Chevron Fabric Buffet Tutorial

This was the little buffet Mark found on the side of the road.  It went through 3 transformations before I was happy with the result.  The first idea was to strip it down, and give it that unfinished, anthropologie-esque look, with a french graphic transferred onto it.  That didn't work out.  The piece was too water damaged and banged-up to get the look.  So then I painted it white.  I didn't like that either, because the dings all came through the finish.  I've seen the idea to use fabric to cover pieces, so I thought I'd give it a go.

 Here is the before.

I painted it white with my favourite furniture paint:

Here it is just white:

It looks nice, right?  Here's why I wasn't happy with it.  See all the lines and dings?  Not pretty..

Here's my photo of inspiration.  I've seen a lot of painted dressers with fabric stuck on the doors.  This is a retro-style buffet with fabric doors.

So fun!

I had some Golden artists transfer gel medium leftover from another project, so I used that to stick the fabric to the surface.
 

I simply smeared it on with my fingers, then stuck the fabric on.
 

When I was done, I coated the fabric with a thick coat of polycrylic.  It really cemented it on there.
 

I used the same method for the chevron fabric on the sides.

 I put twine around the edges just on the front side panels.

And that's that!

Today I am feeling pretty under the weather.  It's not fun.  Just plugging through my day, eating soup and sipping tea.  Hopefully the rest of the V-bergs don't get it as well.