Bohemian White Antique Buffet with Large Brass Acanthus Leaf Pulls
This dated mahogany behemoth came to me from a CL seller in Ybor City.
It had promise.
However, the guy had taken the back off (and threw it out) and drilled cord holes in the drawers for media equipment. Not an unusual use, but he seemed to think that "feature" added value. Um, no, just work. The huge hole in the top was also a minus.
Once I simplified it, removing all the little 1920's wood spool-like decorations, and that cow skull shaped veneer shield on the door fronts, I knew I had the perfect hardware to glamorize it: cut-glass round knobs from Anthropologie, with the most amazing large acanthus leaf brass pulls I bought (eight of them!) at a vintage market some months ago.
This buffet is so big that white seemed to be the most fitting color, especially with the glass and brass thing going on. White allows the simplicity of the piece to show. The lovely details--turned legs ending in stylized feet, the subtle routings, and the backsplash pediment--all stand out better. See for yourself.
White Antique Buffet with Acanthus Pulls
