Beadboard Bookcase Project!!

This will be my first "blog" project and I didn't even have to shop for this one.... It sort of fell into my lap!

A few weeks ago, while at work, I happened to find our custodian wheeling out this piece on a cart.... He was getting rid of it and wondered if I would be interested in it? He told me if I cleaned it up real good, it would be great for storing things in the garage! It had been used for storing cleaners, etc in his office, so it did need a good cleaning, he said.

Well, I was looking at this cabinet from the back, but as soon as I took a look at the front~ WOW! Of course, I said "sure"!!! It is covered in a few layers of paint- the top being vintage sage green with a cream under that.... I also can detect a little bit of green & grey paint on the bottom molding.

I believe it came from an old school that was torn down many years ago.... So, for me, this just adds to the nostalgia of the bookcase.... See the initials carved into the side? How sweet!

In the next few days, as I find the time (we only have 8 soccer games this week), I plan on working on this project. So far, I have cleaned it with TSP and scraped and sanded it down.... I purchased a primer called Gripper Grey by Glidden from Home Depot, where they added some black, as I plan to paint the bookcase black and put it, NOT in my garage, but in my living room....

Please stay tuned for the finished product....