This another of my craigslist finds. $40 or $50 I think? I bought it last winter but never got around to refinishing it before we moved.
I'm pretty sure it had been refinished at some point in the past- the gold paint was on top of some other bubbled finish, and the whole thing had definitely seen better days.
But I thought it had potential, so I sanded it down, sprayed it with Krylon spray primer (which is bumpy, so be prepared to do more sanding- not something I was expecting), then painted it white. I finished with a light gray wash and some distressing, and it looks so much better!
The trim looks so much nicer without the gold paint.
I have a place to put some decor, 
we have a piece of furniture on a previously empty wall,
and LMS has a place to store the toys that she insists on hauling upstairs instead of leaving downstairs in the toy room. I think it's time to clean it out already...
I'm glad I finally got it finished!
It does kind of blend into the gray wall, but we'll be repainting the walls to a light gray-blue, which will contrast nicely with the buffet.
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