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Bureau

Buffet Makeover

January 11, 2013 //  by Paint It!

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In December, I told you about the little huge, renovation project going on upstairs at my brother and brother-in-law’s apartment. You may recall, a few of my walls had to be opened up to insert some support beams. Since my dining room was already trashed, I decided to give it a little makeover. Today, I’ll start by showing you the buffet/server piece.

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The only "before" pic I could find was from when I first painted this oak bureau with black chalkboard paint. The hardware is off, at the moment. The bottom drawer was broken, so I removed it and painted the bottom shelf orange, which went with my dining room at the time. I also had a little lime green band around each leg. Note my black and white diamond floor, which is long gone and about to be repainted for the 4th time, probably this weekend. I did like those diamonds!

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Here it is today, with a sneak peak of my new board and batten in the background. I kept the black chalkboard paint and added a distressed silver foil finish to the top, framing, and bottom shelf where I keep my wine. I did find some wooden wheels that are original to this bureau, which I will add, after I paint the floor. This floor, paint job #3, did not work like I had hoped, so it has got to go.

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Here’s a closer look at the top. The top is sealed with C-500 so it can take some wear and tear, as I use this piece as a server when I have company.

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Here’s a close up of the framework and wine shelf. The piece is a little dinged up, but it adds to the distressed look of the silver, so luckily seems to work. Next week I will be showing you more of this room’s makeover and maybe I will be able to complete the new floor over the weekend.

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My inspiration picture for this black and silver buffet project came from this photo, which I found on Pinterest. I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the original" pin" and who created this beautiful piece, with no luck. If anyone does know, please advise, as I would love to give the proper credit. Even though I used chalkboard paint on my buffet, I am not going to write on it. I just like the look of the paint and the color. I want to keep the look simple in my dining room, at least for now.

Category: Furniture, Metallics, My Home ProjectsTag: chalkboard paint, foils

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  1. Julie

    January 11, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    Carol, according to this link, http://www.bellemaison23.com/2009/04/design-style-vintage-french.html, your inspiration dresser is from http://gardenhousedecor.net
    The original dresser has been sold, so it no longer appears on the Gardenhouse site, but a similar one is still shown.

  2. lynn b

    January 11, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Carol, love the way it looks!! My silver buffet did not come out like this at all!!! Alos, could you email my the photo of that Pin of the chest of drawers? I want to show it to Diane and see if we have a piece in the Cottage that would work with this chalkboard treatement.
    Thanks,
    Lynn B

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