Another Fabulous Liquor Cabinet Project

Stereo Console to Liquor Cabinet for a Habitat for Humanity Event

Every year, my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore hosts an event called ReStore & After. The ReStore provides local artists with items from the ReStore with the promise that the items will be fixed up and remodeled then donated back to be auctioned off. This is my second time participating (see the first post) and I chose to convert a stereo console to liquor cabinet for this Habitat for Humanity event!

I’ve turned an old stereo console into a liquor cabinet before and donated it to another benefit event. The most awesome thing about it is that it was purchased by my former Drafting instructor who fell in love with it! I love when stuff like that happens!

Anyway, the funny story about this cabinet is that at the time, I thought I still had a month to go before the event until I received an email that I had two days until I had to drop it off! Thankfully, I already had a plan in mind and was able to knock that sucker into fabulousness within the two days and deliver it on time!

I forgot to take “before” photos (like I said, I was in a mad panic!) but I’ll describe it… It was avocado green – not really a bad shade, either – and was complete with gold baffle fabric where the speakers were located. It came complete with an AM/FM stereo, record storage, and a turntable. I never did check to see if it worked, and I should have! So I removed the electronics and the storage bin, and added a piece of plywood over the shelf to cover the cut-outs. I added cradles for wine bottles like I did in the other console to cabinet. Actually, these pieces were left over from that project – hallelujah for hoarding!

The front of the console was one solid piece manufactured to look like doors. I was able to cut the front along the divider lines and separate the pieces to make the doors. I also added a piece of plywood to cover a vent hole on the bottom.

I added plywood to the sides to cover the openings where the larger speakers had been.

I covered the front speaker openings with decorative punched aluminum. This beauty was painted in a color called Silver Bullet by Behr.

Since the console was missing the top, I cut another piece of plywood to use as a new top with holes cut in each end for easy removal.

I used the original hardware on the faux drawers, and bought new hinges and knobs for the doors. I spray painted all of the hardware in a color called Aluminum (my favorite metallic!).

I swear that this stereo console to liquor cabinet for the Habitat for Humanity event is my favorite project to date! I am truly crazy about it and I hope it brings in lots of money! I cannot wait to convert another stereo console…

Originally posted 2015-09-21 08:00:36.