sought after

So today I’m happy to reveal the buffet that was the reason behind me stepping into my first auction house.

My dear friend and co-redecorator/enabler, Dana, recommended this site to get information about finding auctions in my area.

Low and behold, I discovered that in a few days this beauty was going to be auctioned off at a nearby auction house.

I loved the lines and the size, knowing it would be perfect in my very empty dinning room.

It was just a little shabby, but I later found once I got it home, that it is a Thomasville piece from the 70’s.  Needless to say it is extremely heavy and very solid.  Definitely worth the effort of making it beautiful again.

I decided try my hand at stripping the top.  I figured if it didn’t work out I could always paint it.  It took lots and lots of patience, especially in the details under the top but I got it stripped. (I ended up using steel wool to get in the edges.)

I don’t know what kind of wood it was, but even after 3 coats of dark walnut stain, the top still wasn’t as dark as I would have liked.  I ended up putting 2 coats or Annie Sloan dark wax to give it the rich color I was after.

The body was painted Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue. I did just one coat and followed with the Clear Wax.

Given the size and placement in the room it’s awfully hard to get a good photograph.

I have big plans for the rest of the room and reveal that once I get the table painted and curtains made. 🙂

I’ve linked it to Miss Mustard’s Furniture Feature Friday Link Party, if you want to check out more.

 

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