Distressed Painted Buffet: Part I

Hello all!

It has been awhile since I last wrote anything, (hmmm, I think that's how I began my last post...oops; I will work on this, promise).  However, I have been working on a very time intensive project (at least for me as I have never painted furniture before).  Jeff and I found a dining room set on Kijiji awhile back and since I'm not a fan of plain veneered oak, I decided to paint it.

I love the look of distressed painted furniture however, find it amusing that people are willing to pay such a high price for a scuffed up paint job.  I figured it couldn't be that difficult to achieve the look and set out to give it a go.  Along the way, I discovered (and perhaps this is because I'm not a pro) but the reason why people pay so much instead of doing it themselves is because it takes an amazing amount of time, time and more time (topped with a bit of patience).  But I am more than pleased with the end result, see for yourself!

I began first by sanding the clear varnish off the buffet (with the help of hubby).

After the finish was scuffed up, I painted the entire buffet with two coats of blue (in all the tutorials I've seen so far, they tell you to prime, then apply a coat of wood toned paint; I cheated and just used a paint+primer combo, which worked just as well).

Next, I applied four coats of green paint and when dry, I sanded all the surfaces until the blue paint and wood showed through in some areas (what an arm workout, whew).

Then, I added new hardware (which Jeff picked out, yes, he occasionally has stylish taste), to complete the look.

Hope you all like it!

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