I found this beauty on Ebay. After checking out main stream furniture stores, I was turned off by either the use of MDF(medium-density fibreboard, engineered wood or I call it glued saw dust) or ridiculous price tag of higher end stores. My budget would have bought me the glued up saw dust, so I turned to Ebay. For $150(shipping included), I got this solid Cherry wood piece made by Pennsylvannia House flown from Florida to BWI where we picked it up. The craftmanship is superb. The subtle details were lovingly carved. It’s a timeless classic piece of art. It worked well with the new paint job.
DIY: I did a Venetian plaster(faux painting) for the walls. I used trowels instead of brushes. It’s a time consuming and labor extensive paint job- 1 coat of primer, 2 coats of Venetian plaster and 1 coat sealer then buff with a steel trowel. I also had to get rid of the paper boarders(I don’t like them). I was asking myself why I have chosen this paint midway the process. Actually, kicking myself for being crazy enough to do it. But in the end, it turned out nicely.
My husband cut-up the wood for the shelves and I stained and sealed them to match the buffet.
wow! that’s a nice piece of furniture, you’re so lucky.
Hi Ate Marie,
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Thanks.
It’s not luck but patience to look
Oh wow, I love this! There are so many gems on eBay. If only we lived in the US, I’d probably do most of my shopping on eBay
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Hi Christianne,
If you are a bargain hunter like me, you’ll really like eBay- just be careful though and do your background work first.