Comments on: Reader Redesign: A Buffet Reinvented

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:38:42 +0000

Hey Glenda,

Here’s a tutorial on how to paint furniture: http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/02/how-to-paint-furniture/

Hope it helps! Adding new knobs and even painting the top of the hutch a complementary color could add a ton of interest (ex: you could paint the whole hutch white but choose a robin’s egg blue for the top). Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Glenda Wood

Glenda Wood — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:50:35 +0000

I have a hutch and buffet by This End Up. I would like to redo it to give it some spark. Besides a good paint job, I am open for some suggestions. Putting some cute knobs would help, but would love to hear any suggestions.

Thanks,

By: Bromeliad

Bromeliad — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:33:54 +0000

Wow. Nice work. Looks totally ‘store bought’

By: jbhat

jbhat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:14:27 +0000

It looks so good. I dont’ know if I would have thought to take off the ugly bottom. I’m so glad she did. And I love the trick with the blue tape and the mark for getting the hardware in just the right spot. Clever!

By: prettythings

prettythings — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:12:09 +0000

Nice! I have to say though, I love curved lines in furniture so I would have kept the bottom piece in place.

By: Ju Fidelis

Ju Fidelis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:43:45 +0000

It’s amazing what a white paint and a little of love can do for a home.

Thanks for sharing so good ideas.

I love before and afters.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Oh yeah I’m loving those Stacy!

xo,
s

By: Stacy

Stacy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:19:25 +0000

Wow, so cute! If find this kind of thing so inspiring…makes me want to go thrifting!

And Sherry, I’m sure you’ve seen these by now, but I couldn’t help but think of you when I saw these today: http://www.delight.com/Jonathan-Adler-Menagerie-Ornaments

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:47:04 +0000

What a super makeover – I’m always super impressed when someone can see the good “bones” of a piece and know how to make it look a little different. Nice work!

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:28:45 +0000

Hey Lindsay, Ahhhhhhh much better! I know that’s what you were thinking when you finished your project. Thanx for inspiring me to do a project that I have been procrastinating on.