Thread: Potions Cabinet

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Started to work on the new potions cabinet for the house this year, I'm by no means any type of carpenter so I'll be using a lot of wood buddy once I put it together. It'll most likely have cabinets on the bottom, and several shelves. The entire thing will be painted a mixture of browns/blacks/greys to give it an old-wood look and feel, I'm thinking that I will paint the inside back of the cabinet a dark potion-like green. I'll probably be installing small lights in each section as well, however not very bright, just enough to give an ambient glow on the bottles/books/skulls that will be displayed on the shelves.

Once the shelves, cabinets and back are made, I'll be putting some heavy molding on the bottom and top. It's about 6' 1/6" tall and 32" wide.

Getting the hardware wall back in shape... still missing A LOT of tools, lol...


The supplies...


The general framing of the cabinet.

The top shelf pattern, still undecided on it, all the edges still need to be sanded to give them a smooth finish.


The base, which will also have several layers of molding.


Plenty more to come! :googly:

Looking Good! Have you thought about maybe putting the lights in the shelves so they shine up into the bottles?

Thanks scareisburg, I've definitely though of that. I may still do it, probably by wiring some led's on long wires, then wherever certain jars are (ones that have contents inside that look like they should be glowing) drilling small holes in the shelf, and from underneath running an led through. Would definitely be a great touch!

cant wait to see it finished!! Looks good!!

Had'nt thoug about LEDs, was thinking about a small floresent light, anyway Keep us posted.

Looks good, what about doing the inside a dark purple to contrast with green potions? Seeing yours makes me want to start another project in my already hectic schedule!

wow thats looks very good , great job .

Thanks everyone!

twidget722 - A deep purple may actually work even better, thanks - I'll try both! I'm going to be using a "crackle" spray paint for it.

I'll be installing two cabinet doors at the bottom, and 3-4 shelves above those. The cabinet will have two large handles on it sealed together with old chains. Inside, I'll have a motor slowly pushing against the two cabinet doors, possibly with some very very low grunting noises and a green light.

Looks like it is going to be really nice.
Are you doing something else with the cabinet you used last year?