IRON HANDLES ON OUR FARMHOUSE CABINET - great storage

My daughter found this cabinet and let me know it was available. Little did she know what an incredible piece of furniture it was. Upon first glance it wasn't a head turner ...

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PRESERVING AN ANTIQUE WOOD CABINET

I had the pleasure of preserving an antique cabinet. She was really pretty from the outside, super old, hand made once upon a time and had lots of ware. The inside was another story, rotting and falling apart were just a few of her issues. It had been a rodent retreat for some time. They chewed large holes in the wood and did their business all over the poor girl. There were also multiple repairs done over the years leaving a large selection of different nails to be dealt with. The wood had shrunk so much there were ....

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VINTAGE VANITY TURN EUROPEAN DESK - working with what you have

Some of you know we host fairly good and definitely fun yard sales even in the RAIN! This year we ran out of time and stuff to sell. So I thought I would share an old yard sale makeover with you to help makeup for it.

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FIXING DRAWER STOPS - antique dresser drawers

This dresser was missing all of it's drawer stops. This meant the drawers would push too far inside the body. 

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FIXING DRAWER DAMAGE - drawer stops

Many antique dressers have some damage to the drawers. This dresser was no different.

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MY APOTHECARY CABINET - painting on glass

I created this wonderful

Apothecary cabinet from an unwanted piece of furniture.

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THIS LADY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOIN - apothecary cabinet

I'm Here, I'm Here!

Let the bells ring out and the banners fly.

I've had an extreme makeover and I'm looking marvelous.

We had a long road together getting each element finished just right.

Sometimes I just didn't understand her vision and wouldn't cooperate with what she wanted.

It was a vision of beauty.

I hear that next time she's gonna show more pictures

of how we created this look together.

UPDATE

here is the link to see more about this transformation:

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.ca/2012/06/not-just-any-word-will-do-how-to.html

The graphic is available here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/227639017/apothecary-sign-graphic-wood-furnture

HOW TO RECYCLE OLD LATTICE - wood and white

I wanted a nicer back drop for a shelf I had. I also had a big broken lattice panel we didn't have a use for any more. Thus an idea was born. Please enjoy this upcycle project that I did using the left over lattice to create this stunning look on a piece of furniture.

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STOP - drawer stop tutorial

 

 

I added some drawer stops to a vintage chest
I've been working on and thought I would share my method.

 

3 stops are missing, 2 on the middle support and 1 on the bottom left.

This is what the originals look like, typical of a vintage dresser.

 

Here you can just see the out line of the missing one. This is where you install the replacement.

If you can not tell where they used to be or they never had any, measure the thickness of your drawer

 front and use that as a guide and mark a line.  

The first thing I reach for is a wooden stir stick for mixing paint.

The second is my handy dandy *ANVIL CUT*, this tool was purchased at Home Hardware but a
knife or small hand saw will also work fine.

 

Using some glue position your piece of wood in place.

 Use a clamp and in an hour or so when the glue is dry it's done.
 

This method works to replace missing metal stops also.

USING WOOD FILLER FOR OLD HARDWARE HOLES - tutorial

Are you looking to change some handles or knobs on a paint project? I have included photos and instructions in this article showing how I fill hardware holes so I can use a different style of handle or knob. 

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