Trash to Treasure

Recently, I've been waisting my time stealing ideas, I mean being inspired by various decorating blogs. I've wanted a buffet for a while now, so when we moved here and found that there was plenty of room for one, I set out on a search. I found this ugly thing for $40 at the post thrift store:

I was actually pretty embarrassed to be seen with this monstrosity as Geoff and one of his soldiers carried it out of the store. I started by cleaning the beast, taking off all the hardware, and sanding it down. I was really worried I would not be able to get this thing to look like I wanted it to because it is made of pressed wood and laminate, but with the results of my desk a few years ago, I wanted to at least try. I read up on blogs, found out the specific things I needed, then emailed Katrin to find out what these things are called in German. I worried even more when I could not find any paint on primer; all they had at the local hardware store was spray paint primer. Thankfully the primer worked and here is the result:

This one is blurry but I wanted you to see the top.

And here it is along one wall of the dinning room:

I am going to wait a few days before I put some things on top of it to make it even more beautiful, but I couldn't wait to show you all.