Furniture Refinishing
Dressers - Tabletops - Desks - Benches- TV Stands - Armoires - Sideboards
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Countryside Decorating is dedicated to old school ideas in providing excellent results on furniture finishing projects. Each piece has it's own unique history and we look forward to hearing their stories. This type work is not rushed. Turnaround times and costs will vary in relation to piece size, project difficulty and overall desired outcome.
Brown Dresser
this smaller dresser with six drawers resides in a mother-in-law suite. it was finished to match two nightstands which sit on the opposite side of the bedroom from it. a drawer from one of the nightstands was used as our color and appearance match.
the work
it's moving day for this small dresser, as it will be transported back to home base for the refinishing work to take place. moving blankets are used as our travel protection.
a drawer was taken from two matching nightstands to act as our visual cue.
one of the "secrets" to a good result in furniture finishing is maintaining
steady consistency over the entire course of a project. proper prep is not a race.
a combination of hand sanding and power sanders will be used on this piece. care
must be taken in all cases when choosing the right grit. coat 1 of primer on right.
two different potential base colors were considered here before the top one, seen in the photo below, made it clear that it was a near perfect match in this case. it's name is "weathered white".
having a drawer on hand for comparison eliminates guess work and saves all parties involved a lot of aggravation later on.
after mixing up a bowl of glazing magic we've begun testing on this one.
visual silliness with a couple of different wavy type looks prior to drawing down the grain appearance for good on the top of this piece.
our grain pattern match for the drawers is progressing along nicely on the left. on the right, we've erased our wavy lines from earlier and finalized the top of the dresser.
finished result
a clear polyurethane was used here over the faux work as long term protection.
TV Dresser
this tv dresser was finished to match a set of bar cabinets just on the other side of the fireplace seen in the final photo below, so that they would serve to offset each other.
the work
arriving back at home base with this dresser.
assessing the situation for prep issues.
hardware collection program.
some big time grain texture on this piece.
even heavier on the edge molding.
working our way thru initial surface prep here.
mixing up our primer material, as we get ready to spray the base coat on the drawer fronts.
this particular product has a fairly nice sheen to it.
finished result
back in position and ready for the next movie showing.
Tabletop Refinish
in the first image this drop leaf table
can be seen just after it's arrival back at "headquarters". the remainder of the series show it's trip through various steps in the refinishing process. this piece has been in the client's family for quite some time and has a high level of sentimental value attached to it. the main idea from a refinishing aspect was to clean up all of the different scratches and dings from years gone by while maintaining the woodgrain's beautiful appearance. in the final photo it has assumed it's rightful position back in a small dining section just off the kitchen in this home.
careful consideration is given to furniture transport and protecting the various surfaces involved.
staying with the basics as we get to work on some of the preliminary sanding issues on this table.
using blue tape to identify spots to fill
varicolored patching material in our mixing bowl.
a couple dozen or so scratches, dings and dents.
no power sanding on this antique tabletop.
everything has come together in this great shot, taken just after the first coat of finish was sprayed.
this simple old drop leaf table has a beautiful appearance.
finished result
matte level sheen.
damaged limestone table repairs
two tables have each suffered from being knocked over at various points and having bits and pieces chipped out of their perimeter edges. in the pics below the edge damage can be seen and the start of their journey back to looking the way they were meant to has begun.
on the road again.
matching the surface dimples will be fun.
the larger divit in this photo.
aqua coat was used on the final patching.
after
this table repair is complete and it's ready to get transported back home. several things were at play for this project including what to use on the repairs, matching the contour of the table's edge curve and creating a reasonable match on the actual limestone surface "dimples". once those issues were all addressed, a lower sheen clear coat was added to the program for spill protection.
the rebuilt edge and after a coat of low lustre polyurethane was applied for surface protection.