Antique Sideboard Buffet Makes a Comeback

Hi Friends! Well, we're in the stage right now where we have most of the furniture at the new house, but also a lot of boxes starting to mount up. It's exciting being this close, especially when we see rooms coming together with our favorite pieces.

Here it is with a fresh new look.

When I'm facing a big project I tend to focus on starting a transformation of something that's small and easily tackled. That usually means a furniture re-do. We had two months of waiting to sign the final papers, so I put that time to good use by repainting a few pieces of vintage furniture.

Regular readers know that I've been short on space at the old house; ok, maybe I have too much furniture and stuff. I've sold so much, but as far as furniture goes, I have a few family and fave pieces that have been relegated to "storage" of one kind or another. Those pieces that had to live in the lower level family room were basically "in storage" since they just took up space and housed odds and ends.

I sold a little white sideboard a few years ago, since it wasn't a family piece and I was needing to pare down. I've missed having it, and decided that it was time to finally redo the family holdout; a hundred year old oak sideboard. I've hauled it around my whole married life and never been happy with it's appearance. It was time to do something about it.

Here is the "in process" painting project.

You can read about that HERE.

The original antique brass hardware was not cleaning up well, so I just painted it out in white. The finish was not pretty and was not enhancing the fresh new white look at all.

Here it is all put together at the new house in the Hearth Room. The mirrored top is separate and the front column supports that hold up the shelf are also separate pieces held together with dowels. Over the years and many moves, it's taken a real beating. I'm really happy with how it turned out and has finally found a place at the new house that does it justice. I'm looking forward to getting it accessorized once the rest of the furniture is moved into the house. It's in a traffic area so no sense to decorate now when it will have to be moved soon.

These next inspiration images are from Pinterest and can be found HERE

We started on our storage rooms at the old house. I have huge metal shelving units to house decor items, so those have had to be cleared off so the movers can take them. What a job. It's all in the middle of the lower level family room waiting to be sorted, organized, and some readied to go away.

I haven't watched or read Marie Kondo. Don't know if I will. My theory is to start with the things I love, use, and decorate with. Then the things I love but haven't had a place for. After that it's going to be things I may like, but that I will never use (those are the things to go). I'll see how that method goes. 

I've had another furniture mini-paint project in the Hearth Room, I'll share that next time. Have a great week, and stay warm. We'll be back in the deep freeze later this week. brrrrr.

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