So, as if combing through my local Craigslist isnt enough, I also am sick determined
to look at other states! My husband went to Prescott AZ to visit his parents last month so I figured, "Hey, let see what kind of stuff they have there!" He was kind enough to go to a few places and came home with this buffet and two small tables (that I havent even had the time to get to).
Sorry for the out of focus pic. Dont know what happened.
And here she is all spruced up!
So this buffet wasnt in horrible shape. It just had that worn and tired
finish. Since I love to refinish wood, I couldnt wait
to start on this to see what was underneath this old finish.
So heres what the top looked liked after a final sanding. Not bad.
And here is the top after I stained it with my custom color mix of walnut, red mahogany and ebony.
I put on a seal coat and gave a light brush over with some steel wool and then finished
it up with a dark paste wax. I was going to use a poly, but I would have had to roll it to avoid
brush marks. I just didnt want to mess up this finish and have to worry about re-sanding and
applying three coats. The dark wax, in my opinion, finishes off better than the poly. Its silky smooth
and shows off the wood beautifully.
Some of the small trim was missing in spots, so I had to fabricate the pieces using wood filler.
I made my own chalk paint using "Divine Pleasure" from Behr. You can find the how to on my version of chalk paint here...
Spray painted the original hardware with ORB.
I got this to sell, but it really fits nicely in my dining room area.
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