Vintage Radio Cabinet

Description

Hand painted vintage radio cabinet, featuring art by French painter, Henri Fantin-Latour ‘Roses 1883’.

Long after they’ve served their original function, radio cabinets are usually stripped of their radios and discarded. Perhaps they’re seen as an empty shell, no longer useful – maybe even ‘unsightly’? I’ve been in love with these pieces of furniture for years; and I’ve been fortunate enough to bring many back to left, sans radio equipment. The serve as beautiful reminders of an age gone by; a time when families gathered in front of the radios waiting to hear the latest news and songs.

The radio of this little cabinet had long been removed. The mechanism centering the doors had also been removed (meaning that you have to manually center the sliding doors), this, however, does not impact the overall condition of the piece. It’s still quite stable, and because there no longer is a radio inside it is quite lightweight, and thus easy to move.

My goal refinishing this piece was to showcase the beautiful French painting. I also wanted to preserve the beautiful birdseye veneer. I wanted it to look delicate, yet time-worn. It’s also important to me that the image appears to be original to the piece. I never want my pieces to look refinished and fresh. I like to embrace texture, and patina – signs of a life lived well.

For this piece, I choose muted mauves and yellows – feminine, yet quite strong. While it’s quite a traditional piece, I think it will look at home in many styles of home, from traditional to French Country to Contemporary. While there is a small area inside for storage, the main function of this piece is to be a focal point in a room. It’s an incredibly beautiful piece.

Measurements are approx: 27″ Wide x 47″ High x 14″ Deep.

Local pickup from Portland, Oregon is always welcome. If you require shipping I will be more than happy to find you a reasonable quote.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Diane aka The Paint Factory

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝗮-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗜 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗯-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀; 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 – 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.