DR Buffet Re-Do in a day (pretty much)

So what do you do when you have a huge annual summer party to prep for on Saturday and you are out almost every night of the week with bible study or swim meet, etc., and therefore running on a limited timeline?

Paint your buffet! Did I say I have no time management skills? I actually do have great time management skills therefore I knew I could get this done and still be ready for my hubby's B-Day party! Can't have him as second best, he works too hard for our family and is an amazing Dad to boot.

We got this buffet, along with a table AND six chairs at the Goodwill 18 years ago for $50!! It was one of the first things my hubby and I bought as a married couple for our little home. The buffet lasted a whole lot longer than the table and chairs did once the kiddos came along. The table and chairs didn't survive our move 10 years ago but the buffet did although it has beat to absolute death I tell ya'.  I didn't want to replace it because it has mucho storage-o and therefore a keeper in a house with no storage to speak of. But the color of paint to transform it wasn't coming to me.

Then I saw the Two-Toned Buffet done by Cathy at My 1929 Charmer and I had my idea. Go see it. It is gorge. So as soon as I had the idea, well, you know how that goes.

Removed the hardware and scrubbed it (right) using a vinegar and baking soda bath. Then dry brushed them (left) with a very little bit of Rub 'N Buff in Silver Leaf.

Here's a close up of the difference. Dry-brushing is like stenciling in that you put a little bit of paint on your brush and then take almost of all of it off then brush your object with what is left on your paint brush. I used the same technique with the Rub 'N Buff but really had to be careful because a little of the wax goes a loooooong way. You really had to add just a touch to your brush and then really wipe it off using a paper towel before applying. I really like how the pulls turned out. Especially when I put them back on the buffet. You couldn't really notice them in the before picture....am I saying "really" as much as I think I am?



 Okay, here she is a day later, some Furniture Restore rubbed into the wood, and a few coats of paint brighter.....

 Holy Moly! She's a beauty!

 Maybe I should try some of that Restore as a facial.......

Furniture Restore still drying, but too excited to wait to take the picture! Because it takes a few days before you can rest anything on paint, I didn't even want to put the knick knacks on to take a picture. Paint needs a full 30 days to cure before you can use it like everyday use. If you can't wait for that, at least put those little felt circles on everything but still wait a few days after painting before displaying anything on your top.


Before                                      

 After

Paint really is that good. We'll keep her for another 18 years I hope.

Always being renewed,

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