Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Italian Provincial Dresser Updated...


Had this in my inventory for sale as is
 for about 7 months.  It didn't sell so I pulled 
it and did my own design on it.  
I love doing my own designs.  Less stressful than
customer orders.  I can take my time and there is no rush.  


Here is the before above.
Hardware was outdated.





I picked behr black bamboo for the color.
It's a beautiful soft medium green with less yellow in it.
More gray in it I think.  I love it!







I purchased new modern hardware in polished gold.


Took those single drop pulls off the middle
cabinet drawers too.
I added handles which I think looks much better.


Sealed in a sprayed flat finish.












✨SOLD✨
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Monday, February 24, 2020

French Bombay Natural Wood Finish.......


I really lucked out when we found this amazing 
french Bombay dresser.  The quality of craftsmanship is so
high quality.  

This is how I got it above.  Hardware was hand made 
and missing a bail off one pull.
I had it up as is for months.  
So I decided to search for huge 8" french pulls.

Hard to find, but I actually had 4 in my inventory.
I just needed 2.  I found a lot for 8 online!

Then I put them on and listed as is because the 
original finish was pretty good still.

I keep my pieces up as is if their in good condition first.
Months to a year and if they don't move I do my own design on them.
Then list them.


I decided to do a raw wood finish on this one.
I had done this finish before a few years ago.
It can only be done on certain pieces.
This particular one is all one solid piece of the exact same wood.
No patch work wood or veneer on this beauty.


We stripped it all down, ever corner of it.


I sealed it in general finishes high performance
semi gloss.  All in a sprayed beautiful even coverage.



I painted the hardware I got online in a matte 
black.



It's made by Perl.  I have looked everywhere online
for this maker and can't find them.
If anyone can please message me. 
 I want more of these pieces by this maker!
The back is all wood and built in not nailed or stapled!





The curves are beautiful!



Has 7 drawers total.  Very deep and spacious.




✨| SOLD |✨

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Before/After!




Monday, February 10, 2020

Black Cabinet....


I found this claw foot antique cabinet 
years ago.  Never had time to get to it.
But, now that I’ve took this year off
of customer orders.. I’m finally 
getting to my pieces that I have been 
wanting to get too.
It was missing one board on the side.


Both shelves where gone inside also.


I added new knobs to the top small drawer.


I made some slat shelves and I wanted them
to be very knotty.  So I tried to pick the worst
ones at the hardware store.
Stained the slats in a dark stain.  The sealed those in
general finishes flat high performance.


Painted the outside of the cabinets in 
a black with distressed edges.


Added some antiquing to it with dark wax.


Also added new handles to the cabinet doors.


Then  added chicken wire and painted that black too.







Oh and added some magnetic closures.






This would be perfect for a coffee bar.
Or just for books in the living room.



✨SOLD✨
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