This pantry was an awesome find. We talked it down to $10 and it came with a ton of cool toys; plates, utensils, toy food, tupperware, and juice pitchers. We found out that father of the lady who sold it made it for her when she was a girl, and she passed it down to her daughter. The thing is sturdy like a rock and they used copious amounts of polyurethane so it is virtually indestructible. The only problem is that it looks terrible.
I painted it white and covered it with a thick layer of polyurethane. One thing we learned: CLEAR POLYURETHANE IS NOT CLEAR! If you get too think of a layer it is yellow. Which means my white pantry turned out eggshell, and the color is uneven. We will see how much it bugs me.
We used the rest of the dollar store contact paper for wall paper, and it turned out looking better than I thought.
Sorry the pictures are blurry. The daughter got a hold of the camera, and junked up the lens.
Next time use polyacrylic. It doesn't turn yellow.
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