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canturner Reg. Oct 2007	Posted 2013-05-07 4:51 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Elite Veteran Posts: 975 Location: Iowa/Missouri	Okay I have a question. While I was gone this weekend my fiance brought in another curio cabinet. It's more of a small and narrow one. Well one of the mirrors from the back of it is missing. Where is the best place to purchase a mirror for the back of it? I'm not sure where to start looking.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-07 6:15 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Go to the Yellow Pages....anywhere that does mirrors for homes....or auto glass...shower doors etc will be able to cut a mirror for it. As long as it's strait cuts...it won't cost all that much.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-07 9:33 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	All sanded.... And stained....gettin her pretty on. :)) (2013-05-06-001.jpg) (2013-05-06-002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-06-001.jpg (85KB - 211 downloads) 2013-05-06-002.jpg (99KB - 210 downloads)
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tee Reg. Oct 2009	Posted 2013-05-07 11:12 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Extreme Veteran Posts: 498 Location: tx	Jersey Lil-Did you ever get the rocking chair done? I never did see the pics of it.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-08 9:06 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Yes I did... Turned out really pretty.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-09 9:32 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Her new legs are on....took a little bit in finigglin....and some help from hubby to get the old legs sawed off....and the new legs on....but I think they look perfect :)) (I sanded stained and put finish on the legs before mounting them) Then a coat of stain over the entire body of the chest. (2013-05-09-018.jpg) (2013-05-09-019.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-09-018.jpg (97KB - 210 downloads) 2013-05-09-019.jpg (88KB - 215 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-10 12:06 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	"Annie" with a couple coats of Minwax satin....I love this sealer...it's water based...dries quickly and durable. And sure makes the wood grain show up pretty. (2013-05-10-003.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-10-003.jpg (99KB - 209 downloads)
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mruggles Reg. Oct 2008	Posted 2013-05-10 12:27 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Good Grief! Posts: 6343 Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta	well you have finally convinced me to tackle my piece of furniture....i will post pics of it when i get a chance.......its fairly tall and old.......i think my mom about crapped her pants when isaid i was gonna redo it....the words antique dresser and sander spell disaster inher world.......... m
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-10 12:49 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Oh cool....I look forward to seeing pictures.
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Kgirl Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2013-05-17 8:06 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
	I have a question... This is a stupid question but how can you tell if piece of furniture can be sanded down and stained and finished? My aunt has some of my grandparents old retro furniture that is blonde curved. I already know I don't like the color and would like a darker richer color but how can I tell if that is do able? ETA I forgot how ugly this dresser was till I got the picture from my relative... yikes! Edited by Kgirl 2013-05-17 9:33 AM (ugly dressersmall1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ugly dressersmall1.jpg (92KB - 197 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-22 11:52 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	That piece most likely has vaneer on it. You can sand it but be careful to just sand until you don't see anything but wood. You don't want to sand through the vaneer. If you look at the drawer open...looking downward at the edge you will be able to tell how thick or thin the vaneer is. Usually about 1/8th inch. But it looks well taken care of and should sand just fine. You can dress it up with different hardware and make it look totally different.
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syoung Reg. Apr 2004	Posted 2013-05-22 5:16 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Elite Veteran Posts: 850 Location: Bluffdale UT	thejerseylilly2000 - 2013-04-26 8:04 PM All finished, and she gets to go to her new home tomorrow. The hardware was rusty. Instead of sandblasthing and painting them as I normally would....since the rust color went well with the sepia tone of the picture....I just used a wire brush on them....and then coated them with sealer. This is in reference to the dresser with the picture on front: I have some questions, I'm sorry if the answers have been posted already somewhere in this thread, if so please tell me what page :-) You use regular Modge Podge to adhere the picture to the drawers and then over the picture to seal it onto the drawer? What kind of picture works best - I guess my question is what kind of finish on the picture? Does it have to be on certain type of photo paper? What kind of sealer do finish with? Thanks, you are amazing! Edited by syoung 2013-05-22 5:19 PM
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-24 1:01 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Poster from Walmart. It's on what looks to me to be photo paper. Honestly I don't know exactly what it's called. But if you have it printed as a poster...I"m sure all Walmarts use the same paper. Yes regular mod podge. Then a couple coats over it after it's dried. Then a few more coats of polycrylic sealer. Sorry I've been away .... my Grandbaby Thumper is in Oklahoma this week...with his other Granny.....and we've been worried sick. Monday during the Moore Tornado....they all had to go to the school basement and take cover. Thank God they are all OK....now today...my daughter went to pick him up and spend the weekend...as well as hauling a horse to run at a Rodeo up there tomorrow night. This week has been a nail biter for sure. Will be so glad when they are both back home sleeping in their own house...where I know they are safe. Uhggg....I haven't worked on anything this week...except praying. For their safety as well as all those poor people that have lost love ones and homes, businesses etc. May God keep them under his watchfull eye and protective hand.
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syoung Reg. Apr 2004	Posted 2013-05-24 10:31 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Elite Veteran Posts: 850 Location: Bluffdale UT	Thank you!! And thank God they are safe and sound!
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-28 10:41 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Grandbaby is home!!!! Finally!!! Week and a half without him was way too long! Now time to get back to being busy and not worrying lol. The "Annie Oakley" dresser has been put on hold, the lady it's for has some things going on and it will have to wait. So on to the next piece/s Edited by thejerseylilly2000 2013-05-28 10:43 AM
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-29 9:49 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	My next victom.....as I got started sanding...I discover that under the red....is a coat of blue :-/ And this one...I've named "Rooster" a little surprise at the end...:)) Edited by thejerseylilly2000 2013-05-29 9:55 PM (2013-05-29-001.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-29-001.jpg (95KB - 203 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-30 12:37 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	"Rooster" has a Formica top. Didn't expect that but not a problem. Will have to use special bonding primer on it before painting.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-30 10:29 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Pic 1 - This is the stripping of the paint on the top that under neath is formica..... Pic 2 - Alllll the red paint as gone as I can get it...ready for paint. Pic 3 - Drawers didn't come off so good. But it's ok.... Pic 4 - One coat of new black paint....get another coat on and then let the fun begin :)) (2013-05-30-002.jpg) (2013-05-30-003.jpg) (2013-05-30-004.jpg) (2013-05-30-005.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-30-002.jpg (73KB - 223 downloads) 2013-05-30-003.jpg (67KB - 215 downloads) 2013-05-30-004.jpg (66KB - 211 downloads) 2013-05-30-005.jpg (58KB - 202 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-05-31 12:43 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Pic 1- as you can see not all the paint would come off the top drawer...but that's ok it wasn't an issue. painted black around the edges. Pic 2- top drawer all dressed up..... Edited by thejerseylilly2000 2013-05-31 12:44 PM (2013-05-31-001.jpg) (2013-05-31-002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-05-31-001.jpg (41KB - 198 downloads) 2013-05-31-002.jpg (86KB - 204 downloads)
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pepsi Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2013-05-31 12:53 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Veteran Posts: 174 Location: Wisconsin	That looks beautiful!
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