This next project comes from 2 estate sales. For some background, many Germans settled here with the Von Braun rocket scientists. We go to many sales and the fine carved German furniture and crystal is plenty. One of the houses that we went to for the sale was a German scientists who worked on cuckoo clocks. No surprise there. I picked up this one piece that was a part of a clock and it was $12.00. Isn't it gorgeous? I had no idea what I could do it, but I couldn't pass it up.
Fast forward two weeks later. We walked into another estate sale and this hanging cabinet was $75.00. There was no way I was going to pay full price, but my friend who I go with always goes back on the last day for the 50% off sale. I told her if it was still there to pick it up for me. Well, she went back and she picked it up for $37.50. I think it was a steal. And, I thought about the clock part-hmmmm. What if Mr. Thrifty could figure a way to attach it to the top. And that is what he set out to do.
Because the top of the cabinet had a curved top, some engineering was involved.
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He got his fancy wire tool out to mimic the outer curve of the top of the cabinet. He then cut a piece of wood that was curved on one side and flat on the opposite side.
Of course, the level needed to be used.
First, he cut the pattern out of cardboard and then transferred it to the wood.
It looks pretty good for the dry fit.
The next step will be cut the mullions out of the cabinet door. There is also glass on both sides. Both of those pieces will need to removed. I am hoping to paint it all out in white. Look at this shrine/cabinet that I found on Pinterest.
Can you believe that price? I told Mr. Thrifty that I might have a job for him when he retires!
Two coats of white chalk paint and a coat of dead flat finishing cream completed the project
A good friend recommended to me to make a curtain drape for the inside of the shrine. I purchased this periwinkle velvet to make fabric pumpkins for the fall. I had enough to whip up a curtain.
I can’t decide between having the curtain or not.
This has been such a great project.
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