We love taking something old and making it new again. Giving it another lease on life and bringing it into the 21st century. Recently we had a restored table up for sale (another project bringing life to something that was destined for the scrap heap – will feature this project in another post soon) and the eventual buyer was so taken with the dramatic ‘new’ table and was so impressed with the quality of the finish that she asked if we would restore a mid-century sideboard that she has so that it matched the table.
The side board was in pretty good condition overall but did have a number of problems that required attention. Firstly the top was quite badly scratched and the base had been very poorly repaired with original parts completely missing and replaced with construction quality looking plywood. That matched with teak timber just didn’t work. It had to go. Once the side board was in the workshop, the base was removed dismantled and rebuilt using appropriate materials and then sprayed satin black to match the legs of the the restored table (mentioned earlier).
Once the doors and drawers (they were going to be kept in original condition and only be given a polish with a good quality furniture polish) the top and sides of the side board needed to be stripped of it’s original clear finish and then sanded in preparation for staining with the same stain used on the table top. This stain is one made by Feast and Watson called ‘Black Japan’ and comes from their range of Prooftint Traditional Stains. This color gives an overall black finish but allows the underlying wood grain and color to show through so it can be appreciated. Looks awesome.
Finally the whole cabinet was given a clear coat finish with a 50% gloss clear to protect the cabinet and make it look amazing.
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