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SO when the rain comes before expected sometimes my furniture doesnt get
photographed the way I would like.
Case in point this blue dresser.
On a lovely warm sunny day Ill pull something out of storage and start working in the yard.
Ill fix all the broken bits including drawer glides, and replace missing drawer guides.
Nailing a backer on, and glue a chipped drawer corner back in place.
At some point I decide what color Im going to start with,
this day it was blue for a piece Shelly had done over at A LITTLE BIT OF SHIZZLE
I wasnt trying to reproduce her work of art,
its just the piece that inspired the color choice of the day.
Ive added a link to see more of Shellys work at the bottom of this post.
Masking, spraying, distressing, and waxing all happens before installing new hardware.
A finish for the top gets underway.
Once finished but before I can move things around to style for photos,
the rain comes or even simple life happens.
So this is what happens .....
Photo editing!
It doesnt happen too often because I work hard at getting good photos,
but it is a necessary evil when you have bad lighting, bad weather, or limited time.
Pop over to see more of Shellys masterpiece at A LITTLE BIT OF SHIZZLE:
http://alittlebitoshizzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-very-first-annie-furniture.html
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The veneer was cracked, lifting, and missing on the
top surface of this old buffet when we got it.
It was also in its original brown stained finish.
*Sorry no before pictures*
The mirror was purchased at a local antique store,
and was the perfect size to match up with the buffet.
It was gold and the elaborate decorations were
chipped and broken.
*Sorry no before photos*
I had removed all the veneer on the top of the buffet
a year earlier but the gouges and missing wood was
just not going to match with the sleek black look I
was now wanting.
The day I was working on the top I had gotten
interrupted by the cable man come to rewire some
connections, and really that was the main cause for
the end result of what you see in these photos.
It was one of those trial and error projects.
In a moment of surprise this faux seal skin look magically
appeared on the top. Some have compared it to marble.
Im going to explain how the top was finished in point form in the hopes it is easier to follow:
I filled the gouges with white wood filler
then painted it black
next spray painted with metallic silver
then belt sanded the whole surface
6 layers of clear coat
I had started spraying the metallic silver on the top
over the black thinking if I dont like it the acetone
is right handy to wipe it off. I had forgotten about
the cable man coming and when he arrived in the
middle of this process I had to walk away without
seeing what it looked like. Well once he was done
the paint was also now dryish. I hated it! It looked
tacky! In my anger I grabbed the belt sander with a
35 grit belt (very coarse) and started trying to
remove everything. This is when this beautiful
finish started to come thru.
You can find more piece finished in black here.
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This table top has the neat ability to fold vertically.
The center of the base pivots to hold the top up or to let it fold down.
This would be great for a small space such as an apartment or loft space,
and when it is folded it is easy for one person to lift and move.
I was also thinking it may help prevent that re occurring issue of the kitchen table being
the catch all place for everything in the house but I know not many of us have that problem,
RIGHT?
Here is the table before,
and here is the nasty, beaten up top, with peeling clear coat and deep grooves
to catch all sorts of food stuff in.
And yes there was plenty I chiseled out.
For this guy I actually painted the entire table black but only kept it solid on the base.
See above all the blackened scars in the surface.
I achieved this by hand sanding the black paint down exposing all the filled in ruts
and smoothing out the soft pine.
I then filled the grooves to prevent dirt build up in them before
rubbing 3 coats of wax into the wood.
It really is so gorgeous now and super smooth.
