A client contacted me and asked if I could find and paint a buffet for her kitchen. She sent me a few inspiration pictures including the one below. Luckily she was in no hurry because it over a month to find one in this style.
After searching Craigslist everyday I happen to go to one of my favorite thrift stores and this was sitting there. So perfect!! So I had my husband stop and pick it up after work that day.
It had some spots that needed some attention so I got to work on it right away. The client wanted the color to be turquoise, bright and happy but shabby and aged. I did a custom mix of 2 different turquoise paints to get the turquoise color. I painted one coat and when it dried I took my sandpaper to the whole piece and shabbied it up. I then aged it with stain and sealed with wax.
I did change out the original handles. They were too small for the piece and I had these in my stash.
The inside needed to be freshened up so I painted it with a few coats of white. I hope I can find some more buffets like this...though I might have to keep the next one for myself!!
that is gorgeous!!! look at those details and the color is perfection!
ReplyDeleteI love the color & you made the right choice in changing out the hardware. Beautiful job! Dee from My Painted Stuff
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece! Great find and you did fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love this piece! Beautiful color. I'm so excited your local! Following you now from El Dorado Hills :-)
ReplyDeleteCan you explain "sealing it with wax"? I've always used polyurethane but have notice that people are now using a wax....I'd love to know more about it. :)
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