Goodwill Redo...Huntley Furniture Buffet

I am so excited about my latest Goodwill find. It is a Huntley Furniture Buffet that I scooped up for a mere $65.00.  Can you believe it?  When I am looking for pieces I want it to me solid wood. No veneer. I know most of you are thinking...you are crazy.

 Whenever I see a piece that has been so scratched up it always makes me wonder what happened to it? Why would some one do this to such a beautiful piece of furniture? I wonder what kind of home it had and what did they store in it.  I imagine it originally lived in a beautiful home because it is not a cheap piece of furniture and it is well made.

 I brag that I found it for only 65.00 because I love finding a deal. It is like a personal challenge.

 The end result is that I have a beautiful piece of furniture. Something that I was able to make beautiful again. That I can look at and be really proud and think "I did that". It is not perfect. It was a couple of big dings on the bottom sides that I am thinking will add to the character of the piece. At least that is what I am going to say.

 So far the biggest expense and challenge of refinishing a piece of furniture is finding new hardware for it that is affordable.  I found this hardware at Paxton Hardware. They were the only company that I was able to find matching hardware for drawers that were 3 inches and doors that were 3.5 inches. Let me ask you this...why do they not use the same size for both? I mean really. Anyway, they were about 6.50 each and unfortunately when I ordered theses I failed to order enough. I bought six instead of for six drawers. That is why 2 of the drawers have no handles, waiting for them to be shipped.

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Krista