When my Grandma Stout moved out of her house I was fortunate enough to get this cabinet out of her basement as well as a few other things.  I was living in Albuquerque, NM at the time, so this cabinet took a 1500 mile ride across the country in the back of my truck.  We were living in an apartment, so most of the work was done on our balcony. 

When I got the cabinet it wasn't that sturdy.  It was very old and had been through hell and back.  So in order to get it sturdy enough to use I had to totally tear the cabinet apart.  I had pieces upon pieces of wood that needed to be stripped and sanded.  Many months later I was able to put it back together.  The original bottom shelf, backings, and drawer bottoms were rotten and needed to be replaced.  After replacing these pieces I added a divider between the drawers and the cabinet on the bottom half.  All of this work made the cabinet very sturdy.  In fact it probably weighs almost twice as much as it did before! 

After stripping and sanding I decided to finish the bottom half first.  I pulled the cabinet inside our living room on some plastic and started priming and painting.  After it was painted I had to get some new hardware.  The old stuff was covered in paint and when I got the paint off it didn't look very good.  So I got some new stuff to add to the new look.

Next is the top half and the counter top...

This is the cabinet without the doors and drawers after it had been stripped and sanded.	Stripped and sanded.	The bottom with the doors and drawers on ready to be painted.	The door and drawers are ready now.
A look at the inside.  Notice the inner wall and shelf that I added.	The bottom is primed.	The bottom is painted.	Another angle of the painted bottom.
Another picture of the painted bottom.	I added new hinges and handles.	Another view of the finished bottom.	Got the tile put  onto the countertop.  Grouting is next.
Ready for grouting.	More Coming Soon!