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Learning Tower Stool, Childs Table and an Antique Water Fall Dresser

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One of my favorite clients, with whom I have had the pleasure of essentially refinishing every piece of furniture in her home as well as for her family members, recently asked me to add my personal touch to a few new and previously restored pieces. I had finished the kids’ table years ago, and given her expanding childcare business, it was the perfect time to revamp that same table. Both of us were genuinely impressed with how well it had lasted through the years of wear and tear, a testament to the quality of my work and the care she took in maintaining it. In addition to the table, she presented me with a delightful new piece to work on: a Learning Tower kitchen aid stool designed for those cute little helping hands eager to assist in the kitchen. It was a charming addition, perfect for encouraging her children to get involved in cooking and baking. The last piece I tackled was an antique dresser that I had previously refinished for her; this time, she wanted to change the color from a bright finish to a natural look. The original drawers stayed back at her place, as they complemented the stain beautifully.

For the transformations, I opted for Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black, which gave that classic and timeless appearance to both the kids’ table and the KitchenAid stool, while Reposed Grey brought a soft, elegant touch to the dresser, creating a stunning contrast that truly revitalized her space.

Octagon End Tables

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Look familiar? Check these gals out from 2020. Octagon End Tables

A returning client is updating her space and wanted to change things up with a classic black!

Refinishing these gals in a solid finish using Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black and revamping the hardware to Champagne Mist. BAM- beautiful! Love both the pop of color from before and now this modern look- which finish catches your eye?

Dining Table

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I had the opportunity to learn something new! My client loves her dining table, it belonged to her mother once apon a time. She was tired of the honey color stain. She purchased new chairs and wanted the table to match.

When receiving the table I quickly found out the top was formica made to look like wood. So it just couldn’t be stained. Not wanting to ruin my clients dreams of a different color stain I suggested we place a veneer over the existing top so we can stain it in any color.

Table Before

A few things that my client wanted to change was the wavey part of the table edge. She wanted to do without that and make it more modern and straight.

Before
After taking off a layer on the sides and using a bevel to clean up the angle and make everything seamless

I have never added a veneer top so the challenge was welcoming. Don’t get me wrong, I was completely nervous! I had both my father and husband help me glue and place the veneer top on three different sections so we still had the leaf option. As well as making sure the wood grain matched up, after cutting the sheet down to size. I pulled out the old dowells that were broken in the leaf and replaced them to fix any gap problems when closing the table together.

New veneer!

She was coming along nicely! Once my clients chairs came in I ran over and picked one up to color stain match for that perfect finish.

Mixing a little of this and a little of that 😉

Refinished in a solid sleek look using Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black for the base and stained the top in a custom smokey walnut stain. Same table, different look!!

TV Stand

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Oh my heart!! The colors! All of this I just love!! When I visited my client for her color consultation she had a vision of how she wanted her family room pieces to look. Grey with a dark top to tie in her dark and dreamy kitchen. When verifying with her husband he mentioned a piece that he absolutely loved from my webpage: Bohemian Buffet by Link-Taylor

Another piece close to my heart that I really enjoyed doing. I looked over my shoulder and saw a painting hanging on the wall above their couch. I quickly pointed and said “we can use these colors!”

The excitement gained way and my mind was swirling! She ending up changing her original idea to a better one! The End Tables, I posted yesterday were grey and black glaze to tie in with this statement piece, making them still a matching set but with a lot more BOOM! This TV stand came out exactly how I envisioned!

Using Sherwin-Williams Tin Lizzie as our grey base I blended Jade Dragon, Interesting Aqua and Peppercorn. Glazing the unit in Tricorn Black to match the end tables which blended these three pieces together nicely. The top is Tin Lizzie just like the end tables. I added a pop of Sunny Veranda for an added artistic vibe. Changed out the hardware with white distressed grey knobs from Hobby Lobby.

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End Tables

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These end tables have a TV unit that will be posted soon and let me just say, this is an awesome living room set.

C O L O R!!! Stay tuned in as the TV stand will be the statement piece for my clients house.

End tables are refinished in Sherwin-Williams Tin Lizzie. Glazed in Tricorn Black to tie in her dark dreamy kitchen. Updated the hardware using white distressed grey knobs from Hobby Lobby.

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Buffet by Collezione Europa

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Love the curves of this piece! My client liked how it was originally but wanted to get rid of the flowers and have the stain be more of an espresso rather then a light brown.

I got my hands on General Finishes gel stain and knew this product would be my best bet on making this piece look stained without having to sand down the entire piece.

Painting the outside base in Sherwin-Williams Java for a wood color to give my gel stain a base to work with was the first step. I refinished the inside of the unit in Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black per my clients request. Adding multiple layers of General Finishes gel stain in Java, building up layers, creating definition like wood grain was a fun process. Once cured I glazed the entire piece in Sherwin-Williams Tricorn black to darken the stain and to glaze in all of the nooks and crannies to make more of an impact in the lines.

My client is getting new knobs, but in the meantime I revamped the hinges in Black and left the original knobs for my staged photos.

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Small Buffet

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When a piece has been in the family for a long time and doesn’t match your decor, giving it a Second Chance is the perfect opportunity to make everyone fall in love all over again! My clients’ husband never cared for this piece, but he knew the importance of it to his wife. Today, I was able to make everyone happy with their family heirloom!

Refinished in Sherwin William’s Black Fox and glazed in Tricorn Black. Updated the hardware with these light grey and black knobs from Hobby Lobby.

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