Ashlee's Great-Grandmother's Buffet

I bought an old buffet, made in 1914, from my neighbor Ashlee's estate sale. This belonged to Ashlee's great-grandmother, Kate, who lived on Sanibel Island, Florida, way back in the day when you could only get to the island by boat. I love knowing the history of vintage pieces. Kate also had this buffet in her old house for many years in a neighboring town. Now it is in its' new home, our dining room. I promised Ashlee that we would love it dearly.

And, as these things usually go, the arrival of Kate's buffet prompted some rearranging. The other dining room cabinet was moved to the opposite wall from the buffet and the red mirrors were rehung... I'm looking for more of these plastic mirrors to paint red and add to the grouping -

Moving the cabinet has now given us a nice blank wall. My dear, sweet, kind, generous sister is going to paint us a "daisy painting" for the space! Of course I'll share that with you when she is done. I've been busy going through old linens and filling the new buffet with freshly washed glasses and serving pieces. I've also been having fun playing with the flowers and cushions that Fifi passed along to me and setting out different dishes. The little black & white dish is from Target. They have these on their seasonal shelf and they are sold individually, so they are nice and cheap! We'll be hosting Thanksgiving here so I'll be clearing off the table and resetting it for the holiday, but until then I'll enjoy the changes AND ESPECIALLY Kate's beautiful buffet!

Comments

[Alison Gibbs]

How wonderful to have the history of such a piece of furniture. makes it even more special. Love the red mirrors, Do you have to seal the plastic frames with anything before you paint them.
Alison

[Daisy Cottage]

Thank you Alison! No, you just tape off the mirror part and spray away! :-) Kim

[Alicia]

OOh I do love a bit of colour in a home! Lovely side board, and the red highlights on the wall finish it all off beautifully!!

[Vee]

Such a nice piece! I am sure that Ashlee is delighted for you to have the buffet in your home knowing how much you love it.

Love your decorating sense and I'm still loving the music...takes me away as nicely as anything ever has. :)

[Barbara @ Southern Lady's Vintage]

The buffet is so pretty! I love the roosters that you have displayed on them! I am a rooster kind of girl! And as always, the pops of red color are perfect!
Barbara

[Dena]

Oh Kim that is such a beautiful addition to Daisy Cottage and how wonderful to know the history of the piece!

Hugs,
Dena

[katie]

oh that is beautiful. i love buffets. you got a good one!

[Donna]

Beautiful sideboard, it's great to know the history of a piece. You've decorated it so lovely! I'm looking forward to seeing the "daisy painting"!
Donna xo

[Wanda]

Oh, such clean, classic lines in the buffet. I know Ashlee is glad you got it instead of some stranger.

[kathy]

I LOVE your buffet. My Grandmother had one that looked exactly like yours. I know it was made by an old furniture co. in Philly. Wow to think the life your buffet has lived. Don't you feel like you adopted a new member to the family...all that history.
Best,
Kathy

[Dayami]

what a gorgeous piece?!! wow!!! It's beautiful. I love dining rooms, in fact is my favorite part of the house.
I cannot wait to see your Thanksgiving table. I am starting to prepare myself for the holidays too. I posted some pics of our Christmas village table. I will post more this weekend. We are also having Thanksgiving here, well, we do all holidays here ;)
Thanks for the beautiful pics.
Hugs,
Dayami

[Laura]

How beautiful! And I tried your Appl Crisp recipe tonight and it was a hit at my house! Thanks for sharing it:)

[Pattie]

Your new buffet is beautiful! All of your stuff goes with it so well. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your red mirrors!!! I started collecting plastic mirrors after I saw how beautiful yours look, I only have been able to find one so far :( ( a large one) Hopefully I will be able to find more! You give me so much inspiration! Thank You for this wonderful blog!

Pattie :)

[Elaine L.]

I love both your buffets! I love how you combine painted and nice stained wood furniture.

I LOVE your mirrors and would never guess they're plastic. I wish I could find some of those. Are they painted "Richly Red"?

The black, white, yellow, red and green in your home go together well and look so rich.

~elaine~

[Cielo]

Hi Kim... I love the buffet. Did you had to paint it? I love to come see you... you always have something new and wonderful to show us... thank you for sharing su much of your life with your virtual friends.

Love,

Cielo

[Leslie]

I love it! I am laughing because today I brought an antique dining room set and buffet into our home. I love it and have been fussing all day with it! Sounds like we were doing the same thing!

[Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio]

Kate's buffet looks wonderful in your home! Everthing looks lovely...I used to work on Sanibel years ago...
Penny

[Devilish Southern Belle]

Your posts are always so inspiring!

[Meggie]

Oh Kim, the buffet is a classic...it's beautiful. And I love how you have everything arranged just so. Very creative!

[Rose]

How lucky you were to get the buffet, Kim. It looks wonderful in your pretty home.

Rosalie

[Sher's Creative Expressions]

Kim, what a beautiful buffet. It's certainly a treasure. Can't wait to see what your sister paints on the wall. It's nice to have an artist in the family at times such as this, huh?

Blessings,

Sher

[June]

What a blessing you received with this buffett. I agree that knowing the history behind something makes it so very special. Everything looks lovely and I enjoyed your photos.

[Nonnie]

The buffet is really lovely and how great to know it's history. Love your display of mirrors, they look fantastic.

[Kari C.]

How very pretty! When I was a child, we used to vacation in Ft. Myers Beach Florida. We would always pick a day to drive to Sanibel Island. It was such fun -- the seashells that you could find there were amazing. I would love to go again someday and take my children. I wonder if it's still the same? Thanks for stirring up some fond memories.

[bj]

Your "new" buffet is lovely and looks right at home at Daisy Cottage. I do believe you take the most lucious pictures of anyone. Very pretty!!
bj