Circa 1880
by
Teresa Seeger-Gesser
(IC: homeowner)
5 Materials
$160
6 Weeks
Medium
I found this 1880 Eastlake Chest at a thrift store and couldn’t wait to transform her 😀
I had to decide wether to sand and re-stain the piece, or paint it. Generally if it can be stained, that is what I try to do.
Unfortunatel, the chest had deep gouge marks underneath the drawers and 3 extra drawer pull holes per pull. In order to repair, I used bondo, too me it is just stronger than wood filler, and it sands very nice. The piece had to be painted.
Sanded with orbital sander.
I then decided to research paint colors of the time era. I made my own color by mixing chalk paint I had on hand. I also ordered replica antique hardware. Once it arrived, I measured and drilled new pull holes.
The top was sanded and stained the top. Several coats of protective poly finish were applied.
Drawers were sanded and stained.
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Published April 19th, 2018 9:48 AM
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Penny D on May 15, 2018
What a beautiful job you did on that piece. You did justice to it by researching the colors and hardware used in its day. Thank you for sharing it with us. Kudos to you!
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Teresa Seeger-Gesser on May 15, 2018
Thanks!
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Teresa Seeger-Gesser on May 21, 2018
Thank you 😊
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Where did you find those beautiful pull handles?
I love this piece you did a great job. I would love to know the 2 colors you mixev
This is really beautiful you did a gorgeous job... love the handles especially... where did you find them??
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!!