A Perfectly Imperfect Marble Topped Cabinet

I’m always on “the hunt” and I found a perfectly imperfect marble topped cabinet.

As many of you know, we’re redoing our bedroom and I’m looking for a cabinet for this space. I brought this sweet cabinet home.

I found it at my friend Colin’s barn. I think he’s had it for a bit because there’s some damage. I got it for $70.

I thought about painting it but so many of you on Instagram were horrified and our oldest son said, “Mom, you can’t paint that it would be perfect in the living room. The wood would be beautiful with our columns and the fireplace.”

John helped me position it to it’s new home:

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He was right. It’s too nice to paint. Look at the gorgeous period details!

The carved detailing and raise paneling. The pretty key holes.

The pretty brass hinges:

I adore these pulls. They are made of ebony and are Eastlake which dates back to the 1870s.

This piece has a lovely curve to it and I’m not sure if I captured it properly in the photos.

See how the sides have a rounded edge?!?

It has such lovely wooden casters, too.

So where are the imperfections? Well, inside the drawer is broken and one of the feet needs a little repair, but the worst part is the marble. It’s cracked. I think someone tried to tighten a mirror or backing to it and cracked the marble.

But you know what?!? I don’t mind imperfect things. I actually embrace the imperfections. I covered the crack with a gorgeous terra cotta plant pot from Italy (this one is similar, the one I bought is no longer in stock) and stacked my favorite books next to it!

It adds to the patina I think.

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The Ironstone bowl was $5, how could I resist that?!? It’s great for a vignette but also functional for pita chips or popcorn. 😉

Hanging above the cabinet is a lithograph by Dendy Sadler called The Time Honoured Guest. It used to hang in my parents’ restaurant so has special meaning to me.

The built-in next to it picks up on the dark wood of the frame and of the new cabinet.

What do you think of our new marble topped piece?!?

I seem to have an affinity for them. I have one in our front hall and one over by the TV. I can’t resist marble…

I’ll be sharing our winter mantel soon along with the plans for John’s bedroom and a few more antiques I’ve picked up.