Refinishing Buffet Table

This piece has come and gone but I until now have neglected doing a blog post about it.  I wish I would have taken a before photo,  the whole thing was painted a boring flat black.  I started painting it Old Ocre (an off white) when it occurred to me that I wanted the top stripped and dark stained.  

I began the process of stripping the top and preparing the wood for stain.  It was a bit of a long process but underneath was a beautiful piece of wood. 

This was after the first coat of stain,  still not dark enough for what I wanted.

I got it a much deeper color and then finished the light color of paint.  

I painted the hardware and then antiqued it with German Silver guilders paste but I wasn't happy with the light knobs with the dark top.  So I took them off and did a top coat in black and then quickly wiped the black off to have it only remain in the creases. 

After they dried I re-added new guilders paste on top to add depth.  I LOVE the way this turned out! 

After I put the knobs back on,  it was time to do the insides.  I wanted to go for a pop of color,  I went with a light turquoise. 

When it was all done I sealed the whole piece and antiqued the doors a little bit.  

So here it is all finished before it sold.  It was a real work of love.  It was a great piece,  one of my absolute favorites!