I went back and forth about painting this buffet grey because every buffet I have ever painted has been grey. There were some other color options in the mix, but grey won out and the pop of green I had considered for the piece ended up on the inside. It’s painted in custom mixed color of General Finishes milk paint. It’s mainly Queenstown Grey and Seagull Grey mixed with the smallest amount of Coastal Blue. I originally distressed it more that you see now, but then covered up some of the spots because that amount just isn’t for me. The inside is painted with a custom mixed green to match the Anthropologie pulls I added to it and it’s fun to open the door to some spring green!
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Love the green interior! Great job!
Beautiful job. I just got some General Finishes Seagull Gray and plan to do a chair with it (over a base coat of Tuscan Red). Did you find that the milk paint distresses well? I'm used to painting with my own mix of chalk paint and have never used milk paint. Did you use a sealer over the paint?
If you want to distress the paint, you really want to make sure it has had time to cure and set up. I've had different experiences with it, but once it has cured (I try to wait a day and overnight) it can be distressed. I did sealed this with wax, but if you want a more durable finish their poly is great as well! I have another piece coming up that I sealed with GF high performance poly.
Beautiful! I love GF milk paint too, it gives such a great finish. Love the pop of green, nice work!
Beautiful! I especially love the surprise of the green knobs and interior! I'm a fan of the GF Milk Paint!
Love the fresh green color inside and how great it looks with those lovely knobs! Well done!
Love the gray with green accent, adore the knobs, great staging & photography (as always)! What's not to love?
Robin
Lov'n that pop of green inside the buffet – gorgeous makeover! Caught my eye over at the That DIY Party.
Marie@The Interior Frugalista
i love it!!
What a beautiful makeover – and that green is magnificent ( especially with the perfectly matched knobs ! )
That pop of red for staging – all of it – truly magazine worthy !
XOX
This is so cute, love the knobs!
This is stunning! Wow!
Love this. The green interior is such a fun surprise!!
So pretty! Oh, I LOVE that pop of green too. So what we all need right now – fresh and spring-like on the inside.
Love this color combo!
Very cool! I love the pop of color on the inside. I need to do that on my current dresser project.