Sunday, July 25, 2021

Campaign Nightstands in Black....


I post on my website my available pieces.
I have a Ready for your Home link and a Customizable link.
I posted these to my customizable link.  I give my website 
subscribers a 24 hr notice before I list on my 
social media platforms.
One of my return customers snatched these up for a 
customer order.  I knew these would go quick because their campaign
and nightstands!
She wanted these for her new home office.
Before below.

We removed the plinth and added L shaped metal legs 
I have in stock.  
Painted them black along with all the other hardware.
 

Painted the body in black.


I left the nails the original dark bronze because it looked so good like that.
Plus it would go with her new black desk.



We decided on all black, because of her other pieces 
she was putting in the office.



These look amazing all black!
Top coated in a flat sealer.




Love!!



Before/After.












 

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Directorie Dresser in Hale Navy....


I love these directorie dressers, they are so beautiful.
The rounded sides that go down to the legs..so beautiful!
This dresser had like three sets of hardware holes.
We sealed in all of them and made new ones too fit
our new modern hardware.
Before below.


Stripped it down.


Primed it and made new hardware holes.


Painted in Benjamin Moore Hale Navy.
A gorgeous navy with gray undertones.
Have used this color/finish on multiple customer orders.





Added the new modern aged bronze hardware.




Sealed in a sprayed satin sealer.




Love it!


Before/After.




 

Monday, July 19, 2021

Mid Century Modern Restored Dresser...


I've had this since last year in my workshop.
We worked on it here and there.


The original finish was cracked and the wood base was cracked too.



John had to reinforce the base to repair it.  
Now it's solid for another 70 years maybe even longer.


John stripped it all down.
But, I completely forgot to take photos of it stripped
until I had the front already stained!
So I grabbed my phone and snapped pictures of what I 
hadn't started on yet.



I stained it in american walnut, such a beautiful color!
Painted the original hardware gold.







All that beautiful grain!!


My daughter almost kept this one too!




I'm loving this color of stain too!!
Did I say that already...!!


Sealed in a sprayed flat sealer.



before and after.










 

Friday, July 16, 2021

Customer Order White French dresser...


Seen this vintage 1980s french dresser made by Dixie
at a thrift store, but didn't get it.
Customer calls me a week later and asked if I had
any french 6 drawer or 9 drawer dressers with 
a max 70"w/21"d.
I was like yeah but I didn't get it!
So, I went back and thank you God it was still there.


Before above and below.


Sent her a picture and she took it.


Cleaned the hardware because she wanted them painted black.


Stripped the wood parts.


Sanded the sides and top formica.
Repaired a metal slide because it was missing.



Primed and then painted in Benjamin Moore white.
Painted hardware in a flat black.




She wanted a white clean finish.