Wine and Roses
Sometimes my job is to find new uses for old things...like this vintage Stromberg-Carlson record player and radio console. I found this partially gutted cabinet hidden in the corner of thrift store in Cookeville, Tennessee, and I couldn't wait to get it home and give it a new identity as a wine bar. Presto! Cumberland Gold from our local Stonehaus Winery Built in the 1950's at the end of the radio boom, this piece was a high end purchase for any home. The early advertisements worked hard at getting wives to talk their husbands into buying one. The inside originally looked like this: Mine looks like this: Video killed the radio star I built an extra shelf where the speaker used to be. The inside is painted a raspberry wine color Before and After The perfect little wine bar. Painted light gray with slightly distressed edges, and sealed with wax for everyday use ...