Outdated Vintage Buffet Made Modern...
I had found this vintage buffet a while back.
Was waiting to work on it once I finished all
my customer orders. Now, that I started limiting customers orders
I can start doing my project pieces.
I love doing my own pieces so much!
This buffet I didn’t like the plastic fronts.
Didn’t like the hardware.
Didn’t like the bottom skirt.
I first removed the skirt trim. Still didn’t like it.
So I removed the plastic front decor.
Then cut the wood fronts and sides on bottom.
After cutting it, I wanted some added layer
to the bottom. So we added more wood
trim just to the bottom underneath it.
We added some wood legs to each side.
Filled in all the holes from the plastic decor.
Also filled in the older handle holes.
I purchased new antique bronze modern hardware.
Removed the back because it had a hole in it.
Added a new back.
All prepped and I was loving it!
It was coming out just like I had envisioned.
Primed it gray, then painted it in
Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray.
Added the new modern hardware.
I painted everything, all the inside cabinets areas.
Love it! So happy with the look!!
✨SOLD✨
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Before/After!
Mid Century Modern Dresser White Grey....
This was made by the famous designer
Johnson Carper who
designed beautiful mcm furniture.
This one we bought at a auction it was broken
on one leg and severe veneer damage on the front pulls.
Here is the before.
We sealed in all the loose veneer.
Then stripped the whole dresser.
We repaired the leg.
I decided to go with a multi color look.
Primed everything I was going to paint.
Painted the body white and the front drawer
pulls gray.
Then stained the drawers.
Sealed everything in a semi gloss water based sealer.
All done in a NO BRUSH STROKE FINISH.
Looks amazing.
Currently available for purchase, message me for more info.
Gray Media Cabinet Updated....
New client found me online and wanted us to update
her media cabinet. She wanted a gray body with a stained top.
Then distressed edges. Hardware in rubbed bronze.
Before below...
We stripped what we could as most of it was pressed board
with a very thin veneer covering.
Stained top in espresso and sealed in a water base sealer.
Amazing!
French Gray Dresser...New Look From Before...
We found and purchased this dresser in really bad condition.
Here is the before below. Hardware was missing.
A new follower contacted me and wanted to know
what I would be putting out next.
I showed her this one. Let's just say it was sold before I could list.
We stripped it down.
Repaired a lot of loose veneer.
Sealed in the old hardware holes. I had this same style dresser before
in my inventory years ago and we had custom painted it for a client.
So I knew what hardware to search for had no luck.
Sealed in most of the splits in the wood and reinforced them.
Refinished the top in General Finishes wood stain Espresso
Sealed it with high performance top coat.
Painted the body in Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore.
Distressed edges,
Added the new hardware.
Hobby lobby is my go to for hardware when
I can't find the original anywhere else.
Smooth no brush stroke flat thin finish.
She loved it!
Beautiful Ornate Buffet In Gray...
The last piece of furniture for the huge order we've
been working on the last few weeks. We had to wait a week till Harvey
left houston to do this. That was scary. The rain just didn't stop.
Constant, more hard downpours than anything.
We didn't get any flooding in our home or storage units.
Although, a lot of my clients did. Some lost only the first floor.
Other's lost everything. Pieces we had custom painted for them
where ruined and had to be thrown out. As long as they are
all ok because items can be repaired and replaced.
Still it's heartbreaking and a stressful tiring time for them.
We have seen the destruction going thru the neighbor
hoods. There are no words. All the furniture, appliances, mattresses,
lamps, sofas, bedding, clothes, sheetrock, everything on the front
lawns. Mother nature is very unpredictable, life is very
unpredictable. But seeing all the amazing people in our city
of Houston, Tx is beautiful. Helping each other, making it somewhat
easier for people who lost so much. Lifting that burden some
to relieve that anxiety of what was lost. God bless them all.
Here is the before on this beautiful buffet my client
purchased from her neighbor that was moving and couldn't
take it with her.
You need a key to open all doors.
We sanded it all down and then I primed it all.
Then I painted it in Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray.
She initially wanted metallic silver from Ralph Lauren,
but they no longer make paint.
It came out so clean and beautiful. So glad she went with one
of the colors I recomended!