Dresser Commission

Man I get angry at myself.  I am always neglecting to get a good "before" photo. This dresser was dropped off with a request that it be painted off white in a shabby chic style. The dresser was in very poor condition; someone had used a belt sander; naughty, naughty.  I like to restore the top to the natural wood, but the client wanted an all white finish. All for the better, as the natural wood top would have accented the uneven sanding.

Belt sanding can do so much damage unless you are REALLY experienced and the grit is very fine (400) and the wood is very hard.  

The dresser had been through a lot; I could and did pull the dresser apart, easily and with my bare hands.  LOL

Nothing that some glue and clamping won't fix.

Both sides and the back had to be clamped and glued

 

The drawers had to be glued together and existing hardware holes filled.  Dan made a new drawer slide for the bottom along with drawer guides.  This poor dresser had really seen better days.  I was very nervous about how she would work out.

Oh she is so pretty.

I went with hardware close to the colour of the dresser. The flat grey hardward provided looked a bit harsh against the warm white. There is no other dark colour on the piece to use as a contrast.

I am very happy with how well this poor dresser turned out...

A true Antique

This cabinet/buffet was painted, painted and the painted again, and what do I do strip it!  Every other piece of furniture I buy, I paint...go figure!  

I thought that the cabinet would be pine, but only the drawer front panels turned out to be pine.  The rest is oak.  This cabinet is so old all of the panels were nailed with hand made square nails.

The cabinet was just too boring with pine panels so I painted them to match the sides.  I then lightly sanded the drawer fronts for a distressed look and put on new handles.

I like the open surface, so I did not re-install the boxes on top.  I don't think that the boxes were original to the cabinet, they were a different type of wood, and just did not match the cabinet.

 

The Cabinet is sold

Union Jack Dresser

This was a very boring but well made dresser and the perfect size!

Nothing original here...I have seen people painting dressers with the Union Jack all over the internet.

I thought it would be fun to do and it was.

I just love this "mid century modern" dresser.
This is a quality built Knechtel dresser made in Hanover Ontario.  The cabinet is all wood, no particle board to be found.  The drawer fronts are curved adding contrast to the straight lines of the body.   I painted the legs black to add interest.  The hardware echoes the curved shape of the drawers and straight lines of the frame.

This is a beautiful, timeless dresser.

$225.

Modern Knechtel Dresser 

As soon as I saw this solid wood Knechtel bedroom suite I knew I wanted to buy it. Happily Dan could see the "good bones" too.  I had just brought a full dining room set (table, chairs, buffet & china cabinet) home the day before! 

This is a quality piece of furniture that just needed some attention. I was sure the right colours would accentuate and modernize the clean lines of its design.

Watermarks to sand away

Varnish is worn off and missing in areas

I could see this as dark grey with
black feet

I like the original hardware, but want
to update the look

      

Dan had to drill new holes for the handles

What a difference new hardware can make
Just like new jewelry!!

   

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