Lamp Black Buffet

A few months ago, Marc and I were invited out to a barn to do some picking. I finally finished up the last piece we bought from that trip, and I'm so excited to share it with you.

Boy, I tell you...I had a heck of a time photographing this pretty piece. I was super crunched for time and didn't have many staging props to compliment the lines, color or style of this piece. I sold a jelly cupboard at Morgantown Market and needed to deliver it on Friday, so Marc and I took this piece to my booth to place in the hole where the jelly cupboard was. That meant that I had to get this piece ready, photographed and packed up ASAP!

I call this the "furniture shuffle". It's the latest dance craze!

This piece is a beautiful mahogany dresser from the 1940's or 50's most likely. Because it had such a dark red stain originally, and I needed a super quick makeover, I opted for classic Lamp Black Milk Paint by General Finishes.

Black never goes out of style, and because this hefty piece could function as a buffet, server, credenza, dresser or TV stand, I wanted a color that would work well in any home decor. Plus, I didn't want to deal with any bleed-through, so black it was!

The lines on this piece are incredible. It has a curved sweetheart front and lovely bowed drawers. The ends have the most beautiful onlay!

To draw your eye to the details, I gently sanded the edges, revealing the mahogany wood underneath.

The original finish had begun to crackle and wasn't 100% smooth. I gave the surface a scuff sanding with 400 grit sandpaper to get rid of anything that was loose in the finish, but I didn't stress about getting the surface perfect. This piece was in a barn for who knows how long, so the finish reflects that history a bit. Now I did finish sand, so the paint is smooth to the touch, but you can still see the original texture underneath.

To brighten the hardware, I used European Gold Rub N' Buff metallic wax and a stencil brush. They really pop now against the Lamp Black Milk Paint.

The top was stripped, sanded and refinished in Nutmeg Gel Stain by General Finishes.

This lovely warm brown stain ties in nicely with the bits of mahogany wood peeking through the paint.

This piece is available at Morgantown Market for $455 if you're interested. It measures 56 inches long, 21 inches deep and 34.5 inches tall. It's been sealed with several coats of High Performance Satin on the top and Flat on the bottom, so it's quite durable.

There are three drawers on each side for a total of six, giving you plenty of storage. They're in great shape, slide in and out easily and are super clean inside, making this piece ready to go!

Want to replicate this look on your next project? Here's a shopping list of the products I used. You can pick these up at either of my retail locations!

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