Remember my camera collection in the master bedroom?
Turns out wood not screwed into studs equals vintage camera’s outweighing shelves and toppling over.
Not good.
No worries. My friend Katie was selling this old mail sorter and it has found a perfect home in our upstairs hallway.
Before:
After:
Dallan cut the wood shelf for me and made the lovely boxes. Don’t you love the woods dovetail joint feature? It took him forever to make them and I just loved how they turn out. We are going to use them to store photos.
My camera’s fit perfect and I love that I have room to add to my collection.
I have added a few other vintage collections as well.
I love how it turned out!
This project was featured on Design*Sponge here.
at 3:31 pm
I just want people to know that what took me forever was not a difficulty factor but a general laziness and busy life factor. Looks great honey! You have the vision.
at 3:46 pm
It really is fantastic. I LOVE it!
at 11:18 pm
AMAZING! I like Dallan's comment. You do have the vision. It is beautiful.
at 12:49 am
This is amazing. Props to both of you. Never come to my house.
at 2:32 am
OHHH WOW!!! Together you guys are amazing! The boxes and all of it together look so good!
at 2:49 am
That is a really nice display of your cameras. So antiquey! Good job to both of you.
at 6:18 am
Can you please share the color you painted the mail sorter?? thanks!
at 3:22 pm
Hi Natalie… I stumbled upon your blog… and I've got to say that your home looks awesome!!
-Evelyn
at 6:25 pm
Hi Cristi!
I painted the mail sorter with a primer gray and liked the color so much I just left it. I did add a polyurethane on the top of the paint since primers have a very flat finish. I don't remember the paint brand since I used it all and threw it away but I did pick it up at Home Depot. Hope that helps!
-Natalie
at 2:37 pm
Hi! I found the AFTER picture in a random tumblr and I'd like to ask you where'd you get / if you have the color wheel picture that's in the frame. It looks terrific and I'd love to have something similar in my house!
Mai
at 12:25 am
This is amazing! I must find something like this to store my vintage cameras. Love it!!!
at 8:34 pm
love this and love the vintage camera collection
at 7:11 pm
This is way cool. What a great piece to acquire & then to rehab & use it in such a cool display — fantastic! Took a peek at The Tulip Pageant — so cute & kind of hilarious, too. I love it when little girls do the dress-up thing. I'm a new follower, over from West Furniture Revival. Hope you'll visit my blog & follow back.
CAS
at 8:50 am
Ooooh love your vintage camera collection & the sorter just goes perfectly with it.
at 9:55 am
I can’t tell you how much I LOVE this! Great find! Great makeover! And Great dovetailed boxes! Great job!!!
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at 7:27 am
Wow, love this! I collect vintage cameras too which drew me in. But I really love that sorter and the two together is perfect.