August 21, 2013

Antique 3-Toned Distressed Sideboard Buffet

Whew, this last month has been a whirlwind. Now that our little guy is in 1st grade and is going all day, I have more time to work on furniture and also blog about it. I still miss him but I miss doing the thing I love too! I found this buffet/sideboard for a smoking deal. When the guy I bought from said the price, I said SOLD!!! It had great bones and I knew it was going to be gorgeous when I got finished. I also loved the fact that it had all the hardware.
I started out with a coat of ASCP French Linen.  I brushed it on pretty sloppy and so I could get texture.  I let that dry and gave it a coat of ASCP Old Ochre and followed that with a coat of Old White.  I also gave the hardware a coat of Old White.  
I took the sander to it and gave it a good distressing to let the 2 undertones really show through! I loved working on this piece.  It was one of those pieces that I couldn't wait to get finished. 
I watched the Annie Sloan YouTube channel on how to get the texture that I had been seeing all over Pinterest.  If you haven't watched any of these videos, they are really helpful.
I loved this piece so much, I kept it!  It now has a home in our kitchen.  

8 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! I would have kept it too!! :)

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  2. What a great piece! Love the distressed finish.I understand why you want to keep it.

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  3. Thanks for the tip on watching the youtube videos! I always forget I can youtube anything...lol.

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  4. That is a great piece...I love the finish on it.

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  5. My mom has a sideboard just like that, and it's in pretty rough shape. I may have to do a makeover like this on it. I love it!

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  6. incredibly soft and pretty piece. A job very well done :)

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