Vintage Christmas Cupboard

Inspired by the vintage cardboard Christmas houses I found, I put together this little Vintage Christmas Cupboard in my dining room. I'm excited to show you how it came together.

Can you believe it's already the week of Thanksgiving? This year has flown by, but it seems that November has gone even faster. I had a long list of ideas for the blog, and even though I worked constantly, I was hoping to get more done. Many of you have told me how much you enjoy the holiday content here on IBC, so I'm doing my best to give you all I can.

Having said that, I must confess that my creativity and mental fuel tank are just about tapped out. Although I had intended to fill your feeds with a new post every day this week, I've decided to take the rest of the week off and return to blogging on Monday. I'm heading home for a few days to celebrate Thanksgiving, and then it's back to work on Sunday. It's not a long break, but I'm hoping a couple of days in the bosom of my family will give me the recharge I need. I hope you also get a little break this week to reenergize and fortify yourself for the month ahead.

Now that I've shared my plans, let me show you my vintage Christmas cupboard.

Vintage Christmas Cupboard:

I debated whether to post this. I think it's super cute, but it has issues, and in some ways, doesn't feel "good enough" for the blog. Still, I think there's beauty in the imperfect, so I'm sharing it and hoping you enjoy it.

I picked up this cabinet this past summer. I found it thanks to my blogger friend Bre of brepurposed. She lives in Ohio and spotted it at an antique shop that happens to be only an hour or so from me. Bre wasn't planning to purchase the cabinet, so I decided to go check it out. As you can see, it came home with me. It's just the right size for this corner of my dining room.

If you're interested, you can see more of my dining room Christmas decor here.

The cupboard's been collecting junk for the past few months so I decided to give it a mini-makeover. The interior was previously painted brown to match the wood, so I painted over the brown with a brighter paint color. I also replaced the shelves since the old ones were falling apart. As you can see, I did a terrible job matching the stain color of the new shelves to the color of the cabinet. In my defense, the stain color on the can looked like the perfect match. I will likely end up staining some new shelves, but this works well enough for now. Perfectly imperfect!

A couple of weekends ago I spotted these little Putz paper Christmas houses on sale at a local antique store. I thought that when paired with some of my white serving pieces, this little village would make the cutest vintage-inspired Christmas cupboard.

So I filled and styled the shelves, and the cupboard was complete.

I've been wanting a collection of little paper houses like this for years, so I'm thrilled to finally have them. I did mix in a couple of new houses that are meant to look like the old ones. It doesn't bother me to combine new with old as long as the items look good together.

I also added a few other antique finds, including a bowl of vintage cookie cutters. I've been collecting cutters with red or green handles as well as pine tree-shaped ones. Why? I'm not sure. I suppose I get overwhelmed looking through piles of cookies cutters. Having a few favorites in mind helps to narrow my focus when I'm out antiquing.

I also found wood-handled kitchen tools on my antique adventures, so I tucked those in, too. They are nestled in my favorite baking pans from Staub. I often get questions about these pans when I share my recipes. I have them linked on my shop page if you're interested.

And that's it. My little cupboard is dressed for Christmas. As I said, it's not perfect. But sometimes good enough is good enough. Right?

I hope you enjoyed this look at more of my Christmas decor. I'll meet you back here next week with more recipes, peeks into my home, and Christmas decoration ideas!

Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. May you be filled with love, gratitude, and turkey!

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