Monday, February 24, 2014
Dresser Buffet with tutorial
The only other mahogany buffet that I redid sold within 3 days at the shop.
White with the natural wood top sells like hotcakes around here!
I came across this ad for a dresser for sale on CL and thought it would make a nice buffet.
Have a looksee......
Forgot to snap a before shot before I got stripping! My stripper of choice is "Soy Gel". I've raved about it in other posts. No smell and completely non-toxic! Works just as well as the chemical strippers. And clean up is with water. Doesn't get any easier than that. You can order it online at the Real Milk Paint co or many other sites.
I wasn't about to put back the drawers for the pic. But here's what the whole enchilada looked like......
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| I keep collecting pieces to do, and then pushing them aside and working on the newer stuff!! lol |
I also wasn't about to move this beast inside to stage and then move it back out and load it onto the truck! I swear, this baby must weigh 200 lbs!
This one was off to my space at Debras Cottage in Costa Mesa.
The veneer was completely torn off this leg and badly peeling away on two the others. There were
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MID CENTURY DANISH MODERN RETRO FURNITURE
Every now and then I come across a fun mid-century piece of furniture that needs a rescue.
This time it was a 4 drawer chest, the exterior teak veneer was very weathered, stained, and dried out.
I removed the drawers and sprayed the cabinet with a flat white enamel to block the stains.
I then sprayed the exterior with a creamy white Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
I finished it up by dark waxing the drawers and clear waxed the body to get that soft velvety feel
I adore so much.
There is something regal about mid-century furniture with its simple shapes, clean lines, and unique designs.
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Like this sweeping long dresser pictured above many of the pieces have handles built into the design.
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Another familiar look of these pieces are the tapered and angular legs they have.
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I like to combine a beautiful bone white with the walnut finish on mid-century pieces.
It easily enhances the original design, shape, and beauty of the furniture.
MATCHING ANTIQUE DRESSERS 1920s
I REBUILT A WONDERFUL PAIR OF 1920S ANTIQUE DRESSERS.
Oddly enough these 2 dressers are the exact same size.
One is finished in Old White over Aqua and the other is Aqua over Old White.
These beautiful dressers were both on their way to the dump.
I took lots of photos while building them.
I will be sharing the BEFORES and the many fixes over the next few days.
UPDATE:
http://blogspot.ca/2012/07/the-prince-princess-replacing-drawers.html
http://blogspot.ca/2012/07/repair-tips-and-tools-rebuilding-drawers.htmlSunday, February 23, 2014
A DESK WITH A BEFORE AFTER chocolate tuxedo desk
I put together a new before and after photo to share a desk I finished.
BEFORE AFTER
I know a desk was not in the list of upcoming projects early this week and I never know how these
pieces creep their way into the process but no matter the desk is here and looking quite dapper.
The body is painted in a distressed creamy white, it has vintage industrial pulls added,
and the drawer faces are the original rich chocolate stain with a wax finish.
A HUSBAND AN ANTIQUE AND A POST CARD aqua chest of drawers
Just a quick peek for you.
George bought a little antique dresser last week and very
excitedly arrived home with it in his van anxious to show me.
Looking at it in the back of the van, I have to admit
I was perplexed because it looked nice as is.
I had assumed it was for me to work on.
He knows my motto
"if its not broke dont fix it"
It had rich color in the wood, beautiful hardware
but once I get closer I realized how short it was,
at about 27". We have been looking for a special
piece for ourselves to fit along a low window.
Now this started to make sense, however it also has
to be very shallow which this was not at 20" deep.
NOT GONNA WORK FOR US
i love you george
I have been toying with the idea of turquoise
and now I have to come up with a plan to refurbish
the thing. Of course the first thing was
to put some casters back on it to give it a bit more
stature. Then George shows me some repairs that it
needed. The insides of the cabinet and drawers
definitely would benefit from attention. The top
surface varnish was bubbled all over.
Okay this is sounding better, I like to be needed.
But I didnt have a clear vision and it was sitting in the middle of my work space and something
had to happen. The top couldnt be painted without being stripped.
If I have to strip it I want to stain it dark walnut. Thats a start! That will go with turquoise.
So I removed the top to take outside to do the dirty work.
When removing it I found something, half a post card stuck
between the frame and the top.
Addresser was:
Mr David Brown
1256 Davie St.
Vancouver BC
It reads "arrived at _____ johston. He is a big boy,
was asking for you. The picture on this card is the
hotel I stayed at in NY"
signed: "Father"
See the post mark?
1919
Okay now back to the dresser
Trial and Error ....
I finally ended with something I adore ...
Let me know what you think ....
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