Dining Room Buffet Makeover

Another furniture makeover showing how a beautiful paint color and a little bit of work can transform a piece of furniture!

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Furniture makeovers are one of my favorite DIYs ever.

I think it’s because of the transformation that takes place. From something old, neglected and outdated to something beautiful and updated.

So when I got opportunity to work with Fusion Mineral Paint, I jumped at the chance, because I love breathing new life into old pieces. This buffet belongs to my sister and a while back she asked me about redoing it so it fits her style better. One of her friends had moved away and had given it to her. It’s a nice, solid buffet but the dark blue color certainly doesn’t fit my sister’s home and style. It was time to brighten it up!

Before I begin chatting about the process of redoing this, here’s a photo of what it looked like before…  It needed some serious, TLC, don’t you think?

Here’s what I used for the makeover:

• • Little Teapot (from the Tones for Tots line)
  • 4″ painter roller and frame
  • paint tray
  • wood filler
  • hand sander

I started by removing all the old hardware and tossed the wooden and plastic knobs. I also removed the 3 doors and they were a beast to get off. The person who painted it before, painted over all the hinges and screws so trying to get a screwdriver in the screws that were filled with paint was brutal. I was going to toss the hinges as well and buy new ones, but thankfully my husband reminded me that I might not be able to find the exact sizes I needed. (Secretly, I was just dreading cleaning the hinges and screws… and thought buying new was easier). So one day when my husband was off he sent me a snap of shiny looking and sparkly clean hinges and screws. I quickly text him asking what he’d used (as I knew we didn’t have an product to strip the paint from them) and he shared his method that I must share with ya’ll!

He had boiled them in baking soda and water and it stripped the paint from them so easily! Best trick ever!!

I’ll admit that sanding it was the hardest part. I lost track of how many pieces of sandpaper I used. It was quite obviousl the person who painted it blue didn’t take their time or maybe care much about the painting. It had thick runs of paint all over it and then another layer of red paint underneath it. After sanding the entire buffet I used wood filler to patch any random holes or areas that had water stains or needed evened out. Wood filler tends to dry very quickly and I sanded it off again and gave the entire buffet a really good wash and I was ready to paint.

The thing I loved most about Fusion Mineral Paint is that it went on incredibly smooth and easy. It dried so quickly and I would use it in a heartbeat again. I would recommend though, if you are painting a piece like mine with an original dark color, to use a primer. I didn’t to begin with but then realized I was going to run out of paint so when it came time to paint the doors and drawer I used a white primer. Otherwise the sides and top needed 4 coats to cover up the blue.

I love the new knobs my sister purchased at Hobby Lobby! They’re white with a slight distressed look and are so pretty!

Here are some more beautiful makeovers using Fusion Mineral Paint! 

Thanks so much for coming by today!