One piece of furniture that was an absolute must for this house was a Poul Cadovius Wall System. The Cado Wall System is a modular shelving system that allows you to create a limitless combination of cabinets and shelves. There is one wall in our family room that abuts the fireplace and ends in the kitchen. That space just screamed out for the Cado System. The wall isn't very wide, which meant we could only use two sections in the space. Barbara was looking on Ebay one day and came across an ad for a two section unit. I looked to see where it was located and to my delight it was about 10 miles from our house. I immediately e-mailed the sellers to ask if I could see it. He responded that day and Barbara and I quickly went to see it. Fortunately it was in great shape except for a minor split in the veneer on one of the larger cabinets. Since I have a some cabinet making experience that didn't deter us. We acted cool and made them a cash offer well below their listed price. The offer was accepted and we loaded up the pieces and brought them home. I glued and clamped the split veneer and put new dowels in the back for hanging the cabinet. After the repairs were completed, I mounted the brackets and hung the cabinets. Barbara didn't like the way the shelves looked against the white wall, so we decided to change the wall color. We agreed on Benjamin Moore's (#1656) Aspen Skies, in a Matte finish. The wall now looks super clean and completely finished.
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| Against the white wall |
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| Benjamin Moore's Aspen Skies |
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| Fireplace cleaned and Cado System installed |
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