"Antique" Cherry Sofa Table

Decorator and customer decided they wanted a new 'antique' for a sofa table, so after looking at the image decorator supplied, I came up with this design in cherry. The panels are dyed and stained black with cherry beading around the edge of each panel. Actually, the panels are just rectangles defined in the apron by a 1/4 in routed trough.

Customer asked for the scroll work on bottom. I used a bread-board style top with black dyed cherry accents and pins.

While experimenting with ways to age cherry, I tried some lye wash and that really will redden cherry dramatically. I decided to just use a light brown stain -- Minwax Golden Oak after a wash coat with a little dilute shellac to keep the splotch monster at bay.

It turned out to look like a well-cared for older piece.