Queen Anne Would Be Proud.....I Think
by
Toni Hunton
(IC: homeowner)
This is a set of 2 units,with mirrors coming with the larger one.
I HATE doing mirrors.....but I digress.
A buddy of mine has a second hand antique and retro store called Done and Dusted about 10 minutes down the road,and every now and again he calls me with a piece he wants nothing to do with after he has picked it up,this would be one of those times.
So here I had the 2 cabinets with drawers and some yahoo had painted them partially,in baby blue.
I say partially because as I seem to normally find here,backs and bottoms never get painted.
There were 2 interested parties in this set before I even started on it,and the highest bidder won.
Initially she wanted it done in Lilac for her about to be 11 year old daughter,but after some polite reasoning with her,saying that in 2 years or less she would be out of that phase,it was decided that off white would grow with her.
I HATE doing mirrors.....but I digress.
A buddy of mine has a second hand antique and retro store called Done and Dusted about 10 minutes down the road,and every now and again he calls me with a piece he wants nothing to do with after he has picked it up,this would be one of those times.
So here I had the 2 cabinets with drawers and some yahoo had painted them partially,in baby blue.
I say partially because as I seem to normally find here,backs and bottoms never get painted.
There were 2 interested parties in this set before I even started on it,and the highest bidder won.
Initially she wanted it done in Lilac for her about to be 11 year old daughter,but after some polite reasoning with her,saying that in 2 years or less she would be out of that phase,it was decided that off white would grow with her.
Now you guys know me by now,I sometimes forget to take a before pic,well.....this is one of those times,but I did get the one of the main dresser after the drawers were out.
I began, as always, by using the heat gun to get the paint off,but ran into a very gooey substance underneath,so assume it was an oil based paint they had used.
After the heat gun fiasco,I moved on to sanding,and went with 80 grit to get the goo off,and finished up with 120.
I also did the same on the beveled edges on the larger piece.
Had I used a sander here,they would have lost their beauty.
We had a few minor repairs to do on this set,2 broken drawers that Dave fixed for me using Gorilla glue and wood clamps.
Here are the drawers after 3 coats of white latex.
There were no handles at all with these dressers,so since Hannah's (clients daughter) is into the girly things,I went on line to free clip art,and pulled up a heart,flower and butterfly image I could easily trace out.
They all got 2 coats of a Gold Dust paint I had,so they would look all glittery and cutsey.....they are after all,for a gilry girls room.
So here is the mirrored unit all dolled up in her room.
Here is the smaller dresser done to match.
This is a close up of the handles.
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Published July 4th, 2016 7:35 PM
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Carol on Jul 06, 2016i hate to see good furniture tossed out because it is old and not antique.... this is a great project... and goes to show that one man's junk is a teenager's treasure!!! good job and great tips, thanks!
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Toni Hunton on Jul 06, 2016Same here Carol,bugs the heck outta me when I get stuff people have left out in the weather too
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Candace on Sep 01, 2016"Flusher" is a very important word! It's that thingy on the toilet that makes all the bad stuff go WHOOSH.
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Toni Hunton on Sep 01, 2016Very good point
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