Thrifted Buffet

Not so long ago, I had been stalking yard sales & Craigslist searching for a buffet to put in the kitchen. We needed something {other than the random console} along the big, empty wall. Anddd we need a little extra storage for our "not-every-day dishes." Note to self: next house must have more cabinets and a dining room. I lucked out and found one pretty fast on Craigslist, at a great price--$50!

When we picked it up, it was painted in a matte black with a bunch of silver knobs. Check out the two knob "pulls" on the drawers. Creative, but not my style.

Since the kitchen is so bright with the white cabinets and light walls, I kept the buffet black. I freshened it up with a coat of semi-gloss, and decided to strip the top surface & stain it to match the kitchen table, which actually reads a little darker than the picture.

I quickly found out why the previous owners had two knobs in place of an actual drawer pull. The holes were placed 3 1/2" apart, and virtually every hardware store I visited only had 3" pulls. Thanks to Amazon, I finally found 3 1/2" pulls! I also found these great glass bubble knobs at Hobby Lobby, that match the wall color. I think they're a fun, expected touch!

I have been meaning to share this great thrift for awhile--thanks to Our Fifth House's Winter Challenge for reminding me!

More kitchen progress

Whenever I look back at the pictures we took during our home inspection, I'm always amazed at the progress we've made! I was SO happy to be able to cross one more thing off the list last week: a beautiful, new, FUNCTIONAL stainless steel range! Merry Christmas to us!

Before:

After:

I seriously stand in the kitchen and stare at it!  Thanks for the great deal, Sears!

The only thing left is to replace the fridge & the kitchen will be 100% done! Ok, probably not. I'm never 100% done with anything in this place....Sorry, O!

Kitchen Progress

After 10 days, 4 coats of cabinet paint, 2 coats of wall paint, a new dishwasher and staying up until midnight finishing window treatments, the kitchen is moving right along!

Kitchen Before:

After:

HUGE improvement!  I love the white cabinets!  Over time we hope to replace the stove & fridge and put up a white subway tile backsplash.




Since the Living Room and Kitchen are open to each other we added pillows in the same sea glass tone as the kitchen paint color:


Living Room Before:

Living Room After:

Izzie loves the new decor!

View from Front Door

I found this cute side table at Home Goods for $75!  I've been looking for a cute little table to go with the chair!

love, Love, LOVE all the changes we've made so far.  Now, I'm ready for a break!