Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture

luckyval Elder Posts: 13,348 Likes: 16,567	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:37:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by luckyval on Jan 31, 2014 9:37:35 GMT -5 Those look Fabulous!!! I am seriously in love with the vanity!
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jane6672 Elder "Super nice" – review by Mofongo Posts: 12,646 Likes: 19,883	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:37:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jane6672 on Jan 31, 2014 9:37:41 GMT -5 Gorgeous!
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hungrycaterpillar Full Member Posts: 3,140 Likes: 6,389	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:38:21 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hungrycaterpillar on Jan 31, 2014 9:38:21 GMT -5 You are so talented. How do you find the time???
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tacocat Full Member Posts: 3,553 Likes: 2,732	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:39:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tacocat on Jan 31, 2014 9:39:02 GMT -5 Those turned out great!
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runforrest Senior Member Posts: 5,847 Likes: 3,400	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:39:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by runforrest on Jan 31, 2014 9:39:49 GMT -5 Love it!
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jreeds Senior Member Posts: 7,960 Likes: 7,785	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:41:39 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jreeds on Jan 31, 2014 9:41:39 GMT -5 Beautiful pieces! Great job!
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anlo Senior Member Posts: 5,779 Likes: 9,316	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:41:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by anlo on Jan 31, 2014 9:41:47 GMT -5 Very nice job!
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kayakjenn Full Member Posts: 1,689 Likes: 727	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:51:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kayakjenn on Jan 31, 2014 9:51:51 GMT -5 Great job!
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nomad100 Senior Member However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.-W Churchill Posts: 8,073 Likes: 6,138	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:53:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nomad100 on Jan 31, 2014 9:53:58 GMT -5 Love! And the story about the bb hole in the mirror adds to the fabulousness of keeping an heirloom in the family and loved by future generations.
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lkoenig Full Member Posts: 1,164 Likes: 99	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:57:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lkoenig on Jan 31, 2014 9:57:42 GMT -5 wow I love how everything came out, great work!!
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BAMFMrsB Full Member Posts: 4,391 Likes: 2,240	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:57:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BAMFMrsB on Jan 31, 2014 9:57:41 GMT -5 Can you tell me how you did it? I have my DH's toy chest and a school desk from MIL. They're very nice, heavy pieces, but they need some refurbishing.
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dottyblue Senior Member Posts: 5,575 Likes: 4,060	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 9:57:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dottyblue on Jan 31, 2014 9:57:45 GMT -5 That is beautiful! You did a great job.
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mrsgoontz Full Member Posts: 3,087 Likes: 1,939	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:00:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsgoontz on Jan 31, 2014 10:00:32 GMT -5 Wow, they book look great! I love the round mirror with the vanity.
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soozy87 Full Member Posts: 2,066 Likes: 255	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:01:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by soozy87 on Jan 31, 2014 10:01:03 GMT -5 Looks great!
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leeann Full Member Posts: 4,175 Likes: 1,729	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:01:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leeann on Jan 31, 2014 10:01:41 GMT -5 Those look really nice, good job.
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Marle Senior Member Posts: 6,482 Likes: 3,444	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:04:15 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marle on Jan 31, 2014 10:04:15 GMT -5 Wow! Love it!
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Jan 31, 2014 9:57:41 GMT -5 BAMFMrsB said:

Can you tell me how you did it?

I have my DH's toy chest and a school desk from MIL. They're very nice, heavy pieces, but they need some refurbishing.

Yes, I'm interested as well. I'm going to be redoing the staircase in my house this spring, and am a little anxious about how it will go. I have a heat gun. It has worked really well on the large flat areas I've used it, but there's some more intricate, detailed parts that I'm concerned about.

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stella1802 New Member Posts: 422 Likes: 163	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:25:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stella1802 on Jan 31, 2014 10:25:35 GMT -5 Beautiful! I have a chest I need to do and I'm not sure I have the patience to do it.
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BAMFMrsB Full Member Posts: 4,391 Likes: 2,240	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:25:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BAMFMrsB on Jan 31, 2014 10:25:52 GMT -5 Wow! That is a lot of elbow grease.
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picaflora Full Member Posts: 3,032 Likes: 1,879	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:27:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by picaflora on Jan 31, 2014 10:27:10 GMT -5 Both pieces look amazing!
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flutterfly Junior Member Posts: 677 Likes: 131	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:43:56 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flutterfly on Jan 31, 2014 10:43:56 GMT -5 Wow you have definite skills!!
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Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:54:26 GMT -5 kevin arnold and stephm0188 like this

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I'm SO glad you didn't just slap a coat of white paint on it and call it redone. I get so mad when people take beautiful antiques and just ruin them with "shabby chic." I always call it the lazy persons furniture restoration.

Does the grain show up after you refinished them? It looks like it has a burl veneer on the drawers in the before picture, but I can't tell in the afters.

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bonnie Full Member Posts: 1,989 Likes: 916	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:57:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bonnie on Jan 31, 2014 10:57:45 GMT -5 Beautiful, it turned out really good! Nice work!
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Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 10:59:15 GMT -5

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Jan 31, 2014 10:27:01 GMT -5 squirrelymom said:

Jan 31, 2014 10:25:35 GMT -5 stella1802 said:

Beautiful! I have a chest I need to do and I'm not sure I have the patience to do it.

I came so close to just saying F-it and painting it. I'm so glad I didn't though.

I'm so glad you didn't as well. They are beautiful pieces.

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gullterre15 Junior Member Posts: 781 Likes: 293	Giant AW, I finished my grandmother's furniture Jan 31, 2014 11:00:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gullterre15 on Jan 31, 2014 11:00:34 GMT -5 I am so! so! impressed with these.
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