BUFFED BUFFET black and faux seal antique buffet

The veneer was cracked, lifting, and missing on the

 top surface of this old buffet when we got it.

It was also in its original brown stained finish.

*Sorry no before pictures* 

The mirror was purchased at a local antique store,

 and was the perfect size to match up with the buffet.

It was gold and the elaborate decorations were

 chipped and broken.

*Sorry no before photos*

I had removed all the veneer on the top of the buffet

 a year earlier but the gouges and missing wood was

 just not going to match with the sleek black look I

 was now wanting.

The day I was working on the top I had gotten

 interrupted by the cable man come to rewire some

 connections, and really that was the main cause for

 the end result of what you see in these photos.

It was one of those trial and error projects.

In a moment of surprise this faux seal skin look magically

appeared on the top. Some have compared it to marble.  

Im going to explain how the top was finished in point form in the hopes it is easier to follow:

1. I filled the gouges with white wood filler
2. then painted it black
3. next spray painted with metallic silver
4. then belt sanded the whole surface
5. 6 layers of clear coat

I had started spraying the metallic silver on the top

 over the black thinking if I dont like it the acetone

 is right handy to wipe it off. I had forgotten about

 the cable man coming and when he arrived in the

 middle of this process I had to walk away without

 seeing what it looked like. Well once he was done

 the paint was also now dryish. I hated it! It looked

 tacky! In my anger I grabbed the belt sander with a

 35 grit belt (very coarse) and started trying to

 remove everything. This is when this beautiful

 finish started to come thru. 

You can find more piece finished in black here.

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