The Buffet Is Finished!

The buffet is finished

and I am in love!

I actually did get it done by the time

the hubby got home on Friday

and boy was he impressed

It looks so nice in it's creamy white goodness

and I still have to run a hand over the

super smooth top every time I walk by

I don't think I could be happier witht he way it turned out

so....here's some pictures

This is what I started with

It had good lines

was sturdy as all get out

and had oh so much potential

I always forget to take the in between pictures

so we'll just go ahead and skip to the almost done ones :)

here it is with the glossy top just painted

I used Rust-oleum kono brown spray paint in gloss

I am so in love with the top it's not funny

It's smooth, it's shiny, it's perfect

and one of the best things I found out

is you don't have to wait for the spray paint to cure

for 30 days (or whatever the ridiculously long time it

is with regular latex paint)

to put accessories on top!

I waited a total of 2 days and I'm not

even sure if I needed to wait that long

After painting it a creamy white

I distressed a little and added just a touch of glaze

I kept the original hardware

and just brought it up to date with some

Rust-oleum oil rubbed bronze spray paint

(this stuff is awesome!)

I love how they now pop against the white

The inside of the drawers were nasty

no amount of cleaning made me want to

place my clean silverware in them...

so I added some aqua blue spray paint

and they look clean, fresh & new

I added a stencil in the corners on the top

just for a little girly touch

I took out the shelves in the side cabinets

and painted them to match the top

I think it helps pull everything together

Is it wrong to be in love with a piece of furniture?

I am linking to the following

   

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/03/scotts-antique-finds-and-wow-us.html