Sometimes keeping things simple is the only way to go. Monica reached out to me about doing a Teak MCM sideboard for her and once seeing the piece I immediately had ideas. Through our discussion I cautioned her to paint the piece because it was stunning already but shared ideas with her nonetheless. Lots of texts went back and forth until I asked if I could come see the piece in person. Since she was very close to me I dropped by while in the middle of a jog.
Upon my arrival I was surprised just how big the piece was as well as the condition of the piece which was immaculate. I also noticed that there was an upper and a lower piece. Monica asked my opinion again on refinishing the main lower portion of the sideboard. Again I was hesitant to push her in the direction of painting it because the piece was original and in some cases should remain as such. Would I lose work? Yes! Was I being honest with her about keeping it original? Yes! I would rather her make a decision that she would not regret.
Since she did not care about the upper portion of the piece, I introduced her to the idea of separating them completely, and redoing the upper with legs and leave the other piece until she was sure what she wanted to do. I told her she should accessorize the lower portion of the sideboard and do some tweaking with it before making a decision since the piece was new to her space. Surprisingly Monica liked the idea for both and seemed relieved.
We now shifted her focus on the upper portion of the unit. I shared ideas of painting the outside in Coal Black or Ash MFP and restaining the inside in Dark Walnut and painting the shelves inside the same as the exterior paint to add depth. I told her I would go home, add some Ash and Coal Black as well as some Dark Walnut and Provincial Stain to a wood board and come back so she would be comfortable making her decision. Monica loved the idea. Since her house was white with lots of light grey I eliminated painting the piece white.
A few days later I brought the wood board over with all the colours and stain and she happily picked Ash and Dark Walnut as the combo.
The entire piece was sanded to it's natural grain and the interior of the unit was stained in Dark Walnut. The remainder of the piece was painted in 3 coats of Ash. Once done, the interior was protected with 2 coats of tung oil while the paint was protected with homemade/foodgrade beeswax. After this, 12" hairpin legs were installed.
Once the legs were added I finally took the piece off the table and placed it on the floor and was shocked how big it was. Initially Monica felt she wanted to keep the unit open by not adding
the 2 glass sliding doors but I immediately appreciated the diverse modular tone of the piece. She could use the piece with no doors, 1 door or 2 doors as shown in the pics. There are 3 shelves to this piece that can be placed at various heights. Once the painted shelves were installed the piece was mint.
In the end, keeping this one simple, classic yet modern was the only way to go.
A special shout out to the OG Teri Green for the reference.
Please see before and after pics.
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