Field of Flowers Buffet

This “Field of Flowers” transfer is new from Dixie Belle, and it really took this piece from plain to beautiful!  I found this buffet on Facebook Marketplace for $30 and dirty as could be.  

The whole design of this piece was based around the transfer.  I pulled the paint colors directly from it, and also from the room it was going into.  There were a number of steps, but it was still pretty easy to accomplish this look.

Here are the supplies I used.

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• Buffet (thrifted)
• White Lightning
• Gray BOSS
• Barn Red
• Daisy
• Collard Greens
• Holy Guacamole
• Belles & Whistles Field of Flowers transfer (coming soon!)
• Clear Coat in Satin
• No Pain Gel Stain in Colonial Black
• Gemstone Mousse in Garnet
• Best Dang Wax in Brown

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Building the Layers

After some major cleaning with White Lightning, I primed this piece with gray BOSS.  I probably didn’t have to prime, but the factory finish was a little glossy and BOSS gives better adhesion.

Once the BOSS was dry, I painted the edges and random spots with Barn Red (mostly the bottom half) and Daisy (mostly the top half).  Then I let that dry.

Pouncing on the Greens

The next step was pouncing on my greens.  The lower half is Collard Greens, a gorgeous deep green color.  To give it some texture, I tapped the paint on with my brush, going around the red areas.  I also went over them very lightly to dirty up the red.

The upper half is Holy Guacamole.  I also tapped this color on, going around the yellow areas.  Where the greens meet, I tapped the colors together to create more of a blended transition.

I didn’t do a full second coat of paint, but I did bring a little of the light green over the dark green and vice versa for depth.

Gel Staining the Top

To make the top a little richer, I chose Colonial Black.  I didn’t sand it down to bare wood or anything; I just went right over the existing finish.

To apply it, I used the Dixie Belle applicator pad.  This is a great inexpensive little tool to get your stain even and smooth.  I spread the stain on, and then used a dry area of the pad to pull some back.  You can see the pretty variation of color this gave.

Field of Flowers Transfer

In the cabinet door centers, I didn’t paint over the gray BOSS.  I applied the transfer right over the BOSS and it worked great!  I find a bright base color makes the transfer pop.

I cut the transfer sheet to the size needed, pulled off the white backing and rubbed it on.  

I sealed the whole piece with 2 coats of Satin.  This is the original hardware, but I transformed it with a couple layers.  First, I painted the knobs and hinges with Gemstone Mousse in Garnet.  To  age it similar to the buffet, I rubbed on some brown wax.

I kept this piece because it was the perfect size for my glassware, and I am in love with how it turned out!

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