Meat safe

I really love these old meat safes, and kitchen dressers..

An old meat safe finds a new role in this country-style laundry.

Portia Pie Safe The beautiful Pie Safe. Oh how I covet thee. Growing up in the south lots of families had a piece of furniture referred to as a pie safe, which hardly ever actually housed any pies. Back in the day there was a version of pie safes where the cupboard door had decoratively pierced tin panels for ventilation. This kept a pie "safe" from flies and critters while it was cooling. Red Painted Pine Pie Safe This one is from yellow garage antiques Small Black Pie Safe Green Distressed…

On my last post I showed you MOST of the dining area... but not all of it. There was one wall that was in progress. Since moving in 3 months...

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I must strip back the paint on my meat safe!

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All the tips to transforming an old 'meat safe'!

Discover how to easily repaint vintage furniture, giving your old pieces a fresh, updated look that enhances the look and feel of your space.

I first saw the original of this screened piesafe at an antiques show as it was being sold. I loved the simple form, size and grubby, worn ivory colour, and since I was too late to buy it decided to do a reproduction. In hindsight, it should have been photographed with contents inside to show the transparency of the screen panels. Like the original, the sides extend below the case to form the legs, with bootjack cut-outs at the feet. Three interior shelves in alignment with the rails…