The Stylish Home: Cabinet Chic

Kelley L. Moore’s quick fix to keep your small space tidy.

By Seattle Mag December 31, 1969

This article originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Seattle magazine.

Category: NW Home Articles

 

The Chippendale bar ($95, Antika Antiques, 206.789.6393; antikaantiques.com) before its recreation.

Consider adding other space-smart elements around your cabinet. Here, an old chair is made newly hip with fresh paint and mod fabric, a rubber tray layered in frost-white tumbled recycled glass from Bedrock Industries   (206.283.7625; bedrockindustries.com) serves as a shoe caddy and a peacock vase by SHINE from City Home Store (206.324.4663; city-home-store.com) makes a dandy umbrella  stand. A bold coating of Benjamin Moore Electric Orange  paint ensures that this cabinet stands out.

 
Staying organized in a small space can be challenging. Without a place to drop your keys, purse or mail, clutter will come calling. Dispense with disarray by putting everyday essentials out of sight. Kelley transformed this Chippendale bar into a charming catch-all, complete with a handy behind-the-door light and a lock to keep its contents secure.
 
 
 
 

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A white container becomes a mod handbag holder, while green valet trays are a great store-it spot for stamps, pens and an IPOD shuffle.

The bar’s existing racks now hold magazines. A mini magnetic strip adds a pop of color and houses magnetic hooks on which to handily hang keys.

[Details] Cabinet refinishing, Evan’s Elegant Cabinet Refinishing,  253.536.7968. Mini magnetic strip and silver mesh CD Bin, Container Store, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; 425.453.7120; containerstore.com. White faux leather bucket carrier and green faux leather valet trays, Crate & Barrel, University Village; Seattle; 206.937.9939; crateandbarrel.com. Neon green cell phone holders, Storables, 1100 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; 425.462.2900; storables.com. Orange I-Pod shuffle, Apple Store, University Village, Seattle; 206.524.8100; apple.com. Black Simon Wallet, Queen Anne Dispatch, 2212 Queen Anne Ave. N, Seattle; 206.286.1024; queenannedispatch.com. Towzai Home ceramic tray and clear block acrylic picture frames, retrofit home, 1419 12th Ave., Seattle; 206.568.4663; retrofithome.com. Fresh flowers, Queen Anne Metropolitan Market, 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N, Seattle; 206.284.2530; metropolitan-market.com, in a vintage white vase, Antika Antiques. Ceramic Buddha bank, Macy’s, 1601 Third Ave., Seattle; 206.506.6000, macys.com.

 
Kelley L. Moore is a lifestyle and entertaining expert for NW Home and Seattle magazines.

 

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