After months of searching for the perfect dining room buffet, I decided to check into having one made. The table is 9′ long and it needed a piece that could compete with it. Everything I had found was not nearly big enough or cost an arm and a leg.
You may be thinking “custom can’t be cheap” but custom actually ended up being cheaper than a lot of mediocre quality, a-bit-small buffets. I think the key was working with a cabinet maker over someone who strictly makes furniture. That meant being a little more flexible on my end, but the end result is better than I had imagined!
My husband works with Double C quite often on commercial jobs, and he thought they could create what I was envisioning. I initially wanted something with legs, but when they said I would have to source that part out to someone else I decided to go another route. The waterfall edge was the perfect answer: it was clean and simple against the feminine legs of the table and it was right up Double C’s alley. Contrast seemed like the right choice, but I didn’t want stark white. We color matched the lacquer to Farrow & Ball’s Skimming Stone, and the result is a light and bright piece that still has some warmth to it against the dark blue walls.
Nordlicht im Schwarzwald says
The perfect choice!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thank you!
A Designer At Home says
Amazing! Love the juxtaposition against the traditional dining table!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thanks!
Gloria Feeley says
Gorgeous! I'm loving everything about your dining room!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thanks, Gloria!
Caroline McKell says
So amazing!
When you say you color matched the paint to a Farrow & Ball paint does that mean you ordered a sample from Farrow & Ball and then took it in to a store like Lowe's and Home Depot and have them match it? Just curious because we are about to start painting our house and I don't love the paint options available at Lowe's and Home Depot (the only paint stores we have in town).
themakerista@gmail.com says
We matched the sample of F&B to the lacquer. Any hardware store can color match to a paint swatch or sample as long as it's bigger than a quarter. Best of luck with your house!!!
Caroline McKell says
Thanks!!
Hollie Blanchard says
What color did you use on the walls? Also the chandelier is gorgeous- is that a vintage piece??
themakerista@gmail.com says
Hi Hollie! It’s Farrow & Ball’s Black Blue and the chandelier is a vintage piece. Thanks!