The sideboard

Years ago I bought a sideboard for the house, a black chest with two drawers at the top, one large drawer at the bottom, and storage in between behind two doors. At first I used it in the living room. Then I eventually got tired of it and it was relegated to the basement for years. Then a few years ago I resurrected it for the dining room; I painted it a soft celadon green to go with the other green tones in that room. My initial idea was to 'age' it a bit by sanding the edges and applying a dark wax to fill in the crannies and crevices to give it that antique Ye Olde look. Well, the best laid plans of mice and men...I never got around to it and there it sat in the dining room for years with that fresh coat of paint on it. It wasn't bad looking necessarily, just not my original vision.
Then this Labor Weekend my friend Jim came to visit. He's very handy and loves to do projects to occupy his time when he's here at the house. He's a generous soul who loves to help, but I think it's also a form of therapy that's relaxing for him, a way to burn off excess energy. So when he asked--as he usual does when he visits--"Do you have any projects for me to do?" I thought he'd do a great job of re-finsihing the sideboard. And a good job he did! He distressed it with sanding blocks and worked in just the right amount of the wax. It looks aged to perfection. I'm very pleased with the outcome.
Here are some 'before' pictures of it:







And here's the finished project:





Here are a couple of closeups so you can see Jim's handiwork in detail:





Finally, here's the sideboard-cum-bar with all the tchotchkes back on top in front of the mini gallery wall in the dining room. I love it!