Le Sewing Cabinet

I've mentioned a few times that the fiance and I were refinishing my grandmother's sewing cabinet-well I have pics to share!

Here is the before:

The piece had at least three layers of paint/stain/varnish etc and had been sitting in my parents' garage for over a decade. Lucky for us I asked about the cabinet just as Mom was preparing to junk it! We whisked it away and after weeks of stripping and sanding and staining and polyurethane-coating the piece now looks like this:

The stain was more of a chestnut, but with the cherry tones of the actual wood the finished product is a very deep, rich mahogany-cherry. We were able to sand and scrub the original hardware so it regained some of its gleam and original color.

All in all-SUCCESS!