-mosh of brightly painted pieces, Japanese-style "fish" bowls, chunky terra cotta plates and, well, you get the idea. I thought the distortions in the glass would allow some colors to show through without treating guests to the cacophony of styles in the cabinet.
On the other hand, I was reading some posts here about painting or wallpapering the insides of shelves and cabinets and was wondering if that might work here. The linseed oil finish would complicate painting, I know, but I thought it might be fun to paint a light or bright color in the back of the cabinet, leave the glass as is and just embrace the insanity of our china collection.
any ideas? I have to apologize for the photo - it's the only one I can find of the cabinet (and it's in a storage unit right now), so you can't see the entire shelf area, but you get the idea.
Anyway, I want to update it a little as we are moving to a new house (provided nothing catastrophic happens between now and the closing date!). I was thinking about replacing the glass panels with either seeded or bubbled glass, or some other glass that has obstructions or ripples in it. My "china" collection is really a mish-mosh of brightly painted pieces, Japanese-style "fish" bowls, chunky terra cotta plates and, well, you get the idea. I thought the distortions in the glass would allow some colors to show through without treating guests to the cacophony of styles in the cabinet.
On the other hand, I was reading some posts here about painting or wallpapering the insides of shelves and cabinets and was wondering if that might work here. The linseed oil finish would complicate painting, I know, but I thought it might be fun to paint a light or bright color in the back of the cabinet, leave the glass as is and just embrace the insanity of our china collection.
any ideas? I have to apologize for the photo - it's the only one I can find of the cabinet (and it's in a storage unit right now), so you can't see the entire shelf area, but you get the idea.
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Maybe try pinning some pretty wrapping paper - plain colours or patterened 0 to the back, behind the shelves, to see if you like the look? Maybe a single tone that complements the room?
Funny how living in a tiny house for so long has warped my brain. I never considered using this for anything other than practical storage, because it's the only thing that would fit in the other house.
New house is twice as big and there is no reason for me not to use this as a display piece. And I have a modest collection of huichol beaded animals, ironwood carvings, fetishes and Mata Ortiz pots that would go perfectly in here!!! DUH!
I love Houzz.