Early 1950s Mid century Modern Dresser in Two Tone...

Found this at a thrift store, it was missing some nipple knobs, 

the bottom front trim, and the drawers didn't open/close correctly.

We stripped it down to the raw wood.

Repaired all the missing veneer, fixed the issues on the drawers 

so they can open/close correctly, and added a trim to the 

bottom front.

Painted the drawers in fusion goddess ashwagandha.

Its a white with gray undertones, so a very light greige color.

Stained the body in american walnut.

Top coated everything in a flat sealer.

Painted the original handles in matte black.

Added new modern matte black knobs.

Bottom drawers are very deep.

Painted the black metal slats in matte black.

I'm loving this!

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Before/After.

 

Updated Dresser in White with Modern Hardware.....

This had missing hardware and was outdated.

We sanded it down, added new hardware, sealed in the shell 

in the middle on the very bottom,

then painted it.

I painted it in benjamin moore alabaster.

Added new modern black hardware.

Removed the top front trim.  

Stained the top in kona.

That top is beautiful!  Sealed the top in a stain spray.

Love the new hardware.

Sealed the body in a wax sealer.

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Before/after.

 

French Dresser turned Modern...

The new style on furniture is modern styles.

Now, this isn't for all but for some.

So, I thought I'd try to do this vintage french 

provincial in a modern style.  I wanted to see how it 

would come out.  If the vision in my head was wrong.

Here are some photos of the before.

I removed all the vintage original french hardware.

I painted it in black with no distress.

Added new modern flat black hardware.

I went through numerous modern handles.

These were my 1st choice too.  Should've stuck

with my 1st choice before I spent money 

on all the others. 

Sealed in a flat matte sealer.

I'm loving the look!  I say my vision was right!!

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Before and after below.

 

Mid Century Modern West Elm Style...

Love these styles of mid century dressers!  

Although, most of them have formica tops.  

I could refinish like restore in a dark walnut stain

even with formica tops, but this one was too damaged.

The original finish didn't strip properly.

We went over it 3 times with stripper.  Then sanded it.

Looks good on the picture below all stripped and prepped.

But once stained it would've looked blotchy.

I don't like when stained pieces look blotchy.

Blotchy is an uneven look once stained.  

You usually get that from not stripping or sanding properly.  

Either you sanded too rough or too light.   You have to have a 

gentle touch when sanded to restore.

This one wasn't having it. 

I was throwing around tons of ideas on how to design it.

I finally (at the last minute!) deciding on stained drawers

with the rest painted.

I painted it black with dark walnut stained drawers.

The drawers stripped good and I couldn't let that 

beautiful wood grain go to waste.

Sealed everything is a matte finish.

Added new modern matte black pulls.

The transformation from before is outstanding!

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