Boring ol' cabinet knob redo!

Well...finally found me an older buffet and hated the old drawer pulls and knobs that were on it.  So...after looking at Hobby Lobby and not wanting to spend the $4-$6 per knob for new ones that didn't really match the color I needed, I decided to make new ones myself.  Well...sort of.  I went to Home Depot and purchased antique brass knobs for $1.28 each.  Then painted them to match.  Turned out pretty good I think.  And for about 1/3 of what I would have spent.  Very easy process too....

First I stuck toothpicks into some Styrofoam I had then unwrapped all the knobs and placed them on the toothpicks. 

Then I used two different colors of Anita's acrylic paint (Ocean Blue and Forest Green) to get just the right color.  After painting a light coat over each one I let them dry.  While drying I removed the old drawer pulls and the knobs from the doors. I left the back plates that were behind the door knobs (mainly because they were nailed on).  And they didn't look bad being left on there.

After they were completely dry I applied a light coat of spray gloss to them.  The ones on the right are glossy and the ones on the left are not.  It is personal preference on whether or not you want to gloss them.

I could not find drawer pulls that were the exact width of the holes that were already there so that is why I went with two knobs rather than one drawer pull.  It adds a little bit of color to tie in with the rest of the room.  I'll post more dining room pictures when I get done with my curtains.  :)