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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Handsome Waterfall Dresser

Ok folks, I am obviously new to blogging as you can see from the lack of posts. It is partly due to the fact that I really don't enjoy typing and I find it rather hard to get what is in my head out on paper and furthermore I don't like to re-read what I wrote because I don't like how it sounds.  But when I do re-read I find many typos and grammatical errors. So long story short - I am working on it.



Now, lets get to the good stuff.
Furniture.
I love it.
Well this Art Deco Waterfall dresser needed some love.  It was nice and in ok-ish shape but it had sat in my friend's shop for a long time. The veneer in the front was loose in several places and completely missing in places on the top drawer. No problem - that's where paint comes in.  I know many people cringe at painting vintage pieces but to me - if it's just sitting there anyway and nobody wants it then what's the big deal?


Ok, so as you can see it needed love and patching the veneer.  Well let me clarify.  I did not put on new veneer.  I hear that is really difficult.  I just used wood filler and sanded it smooth.

These were taken in the middle of the process of filling where the peeling veneer was.



And here is the after:





I love the way it turned out.  I originally wanted more wood to show but because of the damaged veneer this was the result.  I used gel poly on the top and in between the drawers and grey chalk paint on the rest.  I finished it with a clear coat of wax then followed up with a dark wax all over to give it some dimension.  The pulls are original and were rusted so I gave them a light coat of gold spray paint and then gave them a weathered look with some black paint in the recesses.  I think it is such a handsome dresser. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Here is the link to my Etsy shop:

~Rebecca

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