The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe: PART DEUX

Good morning everyone :)

When I last left off about the Wardrobe ( you can click HERE if you missed part one ) I showed the outside of the beast - there were so many photos and stories to go with it that I decided the interior could wait for another day - 

Well I woke up this morning and looked at the calendar and it said " another day "

so..............

Here we go with the interior!

First of all, there were 2 interior drawers - and though I knew from the start I would not be painting out the wood interior - I decided I would, in fact, paint the 2 drawers for some interest.

Since these drawers will more likely than not be filled with junk - I decided to name one of them appropriately - I did this with my trusty Sharpie - and dollar store stencils.

The top drawer got a make-shift rough (very rough lol ) image of a flag - since I had a little bit of the paint left, I figured I'd use it up.  I then painted outside the lines................again roughly - the sharpie gives the image a bit of depth

I had originally painted the interior of the doors white - 

Then I changed them to the custom color used on this piece ( ASCP duck egg blue and pure white )

I may change it to chalkboard paint down the line - not sure yet :)
I know I'm keeping this in my office for my supplies - but I'm dreaming that my next place can accommodate something like this in the kitchen - I see it as a big old country cabinet in my mind...............with recipes written on the doors - or shopping lists - or messages.  ( something like this )

The decision to not paint the wood shelves was a simply one - whether this was going to be used to store 

paints or dishes - there was going to be a lot of items on those shelves - items that are constantly being used 

it just felt " safest " to keep it wood.

John says - Why do you keep walking back and forth with a pile of dishes in your hands?
Suzan says - To put in the wardrobe
John says - WHY??????  IT'S SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOODY LIVING ROOM!!!!!
John says - I don't understand you at all.  You said it was to store your paints in - it's not even in the office yet - and now you're putting dishes in it?
Suzan says-  I'm staging it -
John says - Ok - we took the doors off to move it - we put them back on to stage it - you're putting dishes in that'll have to come out - so that we can take the doors off to move it into the office and then we'll have to put the doors back on?
John says - Does this sound normal to you
Suzan says -Yes - yes it does actually.
Suzan says - It sounds completely normal
Suzan says - YOU - however -  do not sound normal at all when you get uptight about something like this.
Suzan says - I'M staging it - and I'LL empty it - don't worry.
John says - How many photos are you going to take of this before people are sick to death of seeing it?
John says - ooohhh - here's a photo without the doors - here's a photo with the doors - here's a photo of the drawers - here's a photo with dishes................
Suzan says - Don't you have to golf early in the morning John?  Shouldn't you get some shut eye?
John says - How can I with you clunking and thumping up and down the hallway with stacks of dishes?

I don't clunk..................( and I definitely do not thump ) I walk like a ballerina ( LOL )
Although I argued with him for years that I didn't snore - until I woke myself up on night!

But I think I have to agree with John this time - I think I've milked this Armoire for all it's worth now!

This is what the interior looks like in real time....................

OK John - are you ready to put the doors back on???

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