It's no secret that I have been working to refinish a buffet for quite some time now. When I realized I wasn't going to meet my deadlines...there may or may not have been more than two....I settled with, "As long as I'm making progress each week....". But in reality, my garage was starting to look like a furniture graveyard.
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| {yea...and see that table to the right? thanks to some family friends, I found my next project! after the bench of course (not pictured, soon enough)} |
So, I decided it was time to get the job done. Plus, I really had the perfect motivation. My main squeeze's (SWL) big 3-0 was right around the corner. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get the buffet finished, in it's new home, and top it off with a new flat screen tele and make the grand reveal on his birthday. Still, while I have since finished the buffet 100% it was not in time for my man's milestone. I did however snag the flat screen as his gift. I was nervous beyond words to give him his gift. #1- flat screens aren't cheap (who knew?). #2- we do NOT spend money like that without talking to each other first (definitely purchased the shiny new tele on the down loooow). #3- did he even really want it and was it a good enough "big 30th" birthday gift??
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| {me before giving SWL the television (sporting some pretty cool gold framed glasses, don't hate)} |
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| {my sad display since I didn't finish the buffet in time and i couldn't seem to find a roll of wrapping paper big enough to wrap the box, lame.} |
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| {me after the big reveal, SUCCESS!! he loved it!! phew...} |
Anyway, back to the real reason for this post. Now that there was a flat screen sitting on the floor of the living room, begging for a place to settle in....the real motivation started to kick in a bit. Who wants a shiny new tele sitting on the floor?! Comon'! I grabbed my gloves, paintbrush, stain, and mask and got down to business. I went with a deeper stain for a rich finish to stand out next to the orangey-colored brick in the living room.
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| {One coat in. A bit more red-tone than I was going for...but that was settled with a second coat.} |
After a couple coats, a few touch ups, a run in with a spider, and a couple "Why didn't I just buy a new buffet?" type thoughts, my good friend Mr. Buffet, you know
this guy, was finally finished. Complete. Donezo. Finito, muah! Shelves, drawers, doors and all!!
It has actually been living in it's spot for about 4 weeks now, but we all know how awesome I was at posting last month...Nada. I was having some issues getting the hardware in place so I wasn't totally ready to share the news anyway. The screws that came with the new hardware weren't quite long enough to make it through the door and into the handle...something I should've checked before I bought the handles. BUT, easy fix. New screws were acquired, a little elbow grease assistance from my big sis, SYL, and the handles were put in place. I am in lurrrrvvvvv with my "new" used piece! Check it out, how'd I do?
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| {love love love the decision to go with the Pottery Barn inspired pulls} |
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| {still working on figuring out how exactly to store the DVD/Cable Box in a hidden, yet functional manner. Can you guess what movie that is...might be one of the best love stories ever!} |
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| {Ahh...feels so good to be done!} |
Thanks for sticking around to see if I would ever even finish the thing or post about it again! Totally worth it, right? ;-) While I'm feeling pretty accomplished and enjoying my beloved buffet, I know I still have at least three other pieces of furniture calling my name (creepy). For now, no mention of what I might get into next. I think I'll only share progress updates, it might actually get done that way!
As always, thanks for reading!
Until next time...
