Empire Buffet Restoration, a Final Look

Empire Buffet

You may remember reading about this empire buffet herehere and here.  Well it’s all finished.  And it’s fabulous if I do say so myself.

Empire Buffet

So let’s just take a moment to see what I had to work with shall we?  This buffet had seen its better days.  The parts of the bottom drawer had been removed and the front of it nailed shut.

Empire Buffet

The paint on-top was peeling and the crackle medium that had been used was a little much.

Empire Buffet

The side, bottom and back pieces of wood were all damaged and separating so they all got replaced.

Empire Buffet

Then after everything was stripped and repaired it got a fresh coat of paint and a beautiful stain on top.

Empire Buffet

I love combining paint and stain on a piece.  In my experience stained horizontal surfaces hold up really well and the paint adds softness and character.

Empire Buffet

I’m not going to lie.  This one was a doozie!  I COULD NOT have done it without the help of my dad.  I’ve said it before and I can’t say it enough…he taught me everything I know about building, refinishing and repairing furniture.  He’s a perfectionist and at times it makes me nuts but without a little perfectionism things really wouldn’t turn out as well as they have.

Empire Buffet

This piece is painted with Annie Sloan Old White.  Sealed with Minwax Paste Wax and stained with Minwax Jacobean.

Please feel free to leave me a comment with your questions or thoughts.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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17 Comments

  1. AMAZING, beautiful combo!! 🙂

  2. Amazing! I really love the mixture of the dark wood and the light color. I’m in the process of redoing a similar looking dresser and pinned your buffet as color inspiration for my piece!

  3. Judy Wickens says:

    I have a couple of pieces i would love your advice on well really my whole house but would love any vision you would like to share. thank you ,Judy Denton,Montana

    1. Thanks Painted Dragonfly!

  4. Did you wax or poly coat the top?

    1. The top has a poly coat and the painted parts were waxed. Thanks!

      Blessings,
      Beth

  5. Love, love, love this!

    1. Thank you Susanne.

      🙂 Beth

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