Buffet Makeover
Another gorgeous piece to the rescue! Yes it looks good in the picture, but it was in great need of a new life! The scratches were way too deep to fix and the veneer was peeling everywhere.
I wanted this piece to be very coastal. I mixed two colors of my magnolia paint, one green, one blue to create a sea salt color. It turned out perfect!
Here is a before of this beauty!
I sanded the top with an orbital sander. It took a bit of time, but was worth it.
After sanding, I cleaned it all over with Krud kutter, found at Home Depot.
For the top I started with a white latex paint, then mixed it with some water to make a whitewash. I mixed that with a gray weathered stain. I started from one end straight across to the other giving it a natural wood look.
Once I was happy with how it looked, I left it to dry overnight.
With two coats of paint, I let dry overnight. Next I took a sand block and distressed all over.
After distressing, I used Jolie white wax to seal.
I painted each piece of hardware the same color and distressed them.
I wanted the legs more distressed to give a chippy coastal look.
I lined the drawers with a peel and stick wallpaper found on Amazon.
I’m so pleased with the overall look.
It’s fresh and looking great! All ready for it’s new home! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
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Captaindeana on May 03, 2022
Loved it! Great creativity!
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Beachwood Place LLC on May 03, 2022
Thanks so much
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Jodi Murray Hendon on Mar 14, 2023
That looks like federal style furniture. I inherited the buffet from my grandparents' house, and after my husband replaced the paneling that had rotted around the bottom, I chalk-painted it Paris Grey. My son got me a granite top for it, so I can put an ice bucket or coffee maker on it if I ever need to.
I think it was purchased somewhere around 1950 or so. A friend who had an antique store told me I shouldn't paint it or I'd "ruin the antique value." I said, okay, what's it worth? She said $250. I felt like it wasn't worth it for me to have a beat-up piece of furniture that my grandkids might think was an antique someday, when I could paint it and enjoy it now. Anyway, it's not really an antique. It's just old. (It photographs a little darker than it really is.)
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Can you give us the colors?
Is the green paint you mixed, Silverado? I may have missed it but what isthe blue color? The white wash: Did you mix the water/white latex together at the beginning or paint white latex then mixed it up? Then added the gray weathered stain - did you just add that after the white/water? I love sea salt color....I had it in our house we sold. It's a beautiful color. And, your piece is beautiful! I hope I get a notification you answered.
This is so very beautiful ❤️
Thank you so much for teaching us this!