I picked up this sideboard last fall at a tag sale in Colchester. I loved the lines of the piece- literally, the incised lines that run across the drawer fronts. They add a really modern element to the sideboard. It's solid chestnut c.1870. Originally, it had a soapstone top, and when I used it as my sideboard I used that top. The top was quite stained though, and I wanted to switch the sideboard for a different piece, so I moved it down to my workshop. Being that it's such a stunner, it caught the eye of a client almost immediately, and got a full face lift before going off to its new home yesterday evening. I painted the piece Benjamin Moore's Ocean Air, which is just the softest most delicate shade of blue. I added antique barn boards to the top- sanded, and stained with Minwax's pickled oak to bring out the wood grain, and compliment the light blue. I changed the drawer pulls for ceramic ones (don't they look antique!) and then gave the entire case a coat of wax, buffed, to make the color glow. Pretty cute, right?
Before and After shots below ~
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In my spring decor 2012. Painted my favorite light green. I didn't take a 'before' pic when I first got it, but it was originally a dark dark wood stain. |
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Another 'before' pic. These drawers pulls are antique, but don't make sense with the piece. They're teeny tiny and make it really hard to grip the drawers to open them. |
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With the light blue paint, new barn board top, and the ceramic drawer pulls. |
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I think it turned out so sweet! |
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