Deadly, Deadlier, Deadliest Medicine Cabinet

Submitted by Jake on Sun, 08/26/2012 - 05:59

I needed to add some cabinet space in the bathroom and saw this medicine cabinet on DesignConfidential. It turned out great. It is big and heavy so if you build it make sure you use substantial fasteners when you place it on a wall. I spent more than necessary because I wanted certain drawer pulls and glass. In a small town they are just not available. I got the drawer pulls on-line from Kennedy Hardware and the glass at a local glass company. Big Blue and Big Orange just do not carry much. The door is probably backward but I am tall enough that it doesn't make much difference. Now my big old Lab and I don't have to share the same cabinet. I will redo the drawers so the ends of the plywood bottom doesn't show. The design is such that you have a lot of flexibility in how you use the interior.

Changed the look of my medicine cabinet with the help of photographer Sonja Caldwell whom I ran across on ETSY.com. She had a wonderful pic of a medicine cabinet she found in a medieval French charity hospital. She worked with me to get the image to fit into my cabinet window. I really like the result. It almost looks 3D. I changed the drawer labels to the best French I could come up with and still fit in the little slots. The words are Mortel (Deadly), Plus Mortel (Deadlier) and Le Plus Mortel (Deadliest). I understand that there are not comparative endings in French but i hope these translations will do. Here is a link to Sonja's site:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SonjaCaldwell?ref=seller_info

Estimated Cost
About $60 or $70 dollars
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Rust-O-Leum spray on enamel. I used three coats on visible areas and one or two for the other areas. The back is black only because I did not want to use my valuable moss green so I found some spray black in the garage.

The photo in the window is by Sonja Caldwell http://www.etsy.com/shop/SonjaCaldwell?ref=seller_info
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner