Monday, September 30, 2019

RESCUED ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD MAKEOVER



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Welcome back my Beauties!
Finally I made it back with this post I promised a while back.

Rescued vintage sideboard BEFORE makeover   Do it yourself using General Finishes Milk paint in custom color
You may remember a few weeks ago (maybe a month??? :) )
a friend of mine texted and said he was cleaning out a house he was going to be doing some construction on and didn't want to see this beauty go into the dump.
I of course instantly told my husband to empty out the truck so I would be able to go pick it up and we were there within a few hours to grab it. 
It needed a LOT of work, but when I am saving a free rescued piece I don't seem to mind.
I feel like its been through so much, it deserves to finally get some attention.

STRIPPING VENEER FROM AN ANTIQUE RESCUED SIDEBOARD BUFFET BEFORE SANDING DIY MAKEOVER
So the first thing I did as you can see was to peel off what was left of the veneer on top.
It took a little elbow grease and my scraper but I made short work of it. 

SANDING THE TOP OF THE RESCUED VINTAGE SIDEBOARD BEFORE STAINING
Once all the veneer was off I could get to sanding.
I used my Ryobi sander and a few different grit sandpaper and smoothed out the whole top to prep it for stain.

AFTER SANDING SANDING THE TOP OF THE RESCUED VINTAGE SIDEBOARD BEFORE STAINING TOP
After it was sanded I wiped it down with some tack cloths and got to work on staining.
MINWAX WOOD FINISH IN DARK WALNUT PENETRATING STAIN FOR FURNITURE
Since I was going to go with a rich color for the base of the cabinet I wanted a deep dark tone for the top.
So I used Minwax Dark Walnut.
When it was dry I just used some wipe on poly to seal it.
GENERAL FINISHES MILK PAINT CUSTOM BLUE GREEN FINISH FOR VINTAGE SIDEBOARD MAKEOVER
Now the fun part.
After lightly sanding and cleaning the whole base cabinet and securing all loose doors and things
and Twilight, (in a 1/1-ish ratio)to give an awesome dark greenish blue.
(I kept the legs dark and just cleaned them up with some Restore a finish)
RUSTOLEUM COPPER SPRAY PAINT FOR MAKING OVER HARDWARE

While the paint was drying I just grabbed some vintage hardware and gave it a couple coats of Rustoleum copper spray paint to play off the blue green color.
FINISHES RESCUED ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD BUFFET CUSTOM PAINTED MAKEOVER DIY
And there she is!!
Can you even believe this is that same piece.

GENERAL FINISHES CUSTOM BLUE GREEN MILK PAINTED VINTAGE BUFFET MAKEOVER DIY
She just needed a little tender lovin care and a lot of elbow grease!

ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD RESCUED FROM BASEMENT AND REFINISHED IN CUSTOM GENERAL FINISHES MILK PAINT DIY
I just love how that green blue played off the copper hardware and the dark wood!
before and after rescued antique sideboard buffet makeover do it yourself custom painted general finishes milk paint karin chudy
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Until next time,
Have a BEAUTIFUL day! 



RESCUED ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD BUFFET CUSTOM PAINTED MAKEOVER VENEER REMOVAL DO IT YOURSELF PAINTED BEFORE AND AFTER

6 comments:

Bliss said...

It's lovely so I pinned it.

Marie-Interior Frugalista said...

Nice save, Karin, it's gorgeous!

Shannon Fox said...

it's a stunner!!
you really did a number on this one.
love the contrast and every stain and color choice.
pinned. cheers on a great save!!

Laurie @ Vinyet Etc said...

WOW! gorgeous, that colour is delicious

Pamela said...

It turned out beautiful!

Sarah @ The DIY Mommy said...

This is a beautiful find! I am in LOVE with that blue colour!! Great job!