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Finally the Drexel Buffet

Well, I finally finished the Drexel buffet. I have never had so much trouble finishing a piece of furniture! Here’s the after.

Now here is the before.

This is a 1963 Drexel buffet I picked up at an estate sale. It has the Drexel stamp in the top drawer along with the original pamphlet that came with it.

I started out by removing the doors and hardware and sanding the top. I then painted the bottom of the buffet with Annie Sloan “Old White”. The hardware was spray painted with a satin black.

The top I sanded down and refinished with Dark Walnut stain and then applied four coats of satin polyurethane.

This is where I had problems. I had completed the buffet and covered it with a plastic drop cloth over night as a storm was coming through and I had it sitting out on my carport. During the night a half full can of polyurethane was blown over onto the top, and by the time I found it the next morning it was a half inch thick all across one end of the buffet and hard, very hard. I had to strip it down again! What a mess! Anyway here is the finished top.

A close up of the doors. After waxing with Annie Sloan Soft Wax I slightly distressed the entire buffet focusing on the areas mostly likely to be worn.