So, Sean’s got this Uncle……
Uncle John….
And Uncle John owns a huge storage facility. Like, the biggest I’ve ever seen, kind of storage facility.
Uncle John stores Broadway show sets and lights. He rents space for world renowned designer fabric houses. And, he has smaller storage units for common folk like me. Once a year, when some common folk abandon their storage units, Uncle John uses that to his advantage, and hosts an estate sale.
The event is in the fall, and I always look forward to his sales. And, lucky for me, Uncle John calls me and invites me to take a peek at everything a couple days before the sale opens. This year was no different.
As I was walking though the huge warehouse, I found this gem. This buffet that was missing its drawers, was hidden in a dark corner, tucked behind a tall mound of faux fruit. Lucky for me, I have a flashlight on my phone.
I had that thing strapped on top of my car before Sean could say the Hail Mary. This buffet was absolutely coming home with us. And you’d think, after all these years, that Sean would stop shaking his head and asking me “why the heck would you want that??”
And when I told him that my plans were to refinish this tired buffet, and have it live in our den – well, there was no way he could comprehend such a notion.
So, when Sean was at work, I got to work myself. I cut the legs down on this buffet. I sanded the entire surface, and I was meticulous on every detail.
I primed and painted the bottom part, and I stained the top with 6 coats of walnut colored stain.
This rag of a buffet was turning into a rich buffet.
As I was paying attention to all the detail, and painting with the steadiest of hands, I was visioning all those random dvd’s being neatly placed on one side. The cable box, wii, dvd player, and apple tv all being neatly stowed on the shelves. And, still having one side left to occupy just, whatevs.
What a heavenly thought.
A piece of furniture that could tidy up the busyness of a den.
Yes, please.
And here she is. The rags to riches buffet.
Found in a dark corner, now is the home to multiple things, and lives in the pulse, off the pulse, of our home.
It’s amazing how one piece of furniture could bring such energy to the kids, and such calm to this Mama.
Thank you, Uncle John.
It’s a beautiful piece now! I love that you gave it new life! Great job!
This is amazing! I love the colors you chose, it looks like a completely new piece of furniture!
Looks amazing Brooke!!
Xo, Mariaelena
wow that turned out so great! I’m in the mood to go thrifting and see what I can give new life to. This just pushed me to actually go do it!
I would love to have an uncle John in my family! That was beautiful and it looks like you gave it a good home!! How fun! All my furniture is sauder, put together by me. One day I’ll be able to buy something like this.
That is quite a transformation. This buffet looks so fabulous now and adds so much function to your space. I transformed a coffee table recently- it’s amazing what some white paint can do to a piece of furniture!!
I love how you re-purposed it! I turned my youngest’s changing table into a dresser/shelf, I love giving things a 2nd life :)!
You sure did a super awesome job on the buffet. I’ve been trying to redo some furniture but I can’t seem to figure out the right kind of sandpaper to use.
So beautiful. You did such a great job with this. I really love what you did with the middle section. Great piece!
WOW six coats is a lot! but it looks great! Your’e lucky to have such a great resource!
That tuned out great! The white definitely lightened it up and made it look more modern.
I love it! It came out really nice. That’s so cool that you get to check things out before the sale.
Wow this looks beautiful! You did a great job! I’m working on a project right now but these are so hard!
Wow, what a transformation! Thanks uncle John 😉
I do love the after. You did an amazing job with the buffet.
This buffet looks so gorgeous. I love doing projects like this and I have a couple of piece I need to redo myself. I love how you turned the drawer space into shelves.
I couldn’t love what you did with it more. That looks fabulous with the white look instead. It’s just beautiful!
What an amazing transformation!! I wish I had an eye for things like this but I always seem to see the mess it is instead of the beauty it can become… you did great!
I wish I was this creative! This buffet came out adorable!