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Vintage Art Deco China Cabinet Restore

This Art Deco waterfall china cabinet, circa 1940, had seen better days. Tucked away in a shop and used as a storage shelf, it was in rough shape. A family member, inspired by a photo featuring rich navy tones and warm wood, wanted to see it brought back to life. With that vision in mind, I gave the piece the repairs and makeover it deserved — blending classic navy with warm wood to honor both its history and a fresh new style.
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DIY Wooden Desk Top


 

My eldest daughter needed a desktop for her workspace at her SugarMe body sugaring studio. She found a laminated pine project panel that fit perfectly—it just needed to be stained to match the black base of the desk. As luck would have it, her mother is quite experienced with that kind of work.


The board was lightly sanded with a sanding block along the edges to be sure it was super smooth.


My favorite oil staining product, Fusion stain and finishing oil (use this link to get 10% off your order) in ebony was applied with a blue shop towel. I did the one side first then flipped once dry and did the other side.


A second coat was applied to the side I decided was the top surface.

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Seeing the top may get allot of use being in a business as the payment counter, I applied 2 coats of Varathane Professional Clear Finish Satin for additional durability. 


In between coats of all the layers, the dried product was sanded smooth with a Gator 220 sanding sponge.


All dry and ready to be installed.


Video tour of the finish.


The edges of the desk were cleaned and the board set in place to see what it will look like, perfect.

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To affix it to the top of the desk, my husband ran a bead of construction adhesive around the top edge.


Once the adhesive bead was done with lifted the top and carefully set it in place.


The excess that squished out the edges was wiped right away and then heavy plants were set on top to provide weight to keep the top flat to the desk edge while it dried.

And that was it, SugarMe body sugaring studio now has a functioning desk top for clients to set their purse, purchases etc while they make payment.


Big thanks to Fusion Mineral Paint for sponsoring the staining product used in this post.
Please note the Amazon affiliate links are for your convenience to see the products I used as well. Ordering via the link may get me a small commission but does not affect your pricing. Thank you if you do choose to order them.

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