Quick Buffet/Media Cabinet Makeover Using Chalk Paint™
by
Melody
(IC: blogger)
$20
2 Hours
Easy
While I was on a holiday break, I decided it was time to tackle a project I knew needed to be done. It was a quick and easy update to my buffet/media cabinet I refinished almost 3 years ago. After 3 years and 3 major house moves, I decided to give the cabinet a new coat of paint. All it took was some Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan and 2 1/2 hours and the cabinet had a new look!
For more information, you can check out the entire post on my blog.
For more information, you can check out the entire post on my blog.
Here is the buffet right after I bought it, cleaned it up and filled some of the holes. It was missing a lot of pieces, had a lot of peeling veneer and a ton of scratches. I decided to keep the top stained, so I sanded it down and stained it with a dark stain.
This is how the cabinet looked 3 houses and 3 years ago. I really loved it in that room!
Fast forward about 2 years and this was how the cabinet looked in our new house in the Chicago area. The shelves on the huge wall were a temporary fix until I had time to start my plank wall project.
Fast forward another few months and the cabinet looked like this against my white plank wall. It got a bit lost against all that white.
This is how the cabinet looks now after 2 coats of French Linen Chalk Paint™, some wet cloth distressing and a coat of Annie Sloan soft wax. It pops off the wall now, but isn't too stark a contrast.
I did a wipe back distressing with a wet cloth so the white and the wood could show through.
I like how all the details pop and now the cabinet stands out a bit more against the sea of white.
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Published January 6th, 2015 5:07 PM
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Love Digging in the Dirt on Jan 06, 2015Love it! I just caught the refinishing bug last summer and redid some furniture that I thought were surely ready for the trash. after all, that is where I found them but they are now treasured pieces in my home!
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