Creative Mommas: Sideboard/Credenza Furniture Re-do

This is what I got (almost) finished with today.

My new, but old sideboard/credenza (minus the drawer pulls that are on order).

I have done a lot of searching and searching for a perfect sideboard/buffet/credenza for my family room and this is the best one for the cheapest price. This beauty is called the "Harwick 4+2 Buffet" & it's gorgeous. It's a bargain for $269 + $50 shipping & it's made of poplar wood. Anything else I found in this style/size was $600+, so I was ready to buy this one.

But...this buffet only came with the 4 cabinets instead of 3, so it was going to be a little big for the space & it wasn't going to ship to me until August. I just couldn't wait that long to fix up this room.

One day I was luckily browsing craigslist and I found this baby. It's oak and it was listed for $100. We bought it for $90 and that was a steal compared to what I was ready to spend on the online one. And...this one was the PERFECT size!!

My husband went with me to look at it & pick it up after we decided to purchase it.

I removed all the hardware and got busy sanding, and sanding, and sanding! Good thing we own an electric sander.

I went to ACE hardware and found some Black Benjamin Moore Regal paint that was 40% off--SCORE! I bought a quart for around $11 & after cleaning, sanding, & wiping it down, I started painting.

**post edit: I used a mini roller that I got with my free paint sample from Valspar Paint (The Power in Color Giveaway). I used a foam brush to paint in the small spaces, but I still went over the top with the roller because I liked the finished look it gave.

Since this project took me a while I stored my painting supplies in a freezer Ziploc bag, so the paint wouldn't dry out.

This is what it looked like after being painted, minus the cabinet doors. Remember this post where I was de-junking my house? This is the same area, but much cleaner.

Want to see the post on this picture arrangement? Click here.

This is the hardware I purchase today at ACE hardware. We're pretty limited on where we can shop in this small rural town. These knobs were $3.49 each.

And these hinges were $3.49 for a two pack. The drawer pulls had to be ordered in and they were $4.49 each. This total project cost me around $131. I love to save money on projects!

This is totally a staged picture because I haven't decided what to decorate the top with yet, but I had to put something there so it wouldn't look so plain. Oh yeah, now I have to move ALL my family pictures over because I decided it was too close to my desk (fun--not!). I'll be sure to share pictures when this area is completely finished.

*post edit: If you want to see the finished product with the handles, click here.