free-to-me

Our very dear friends were getting rid of this piece... I believe it was a credenza in his office in it's previous life :) It had all the markings of a get-rid-of piece- honey finish, old brass fixtures, glossy glossy glossy.

Here it is in its former state...

I sanded the top just to see what I was working with and happily it was gorgeous! Very unique veneer and the wood is beautiful. See?

I primed & painted the rest of it, changed the hardware to oiled bronze, and put about a zillion coats of wipe on poly on the top. Now it lives in my foyer, and we are all so happy about it!
Because of the size of my foyer (small) and the strange angle, this was about the best shot I could get of the whole thing!
Ta-Da! I am so tickled with how well it turned out, and how shocked our friends were to see their reject furniture with her new look :)
For the cost breakdown of this "free" project (nothing is ever truly free, right?!):

credenza $0

new pulls $30 (bought these at home depot)

paint $10 (this is a guess- I already had the paint)

stain $2 (another guess, I only used a tiny bit!)

total: $42 (give or take a few!)

**If you're stopping by from a linky, or really from anywhere, would you pretty please take a look at my most recent post? I am in need of some advice from all of you 'experts' on a china cabinet I would like to paint. Thank you!!**

Kathie