I'm a DIYer. I've seen cabinet tops recessed into walls in BIG bathrooms. I've seen the bases used as counter tops in bathrooms. I've seen them used instead of cabinetry in a kitchen. Or as a server in a dinningroom, taking the top off. A sewing room dodad holder. A sunroom plant shelf.

Wow! What a great ideas Elizabeth and Nicole. So cool. I love it. Thank you for sharing.

I saw one that owner painted and turned into shoe/purse display. Personally, I'd sell.

I chalked finished mine in a muted turquoise, removed the doors and shelves on top and put in my TV. The area below with doors and shelves holds some china and other items.

Lucille--that sounds lovely. Any chance of a photo?

Dagnabit! No matter how hard I try, I can't get the link to work. Go to Pinterest.com. Then type in "China Cabinet Repurpose Ideas" and lots comes up.

My friend uses hers in her bedroom for storage. She put those tiny round curtain rods instead the glass doors and shirred some fabric on it for less than attractive storage.

I use mine for fabric. The glass forces me to keep it neat.

I had decorative plates and bowls in the top, behind the glass doors, and towels and wash cloth in the bottom, at my last home. I didn't need a china cabinet, and had no storage in the bathroom. I sold it, before I moved to Florida.

Moni

We built one into the wall in the bathtub side of the bathroom. Another one went in the sun porch because the "panes" on the upper cabinet, matches the window panes across the room. I have more cupboards/hutches/corner cabinets than I have places to put them. There is one in almost every room, and still half a dozen in the other house.

IN the '80's I talked my dad into building me a solid oak LARGE entertainment center. The HUGE ones 6ft tall and four across--they were a brand new thing back then. I still have it and it hasn't held a TV this century for sure and most of the '90's. For awhile it was in our nursery..held TONS of baby paraphernalia. Now it is in the family room I found the large spaces hold albums better than most cupboards or book shelves. It also displays photo graphs well--again the larger shelves one can stand a framed 8x10 in. One space I removed the shelves from and we use it to hold all the extra pillows and blankets that come in handy when the teens had a movie night.

Arcy--gw: I love that your Dad made it!

Guess Im a traditionalist - I would just have it in the kitchen for pratical storage (vs fancy fine china that never gets used). Esp. the more colorful dishes, mixing bowls, cannisters, etc. - would look good. I prefer my kitchens to have a few freestanding pieces and not all just one solid mass of built in cabinets.

second the idea of pinterest, lots of great ideas!!

check this on google repurpose china cabinet

a tv cabinet is great especially since the tvs are so slim now!

If I had one, I'd think I'd want it in the bathroom. I could see it painted... with a pretty Talaveras sink... and a mirror. The drawers would hold towels and washcloths.