Sometimes you find a dream item and know you can’t pass it up & this was one of those finds! We found this large pine apothecary cabinet in an auction a few weeks ago and I knew we would find a way to use this whether it was in our store or here on the farm. If you’ve been following the blog for a while you probably know how much I love antique cabinets. This one is really large, so I wasn’t sure whether it would be better in our house or in the shop, but it fits perfectly on this wall in our house so it’s here for now!
When I found this cabinet I knew right away that this was a dream cabinet. It’s not every day that you come across a cabinet that was handmade in the 1800s [can you believe that?!]. And a cabinet this large makes a great alternative to built-ins. We had this large wall in our front living room that we considered building something on, but this piece here solves the large wall issue. I cannot wait to get started styling this piece!
I plan to use it the same way we use our built-ins … style it slowly overtime! I love using cabinets and builtins to collect things. They are the perfect spot to display my favorite collections and I can only image how gorgeous my collections will look in this apothecary cabinet. This might take me a little bit to fully style considering how large the cabinet is, but I cannot wait to keep you guys updated on this piece! I did throw some things in the cabinet before I quickly took some photos today, but I haven’t really started styling the piece yet.
This wall in our living room is large and this apothecary cabinet manages to fill the space perfectly which honestly when I picked the piece up I was thinking there was no way we would fit it I the house and that it would have to go right to the store. Sometimes it is a little bit of challenge to style cabinets on this wall because even when they are large cabinets they end up looking small in comparison to the wall. So it’s pretty rare that I find anything that can fill this entire wall in our living room. I think I found a large enough piece haha.
As far as future plans go for this cabinet I plan to spend more time styling it & show that to you soon! Next to the cabinet, there will be two new windows. The windows will definitely add more light into the space & really brighten things up in here! I’m also considering waxing or bleaching the pine but not really sure, let me know what we you think on Instagram. I will be sure to keep you posted & take you along with me. Thank you for visiting the blog today and every day, I hope you feel inspired every time you are here!
This is the loveliest most amazing piece of furniture have ever seen and it fits your room beautifully – can’t wait to see how you fill it with your wonderful style.
OH. MY. GOODNESS!!! I would have purchased this too!
That cabinet is beautiful!! Please do not paint it!!!
This is so beautiful!!!! It was made for that space!
Now that is a once in a lifetime find! FABULOUS! CONGRATULATIONS!
Wowwww That piece is amazing Liz! What a great find and luckily you have the space for it. I would say don’t touch it, I love the patina but I’m sure if you do it will be awesome.
Beautiful <3
No words other than AMAZING! Don’t touch it it’s perfect just the way it is.
Wow! I absolutely love it. It really is a great piece and I really love the color it is!
This is stunning! I think it’s the nicest piece I’ve ever seen,wow?
This is absolutely stunning
Absolutely beautiful piece! I hope you don’t paint it!!!!!
That is stunning!!
Please share the steps for the waxing and bleaching! Also what material you use. I have a cabinet in my kitchen I want to refinish and I like the natural, raw wood look.
Truly stunning!! I love the worksmanship and the history is must have.
That piece was made for you! Love it! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home and ideas!
Stunning! And could the size be any more perfect? Meant to be yours. My vote is to please keep the original finish, it has an absolutely gorgeous patina that can’t be replicated!
Hopefully that all came apart in pieces! ? It is just beautiful!! Love the wood tones with all of the white!
That is seriously so STUNNING.. Liz, leave it to you to find some of these once in a lifetime pieces. I can only imagine the potential running through your creative mind right now. Can’t wait to see what you do with it in the future!
Just Stunning!! Don’t you just wish a piece could talk….oh the history!!
Do you mind sharing how much this piece was? It is so beautiful!
I love it so much!! It’s perfect. Absolutely perfect
First of all that is a once-in-a-lifetime find you struck gold for sure! I can’t wait to see you style it and change it up for the holiday seasons!!!
Amazing how well it fits. So beautiful . hope you keep it. I am sure Cope could find stuff to put in many of those drawers also.
In LOVE with this piece of furniture ❤️!!!
Seriously the BEST piece of furniture I’ve ever seen! So happy for you that you guys found it! I’m sure you will style it amazing as always!
Oh my gracious!! What a beautiful find! Love that you were able to find the perfect piece!! It will be amazing as you start to decorate it!
This is the most beautiful piece ever! I cannot wait until you style it!
That is gorgeous Liz!!
Oh my stars!!! This piece is amazing!!!
What did you have on that wall before? Wasn’t it a smaller cabinet? It’s just so awesome how it fits perfectly!!!
This is just so beautiful! I love it and can’t wait to see how you style it!! I love it just the way it is, but I know whatever you do with it will be stunning!!
This is just so beautiful! I love it and can’t wait to see how you style it!! I love it just the way it is, but I know whatever you do with it will be stunning!! I have not posted this before!
That is a stunning piece! Absolutely jealous but I could never afford it. Definitely a piece I will dream about and remember forever.
Liz, this piece is EVERYTHING! I think it was made for you to fit right in that space! Oh what fun you’re going to have styling it and what inspiration you’re going to get us all!
This is the absolutely the most beautiful piece of furniture I have ever seen!!??
It is Beautiful! How did you get it home? I assume it must have come apart!
Please share more about this amazing cabinet. Does it separate into smaller pieces? How did you get it home? What was the auction like? Was there a bidding war? Inquiring minds want to know!
Please DON’T wax, bleach or paint that cabinet! It’s perfect as it is!
The drawer space! Wow! I love this but how in the world did you get it home and in the door?
Incredibly beautiful – i’m drooling! But I have to ask you how you guys dealt with a problem I always have when I find a piece of antique furniture I want to buy:. I don’t have a pickup and antique stores have no affiliations with any moving or delivery option s. AARRGGHH! How in the world did you get it home?
What an incredible piece❤️ indeed
I would leave in it’s natural state.
To beautiful to hide the history.
Ok this is like the best thing EVER!! ? It’s SO gorgeous Liz! And it looks like this space was made for IT! ? Can’t wait to see all of your goodies displayed in here! ? xo Michelle @designed.to.love
It’s so pretty! I saw This when it was on EBay, unfortunately didn’t have the $15,000 they wanted. It looks so good at your house, glad to see it went to a good home.
TO….DIE….FOR!!! Don’t touch it. It’s soooooo beautiful as is!