Recreaton of a buffet table

This buffet table was given to us by my wonderful in-laws. It is a very old table that had a couple of stains around the top and the varnish was almost rubbed all the way off so it was aching to be recycled. This has been one of those projects that has followed me to different houses that I kept putting off because I couldn't quite decide what I wanted to create. 

I finally decided that I wouldn't do anything too drastic and create a simple antique white and brown table. After I sanded it all down (with the help from my cute hubby) I then wiped off all the dust with a clean cloth. I sadly don't have a picture of what the original table looked like before we started sanding. I did not prime this table because I wanted the beautiful design from the wood to show through on the top of the table. Plus, there was no need to prime because we sanded down to the virgin wood.

After wiping it clean, I taped off around the edges around the top where I didn't want the brown to bleed down too much to where I was painting it an antique white. I then used a brown glaze (which I talk about how to make in the post about recreating the bench) and began to paint the top of the table.
I left this glaze on a bit longer than I normally do because I really wanted a dark brown color. Then I began wiping off the glaze, sanding a bit more and adding more glaze until I got the look I wanted. When I took of the tape, some brown glaze had dripped below the tape but I wasn't too worried because I knew the white paint would cover most of it.

Then I placed the table on cans of food so I would be able paint the bottoms of the legs easier. I then used a cabinet roller and rolled on two coats of an antique white with a satin finish, while letting about two hours of drying time in between coats. I had to use a very small paint brush to get close the brown top, which was the most time consuming and tidious. After the whole table was completely dry, I sanded in places that I wanted to look worn, and wanted the glaze to stick more. Of coarse after sanding, I wiped all the dust off again with a clean rag and was ready for the glaze.

Using the same brown glaze that I did for the top, just more watered down, I begin painting it on the white legs. Since I wanted the glaze to be fairly light, I watered it down a lot and would wipe it off fairly quickly. After I was done with all the legs, the glaze was darker then I wanted it so I got a lightly dampened rag and wiped down the legs. This is why glaze is so wonderful to work with...very forgiving!

After everything had dried I took my trusty cabinet roller and did two coats of polycrylic on the top of the table to protect it. I also allowed two hours to dry in between coats. As stated before in previous posts, because polycrylic is expensive, it is only needed to be used on the tops of furniture you recreate for protection. Such as tables, desks, dressers, etc...

The end result:

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As always, if you have any questions on how to do a technique, feel free to leave a comment and I will try and answer your question!