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Debut: Vintage Bedroom set makeover

By Meagan Tucker on May 3, 2013 in Furniture Makeover

I mentioned an entire vintage bedroom set makeover in my daydreaming post, and I wasn’t going to post it because my pictures did not turn out the way I wanted them too. Arh! Still learning how to use my camera!

It has such a sweet story though! This vintage bedroom set was given a makeover for a little boy, but the set came from his new grandma. You see, it’s a newly blended family. Now tell me that’s not super sweet!! Grandma’s are awesome! I come from a blended family so this one touches my heart. Don’t know what I would have done without my precious ~~step-~~Dad and siblings! While it’s not easy blending families, it is a blessing!

Ok. Moving along to the furniture, before I start getting really sappy. These before pictures are from my phone so please excuse the quality. Both the dresser and the chest of drawers had wood tops that had cracked and split apart. Major repairs needed on those.

You can also see the color of the previous stain in this picture.

Look at that seamless repair! The wood didn’t break apart at the original seam but you can’t even tell now. Are you ready for the after photo’s?

I didn’t get a chance to take pictures of the headboard, footboard, and mirror included in this furniture makeover but they were all stained this rich deep espresso color and the hardware was updated with nickel pulls and knobs. I’m thankful to have been a tiny part in this families new journey together!

xoxo

Meg

Debut: China Cabinet Transformation

By Meagan Tucker on April 2, 2013 in Furniture Makeover

Lighter stain colors can date a piece of furniture… quickly. Don’t you think?

Beware! Full scale admission coming… My eyes used to just shoot past those pieces that had a lighter stain color. Can you believe that I wouldn’t even look twice at the bones or shape of a piece if it was the wrong color stain. Silly me! Thankfully, that was years ago. Whew! Glad I got that off my chest. Anyone else out there willing to admit they used to do that too?

This china cabinet was a victim of such snobbery. During a visit to a local consignment shop this piece caught my eye as soon as I walked in the door and I almost bought it. I didn’t because I couldn’t load or store it at the time. It was priced really well too. I literally had to drag myself out of the parking lot in order to leave it behind. Then a month or two later a client called me and told me she was looking for a sturdy storage and display piece for her salon. Immediately the china cabinet came to mind, but I was certain someone else scooped it up. So I didn’t mention it to her. A quick phone call later and and I discovered that it was still there. What!!!! Lucky us!

Here is a before picture, well, I had already taken the glass doors off and such…

The lines, shape and functionality of the piece are great. The only thing holding this baby back is the color. Would you have left this china cabinet behind because of it’s lighter stain? No worries, my client was looking for a piece with a darker stain too. So instead of painting this china cabinet…I stained it.

Now it’s a nice deep espresso color. Can you believe it’s the same china cabinet? I almost can’t believe it. It looks like a brand spanking new piece of furniture!

Here is a side by side photo comparison and a few detail pictures.