a craigslist find.

 My friend, Caroline, found this lovely cabinet on Craigslist and asked me to help give some ideas on how to make it over!  I think this piece has a lot of potential!!  Caroline already had a lot of great ideas:  paint it black or grey, paint the backdrop, or put a cute wallpaper on the backdrop.  I think these are all wonderful options.  So, here are a couple inspiration photos. 

First up is the simple stuff.  Paint it a solid black or grey...

Or you could paint it a solid color and paint the backdrop a contrasting color...

  

Or you could get a little more exciting and put a graphic print on the backdrop...

Or if you're feeling really adventurous paint it a bold color AND use a bold pattern on the backdrop...

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 Lots of options for this lovely piece!  I think you can't go wrong with any of them.  I think I would personally paint the piece a nice neutral gray and do a fun wallpaper on the backdrop.  Like this...

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Or even this...

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Shannon at pink wallpaper also did a blog post on a similar project earlier this week!  Check out her ideas here.

Hope these ideas help Caroline!!!  Happy Thursday :)