Many years ago all furniture in the same room had to match. You couldn't get away with throwing a cherry cabinet into a room filled with oak. Nowadays things are different. You can blend an eclectic web of painted items, various woods, wicker and even rod iron all into the same space and you won't offend anyone. The trick is to do it tastefully so it makes "sense" to the eye.
A few years ago I purchased a dining room set with a china cabinet. I wanted something very different and unique, not elegant nor traditional. Not an easy thing to find. Fortunately I picked up a set with a Spanish influence and loved it.
Now I find myself with a big problem, I really need a sideboard. I desperately need storage for things that I use in that room. It's been 6 or 7 years since I bought this set, so how can I possibly find something to match. I tried.............shopped.................looked.....................but nothing, not even close. What I needed was something that "wasn't going to match" because if I tried to match it, it was going to look horrible.
I stopped into a retail store called Grand Harbor a few weeks ago and there it was. The perfect piece but the wrong color!!!
Here it is with a new top color-walnut brown which coordinates much better with the colors in my dining room. The style of this piece is certainly not Spanish, but more of a dutch/country influence. Surprisingly it still looks very nice in the room and I now have plenty of extra room to store china, table clothes and other items.
I love that cabinet!
ReplyDeleteI am having the issue of needing a "new" kitchen set with a hutch but it will probably be used. I am just going to paint it, $15 will make it all match :)
Christy,
ReplyDeleteYou did a beautiful job! Not only is that a very rich, elegant sideboard but it also looks like it stores quite a bit.
You really had a very impressive result! Is there a particular brand or finish that works well for this kind of project? Was it difficult choosing just the right color?
Marilyn
Thank you both for your comments!
ReplyDeleteKim: a used kitchen set all painted up nice will be as nice as a new one if you do it right. Just remember to apply extras coats of polyurethane on the tabletop and sand in between coats.
Marilyn: I always use Minwax products. In this case I used a flat finish so it wouldn't take away from the beauty of the cabinet. You are right...this cabinet really holds a lot!
something very different and unique, not elegant nor traditional. Not an easy thing to find.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate it!
ReplyDeletemy Mom was a designser, she would always tell me when I found something that I just loved but really didn't 'match' she would say every rooms needs a focal point and a conversation piece :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great piece
KB
Thanks KB!
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