Monday, September 6, 2010

Refinishing something old, making it new!

Boy have we been busy trying to finish things we started when we first moved in here...yea, it's been 5 yrs and still there are things we haven't completed thinking we needed help from professional. We purchased trim and paneling, etc...but never had enough $$ to hire someone to complete the task. In the past year however we've discovered we can...with a little patience. Just look what my hubby in the past couple weeks. Painted the whole house, now we must do the garage and the out building which we use for storage.
We'd purchased a little buffet with a detachable hutch in dire need of sanding then refinishing...I decided I could do it, and went about sanding both pieces. I then stained it, and wa la...it's really pretty. BUT I wanted to put it in the little dining area where I have another really great find, a square, drop leaf table. Since we put our big, round, oak table in front of the double doors and fireplace we used the old space for my studio...it was nice there, but I decided to add my work space to the spare room that houses my computer, and jewelry making table. You know keep all the "mess" in one room. hehehe
I don't have the door and draws in the buffet yet, but here's what they look like now!!



Actually this ended up matching our bedroom set so I will probably put the buffet in there, and using the top on another table in the dining area...not quiet sure where it will end up, but am happy to say I really love both pieces...and the best thing about it is we only paid $5.00 for them...yep!!! Great find!!!

9 comments:

Nancy said...

Boy, have you been a busy girl...I can't image how long it took you to do all that work but they look great.....I know you are proud of yourself...you should be....

I can't wait to meet you in person too....It's getting close...

Hugs

Bren Graham Thebeau said...

Beautifully done, love the colour, these were indeed a great find and look wonderful. You go girl!

Unknown said...

heheheh Thanks girls!!!

BlueRidgeLady said...

Wow! It turned out great!! Looks brand new! I love to find a deal like that! You have been so busy painting and looks like it paid off! I can tell ya from being a painters wife, it aint for sissies!!! Always makes such a difference! Enjoy your weekend sweetie!

Dena E's Blog said...

You have just been busy busy Bevie,,,how wonderful of a find and for only 5$ WOW!!!
I also left a note at an older post
Big Hugs ~~~Dena

Dreamcicle Journeys said...

Good for you doing it yourself. Both look great. It takes time to
settle into a home.

Unknown said...

Shelly it's been really fun even tho it's been difficult at times...we are very proud of the work we've been able to get done...wanta lone me your hubby to paint the garage and other building??? hehehehe!!! Love you sweetie.

Unknown said...

Dena it's so good to hear from you hon...will go look at your other post...thanks for stopping by...(((hugs)))

Unknown said...

Hello Paula, thanks for coming by and leaving a sweet comment...nice to meet ya!!!

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