Library card catalog cabinet repurposed

Sometime last year, I went on this frenzy of looking for a used card catalog that I could make beautiful. In my mind, I thought that a nice big card catalog would be the perfect

Styling a vintage library card catalog.

tina le mac 🌙 | DIY + home on Instagram: "This vintage library card catalog cabinet was the deal of a lifetime and I just could not pass it up! 👏🏼 I really wanted to keep some of the wear and tear on it so lightly restoring it was my best option—because there’s no way I was painting over this beautiful wood! But who knows, maybe in the future I will completely refinish it with a complete restoration. For now, all my craft and art supplies have a place to live and I have sooo much more…

How to clean and restore an oak antique card catalog without losing its original character! #cardcatalog #librarycatalog #antiquedrawers

Vintage library card catalogs DIY upcycled into furniture.

Vintage library card catalog makeover via DIYontheCheap.com.

A beautiful nine drawer vintage card catalog gets repaired, stained and painted for a fresh new look. #cardcatalog #vintagefurniture #furnituremakeover #paintedfurniture #librarycatalog

Sheldon repurposed one on the Big Bang Theory. Here are some of the novel ways creative people (including many librarians) have renewed card catalogs.

This is an was Expedit Shelf that was transformed into a card catalog / apothecary cabinet! Apply wood strips over the laminate to transform the Expedit.

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