My Big Fat Buffet & Mirror Wedding "Vanellie" -- Furniture Redo

This was the old heavy buffet (or dresser?) that I bought at the Rusty Chandelier parking lot sale on 9.20.14.  It lived in the back of the van for about a week, until we felt brave enough to schlep it out.

I am pretty strong, but it was all my husband and I could do to get it out of the van and to the back yard.  It is a heavy beast.  The type of furniture I am trying to avoid.

But who could resist those details?

 

 

I would have left it gray, but the top had rust and damage. 

I decided to use a creamy color of chalkpaint,

and then distressing to let the gray shine through.

 

 

Two coats of the ivory paint.

Sanding to distress.

I liked how the gray and even an earlier layer of green paint peeked through.

More sanding so drawers slide smoothly.

 

I painted the interior a gray with purple tones --

it was actually the last of some old primer so it should cover drawer stains.

I reused the original metal pulls and knobs which had been painted gray,

they looked good against the ivory.

On the bottom doors I used glass knobs to call attention to the ornate detailing.

 

I had picked up the mirror several months ago.

I'm betting that it originally sat on top of a buffet.

So why not introduce them to each other?

 

Love at first sight, they were a perfect match.

A marriage made in heaven.

I'm naming her "Vanellie".