Updating a Family Buffet

I refinished this buffet as a commission for a new client. I met Linda's daughter at the Cole Harbour Harvest Festival last month, where she had bought one of my pieces. Linda got in touch with me and wanted me to refinish a buffet she had. Originally she planned on doing it herself; as you can see in the before picture, she had already started to sand the top half.

We decided to paint the buffet, since there were a lot of tones and different grain lines on the piece. I layered a lighter grey over a darker grey, and distressed the whole piece so the base colour could show through. After using dark paste wax to seal in the paint, I sprayed the existing handles an heirloom white.

The grey colour really gives the buffet an updated, modern look, yet the wax and distressing still give it a little bit of old charm. I really love how this turned out, and I'm even happier that Linda loves it too.