Now that the roadside find dresser will offically be living in our family room, I have decided to call it a credenza. That sounds a lot fancier huh? Please indulge me as I go back to the beginning of this piece. I found this beauty by the side of the road on the way home from work. It took some smooth talking to my Hubby to get him to take the truck and pick it up. He went for the piece then came home only with the drawers because he couldn’t lift the beast up into the truck. I had to go back with him and we almost died getting it loaded. It is 6 1/2 feet long and weighs about the same amount as a baby elephant.
It even had some cool wooden hardware…although a few of them were chewed on by a dog at some point in the history of this piece.
A lot of sanding, priming and prep work was needed to get it ready for paint.
I chose to paint the top Behr Revival Mahogany and the base Behr Innocence. I used Behr Glazing medium to mix my own glaze from the Revival Mahogany to go over the base. It looks almost tobacco stained. I chose to glaze the top and the wooden handles with a black glaze. A little distressing and I waxed it all with finishing wax. I love the look, but this was a big piece to glaze.
She really is ready for her close-up. The piece adds a lot to the large empty wall opposite the fireplace. I love it and hope you do too.
The Weekend Country Girl 
26 responses to “The Finished Credenza”
I love the transformation….perfect! I am looking for something similar for our livingroom. Hope mine turns out as great as yours 🙂 Your Friend, Roni
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Thank you so much! It is amazing what paint and elbow grease can do for something destined for the landfill.
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You did a great job! My husband always gives me a hard time about getting the free stuff, but in the end he winds up happy or even finding me more free stuff. Why is it they do that?
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Thank you, Susan. I think I get a hard time because my husband ends up being the one to lift, tote, and fix my treasures. I suspect he would prefer playing golf or fishing! He does always like it when finished though.
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NICE!
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That is gorgeous!! I love the finished look! Your hard work paid off.
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Thank you. It looks great and holds a ton of stuff.
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[…] The Weekend Country Girl, Karen says, “I found this beauty by the side of the road on the way home from work. It took […]
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You did such a great job! It’s hard to believe how awful it looked before you started. Your husband did great too!
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Thank you, Darla.
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Love it, great job.
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Wow! Great transformation!
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Thank you!
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Hi I’m Heather! Please email me when you get a chance, I have a question about your blog! LifesABanquet1(at)gmail.com
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Hi Heather,
What question do you have for me?
Karen
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[…] friends, my name is Karen and I was a big faker. I did not totally finish the credenza before I posted it. Remember, it was cold and rainy when I worked on it? I just got frustrated […]
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This turned out absolutely beautiful! I love the wood-colored top and light-colored body.
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Thank you!
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Thank you so much!
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[…] Karen completely amazed me with her transformation of this huge roadside credenza. I sometimes wish I had the time, skill, and patience to redo furniture, but for now, I’ll […]
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I am not going to lie, a big piece takes a lot of work but it is very rewarding. Tackle something smaller like a side table and you will be hooked! Thank you for the kind words.
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[…] here in a week or so. I I had to paint something in the family room this color because I missed my credenza so much that i had to bring it back! What does color psychology say about a room that is brown, […]
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[…] wanted the piece to be the color scheme of the Roadside Credenza. I knew that I wanted to paint the crown moulding and base moulding Behr Revival Mahogany and the […]
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[…] Roadside Credenza […]
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It’s lovely, I also love the way you place the mirror and glass pieces on top. Great job!
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Thank you! I don’t own this piece any longer and miss it.
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