Three-Tier Antique Table Refinish

Three-Tier Table

Three-Tier Table

Chances are your grandmother had one of these three-tier tables in her home housing plants or knick-knacks. These were very common in the 1950s-1960s, used for various household items. This table was in fairly good overall condition but needed a minor repair on one of the fluted edge molding pieces. 

It's actually amazing that these molding edges were still intact since many other tables we've done in the past didn't have them or they were too damaged to salvage. It looks better with the edging as it also serves a purpose, keeping things from slipping off the tiers.

Jim decided to take this apart to work on it since this made it easier to reach all the areas that needed to be refinished. He stripped, sanded and stained the entire table unit with a blended stain mixture he created. We get great results when we mix and match stains with other stains. You get a very rich, deep color and it brings out the tones and flavors of the wood. The result was stunning, a lovely deep, rich color that looked terrific with the style of the table. He used satin polyurethane to finish it off and protect it for the customer's usage. So it is once again ready to be handed down to the next generation for their enjoyment.

To see another table we have refinished, click on the link below. This one is only two tiers, but was very nice.

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Antique Chair Refinished w/New Cane Seat

Antique Chair
Before

Antique Chair
After

This antique chair had seen better days. It belonged to our customer's great-great grandfather, likely dating back to the early 20th century. Commonly seen with a set around a dining room table, this chair had many spindles and a fair share of darkened stain that needed to be refreshed.

The back had oxidized and had a lot of alligatoring, which is a rough texture formed by years of exposure to either sun or the elements. It had lovely carving which was practically invisible due to the alligatoring. 

The seat had been caned and was broken, so once Jim had finished his magic I tackled it by installing new press-in caning. Once the refinishing had been done and the newly caned seat was installed, the chair one again looked great and would serve for many years to come and may last another 100 years or longer. By stripping off the old stain, the beautiful oak was again exposed, transforming the chair to a younger version of itself.