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Painted Antique Buffet Reveal

By Bre

Well you all got to see a sneak peak yesterday of the antique buffet we recently got. If you follow me on Instagram you saw my before picture of this and it’s matching hutch. I will be sharing the hutch reveal soon, but for those of you who haven’t seen lets take a look at the before one more time.

With summer in full swing, I hadn’t done any projects, and was itching to diy something. You may have seen around the blogsphere the new paint line called Country Chic Paint. I decided that this was the perfect piece to try it out on, and I was so pleased with not only the outcome, but the whole process.

I gave the whole piece two coats of Pebble Beach. A perfect medium gray tone, not too light, not too dark. I’ve used ASCP before, so I was curious to see what the differences would be. I’ve read other stories of people using different chalk based paint and it not coming out as nicely. I can confidently say that this paint produces! It was just as easy to us as the ASCP if not easier. It applied so smooth and silky, and you don’t have to sand your furniture prior. Just wipe down, grab a brush and you are good to go! And honestly it’s a bit thinner than the ASCP so it didn’t take as long to paint, and I got more original detail out of the piece. It almost aged similar to that of Milk Paint, but still had a good body of a chalk based paint.

I lightly distressed the edges and corners, so it would resemble normal wear and tear over the years. In the photo above it’s hard to see all the distressing, I didn’t want it to look worn out, but in the photo below you get a good idea of to what extent I did.
I feel like the paint helped this process, because of how it applies, it gives the feeling that it was always done this way, and blends in beautifully with the furniture.
The white milk glass knobs I got from Hobby Lobby, and it’s hard to see in the photos but they have the tiniest touch of brass detail at the base of the knobs. I liked how the piece turned out, but the knobs were the icing on the cake for me. It was just the added touch it needed. Similar to putting on a pearl necklace.
Now she’s dressed and ready to go, and up for sale 🙂 If you are local and interested in purchasing this piece, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] . I would keep her, but unfortunately she takes up too much room in my dining room.
I loved using the Country Chic paint line, I have a few other projects already lined up for it.
You can check out their website to view all their colors, or place an order. I did finish this piece with their natural wax, and it was so much easier than the miniwax furniture wax I’ve used in the past.
I am converted for life!
Hope your September is off to a great start, and if you missed any of the fall vignettes yesterday,
you can click here to catch up!

Comments

  1. MLG says

    Beautiful room! Can you tell me the names of the paint colors on the wall? I am contemplating doing this in our dining room. Thanks!

  4. Sylvia/LittleTreasures says

    WOW…just gorgeous I just brought one home from my father in laws estate for my studio…this was totally what I had in mind. Wish I had ASCP close by. Thanks for sharing.

  8. Terry Moore says

    Beautiful buffet and love the color you chose. I too have one that I painted and love all the details for these ornate ones like yours and mine the best.

  13. honeyandbumble says

    I have a similar buffet, that I have been staring at for 2 years trying to decide what color to paint. I happen to have some pebble beach too.. waiting for a project. You just made my day! Gorgeous and inspiring. Thank you.

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