Getting Back On Track!

Ok, I am ready to get things back on track here in blog world. I have lots of pictures to share with you! Last week I got a call from Stan at Antiques On The Prairie and he told me he had a couple of items coming in that I might be interested in. I was excited to see what he had so as soon as they arrived I rushed right up to see them. There was an oak chifferobe and an oak dresser. I am always game for a challenge so when I pulled up and saw that they were literally in pieces I was still very interested. I just needed to get them for a good price! When I went in Stan asked if I had seen the "lumber" out front. Ha! They were absolutely in rough shape, but I knew I could fix them. He gave me an awesome price and I loaded them right up! I was so excited to get to work that I completely forgot to snap pictures of them in their less than perfect condition. Here are the "before" pictures AFTER I had put them back together!

The drawers and upper cabinet door are not pictured because they were being glued and clamped!

Both pieces lost an inch or so in height when I had to cut the rot off the bottom of the legs. Someone did not have a dry basement!

I glued, clamped, sanded, and painted them back to life!! I love them. They make me happy. I hope I can part with them!

Here is the chifferobe with some beautiful mustard paint and red and white porcelain pulls, but the upper door was still not on.

Here it is complete, but the color is definitely better in the last picture. It is a much richer mustard!

Here is the finished dresser! It is done in Old White ASCP with Celtic Grey on the drawers.

The original hardware worked perfectly!

So there is a taste of what has been going on around here this week! I will be better about posting from now on I promise!! See you soon!