Sunday, March 21, 2010

Finally...

I finally finished this piece!!

Here is a sneak peek of it finished: (sorry for the bad pic - I photographed it at night. For some reason it looks so small. It's actually quite a large piece. Also - the mirror is not staying in that exact spot. It takes an act of congress to move it and I just haven't had the chance to tackle that task!)




I inherited this piece of furniture from my great grandmother (Big Mama). After staying in the shop for a few years it was in desperate need of refinishing and using.



Notice all of the peeling and missing original veneer. It took a while to get the rest of it off - I had to peel it by hand.

After sanding and sanding and filling holes this is what she looked like:



After several layers of bright white, semi-gloss paint, and Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint on the drawer pulls I was finally finished!!!!



She now sits in our living room an holds office supplies.




40 comments:

  1. Wow!
    What a transformation! It looks wonderful.
    Fantastic job.
    ~Amy

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  2. Great Job! Wow, I can see it took a lot of elbow grease, but it looks fabulous. Congratulations!
    Best regards,
    Gloria

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  3. Great job Stephie! I bet your hands are aching!! Excellent results! Love the contrast of the hardware!

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  4. It looks WONDERFUL. All your hard work paid off!

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  5. Looks great. A fresh coat of paint does amazing things. Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules

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  6. Wonderful transformation!! Sounds like a lot of work.

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  7. oh my goodness, that turned out amazing! I can't believe the before picture...I would have passed that puppy up with two shakes of a dogs tail. You go girl :)

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  8. The looks good, I've seen a lot of those old pieced. You really breathed new life into it. I really like the mirror over it.

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  9. Wow! It looks great now. Your hard work shows :)

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  10. Awesome transformation, it really looks great. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. What a beautiful piece of furniture! You did a great job.

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  12. Looks very fresh. And I love that mirror! Did you make it or buy it?

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  13. That is fabulous looking! Amazing what a little paint can do...and hard work too:)

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  14. You really did a fabulous job giving new life to this piece! Thanks for linking it up to Be Inspired today!

    Chelsea

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  15. I am currently working on the same kind of project. Your new piece looks great! It offers a lot of storage. way to go!
    gail

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  16. WOW! That is a great piece! I love how it turned out! : )

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  17. This turned out great!

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday. Please join me next week for another great party. Don't forget to stop by and enter my giveaway. I'll announce the winner at next week party!

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  18. Wow!! That turned out great! Good job :)

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  19. That cabinet has a fresh new face! It looks like it will store lots of supplies.

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  20. What a beauty! Thanks for sharing at the POPP.

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  21. This looks great! I love it!

    ~ Michelle :D

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  22. What a transformation! I'm looking for a buffet to do the same. I don't want to pay alot because I know what a little bit of work and paint can do! Great job!

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  23. and she was well worth the work--beautiful! Thanks for linking up!

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  24. This is fantastic! I am going to include a link to this post in my Inspire My Saturday Post today. Thanks so much for sharing.

    XO*Tricia

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  25. Beautiful transformation! I think Big Mama would be proud!

    Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours Day at My Backyard Eden!

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  26. Wow! Fantastic redo. I mean truly!

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  27. Oh, I totally love it Stephie! It looks fantastic! Why does the mirror have to move? I like it:)

    Thanks for linking!
    Andy
    Poppies at Play

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  28. I love this!! It turned out SO cute and looks so crisp...great job!

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  29. You put a lot of work into that piece and it looks like it was worth it. Great job.

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  30. Oh my goodness, girl. I know the work you went through with this piece. Been there, done that. It turned out great, though, and I'm glad you stuck with it and shared it with us.

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