Liquor cabinet

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One of the last things I did today, before leaving work for good, is stealing this steel cabinet.

I'm looking for ideas on making it nice enough to keep in the house.

I'm thinking painting or possibly covering the exterior with some type of wrap stuff. For the interior, either leaving it standard, but maybe adding lighting, or perhaps some type of paneling and wooden shelves, oh, and lighting.

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Depends on how much time, money, effort... you want to put into it. There are lots of faux finish styles out there, from wood to marble to hammered copper. Depends on what you are trying to go for. I like rustic stuff, so maybe make it look rusty, take glass out and put wire in, then maybe a beat up wood shelf... but that just me lol
 
kcult said:
One of the last things I did today, before leaving work for good, is stealing this steel cabinet.

I'm looking for ideas on making it nice enough to keep in the house.

I'm thinking painting or possibly covering the exterior with some type of wrap stuff. For the interior, either leaving it standard, but maybe adding lighting, or perhaps some type of paneling and wooden shelves, oh, and lighting.

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Rustic heart of pine shelving w sleek modern lighting.. will tie it together.
 
That's not a liquor cabinet. There's no liquor in it.
 
That can be so much more than a plain old cabinet the sky is the limit. I mean the possibilities!!! Only if I could tell you what to do with it lol. I’ve never had that type of vision. I can repurpose anything, but it’s usually not anything you want people to see 🤣🤣🤣
 
Stipples lots of stipples with a ball peen! that's a 3rd gen shelf right?



Seriousness, you can look into a wrap, paint, or youtube faux finishes. If you want to go with the hammered finish out of a rattle can, be careful as that stuff needs an exact humidity and temp to set up like the old stuff of the 40-50s.

If you know of any custom lumber mills that are taking down old barns/houses to convert the barn logs/rafters/poles into flooring, they may have some thin outer skins that they trim off of the old hand hewn square beams. The guy nearby had a stack of 1/4" thick or so outer skins years back that would be great to clad the cabinet with or line the inside.

I'm not sure where it is going into, but maybe hot rod flat black with either faux bronze or antiqued copper handles or replace the handles from an odd item in the barn or antique store. Inside would be reclaimed heart pine shelves with rough edges (use a wire wheel to pull out the soft grain to get rid of straight saw cuts) from either barn siding or old T&G floors/beadboard, led lighting for each shelf that shines up into the bottle or is in the leading edge shining down and back to show the labels. Waist high would be a shelf that is the main action area containing glass storage, a small humidor chest, and a pouring spot via a fold down/out front table for more room. When the small table is folded up sealing off that shelf, it has a custom brand or carving on the underside that shows out the glass doors. I'd also consider cutting out some side windows to match the front to allow light in and more viewing action.
 
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Troy,
Look into doing different kinds of faux finishes on the outside.
Inside would be easy to install a nice wood with adjustable shelves.

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I hate nice cabinets like that, they make you want a wall lined with them, and you'll never find another matching one. I'd just paint the room to match the cabinet.

I'm not good with churchin stuff up like this. Both our HF tool cart and Husky mobile work bench were purchased in white so they match the kitchen cabinets. :D
 
kcult said:
One of the last things I did today, before leaving work for good, is stealing this steel cabinet.

I'm looking for ideas on making it nice enough to keep in the house.

I'm thinking painting or possibly covering the exterior with some type of wrap stuff. For the interior, either leaving it standard, but maybe adding lighting, or perhaps some type of paneling and wooden shelves, oh, and lighting.

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Ohh, an industrial storage cabinet. Every women's dream furniture... 🤣

I would paint it, either line the shelves or use wood. I've seen some colored metal tin backsplashes you could line the inside sides with. Funky wallpaper would work too.

Add a mirror and lights and that would make for a very cool liquor cabinet.

Keep us updated on it.
 
I’d put in some red back lighting and store my dvd porn collection in there.
 
If you have kids/grandkids id take it outside, give them all some paints, and let them go to town on it. Paint it however they want. Scenes, designs, random splashes, whatever. Then you will have their "artwork" saved for decades.
 
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