As I’ve mentioned before the Virginia house HAD a whole lotta oak going on. The wet bar is built-in, has plumbing and the carpeting goes up to not under the bar.  All of those factors mean living with it until we do flooring but I just couldn’t take it as is.

First thing that needed to happen was to paint this bad boy. I chose the Rust-oleum Chalked line in Charcoal. Same process was used as the built-in desk makeover.

I cleaned the surface, removed the doors and painted everything with a 2″ angled brush.  It took 2-3 coats for full coverage and then I used their Matte sealer.  Added fresh hardware from Amazon.

The mirrored area seemed dated to me.  I used leftover stained shiplap scraps from another project and hot glued them directly to the mirror. 

This means it’s reversible and I seem to have a need to change things like a chameleon. I adjusted the shelving for even spacing and stage the shelves seasonally.

We have actually grown to like the little wet bar and may consider it a keeper even when we replace flooring one day! 

SOURCES BELOW

Commissioned link to Rustoleum Chalked Charcoal paint https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YSK2MVI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=desperatecr01-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00YSK2MVI&linkId=364206d6f97b92bf44120db576101ebc

Link to the Rustoleum Matte Sealer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YSK2R8Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=desperatecr01-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00YSK2R8Q&linkId=4037f7de51ca476e8faeb87b7a66c3d2