Another Furniture Redo

I realized I never posted about my lasted furniture redo. I'd been really wanting some sort of cabinet/buffet in our kitchen table area for all the kids' craft stuff. It was in these clear plastic drawers and it always looked like this:

Well, not always, because we occasionally cleaned it up, but usually, and it was driving me bonkers. Unfortunately, I like things to not only serve a function but also look good while doing so, so everything I found that did both was more than I was willing to spend. I decided to try my hand at the chalk paint thing. I found a buffet on Craigslist for $40 that looked sturdy and solid and my supportive husband went and picked it up for me. This was just the week before Thanksgiving. I was planning on waiting until after Thanksgiving since we were hosting and I probably didn't need to start a project then, but my impatient self couldn't stand to see it sit there all ugly and sad, so I got right to work. I finished it about an hour before Jared's family came, the day before Thanksgiving. Just in time!

Before: We'd already started removing the hardware and took out two of the drawers. I had to fill the old holes and then Jeremy drilled new ones for the new hardware.

 And after! Ta-da! (This was taken at Christmas time)

I think it turned out really well! I got new hardware, obviously, and painted it with the chalk paint and then did a clear wax and a bit of an antiquing wax over the top. And the best part is it's actually working just how I hoped! The kids each have a drawer for their "stuff" and then we have other supplies in the other cabinets and drawers. I do have one bottom drawer for myself with cloth napkins and place mats, but other than that it's all theirs.  And I like it well enough that if someday I decided to use it in a dining room, I think it would be great in there too. Woohoo!