That was quite the job! It looks amazing. You are not a weight lifter so no problem getting some help little lady. I was worried about the decorative section but you aced them too! Well done. I really enjoyed watching this…..it would have scared me. Oh ya, love the legs as well.❤
I picked up something similar to this, perhaps as big, but not nearly as grand. Good solution for the original stain showing on the mirror. You did an amazing job
That is a stunning piece. The carvings on the feet perfectly match the cabinet. I know your client was thrilled. Speaking only for myself, it's a definite No re tackling such a project. I have had bad experiences dealing with glass and mirrors plus I do not have a second set of eyes.
Looks really good, I admire your determination, what a big project with lots of little intricate steps, but you persevered and it looks great, thanks for the video.
Thank you so much, it really is fun to move through a project and see the end product turn out so beautifully and more importantly the customer was thrilled!
Love this!!! - My observations; The original design was for the china cabinet to go on top of the buffet, and like in life, all things change. The top part stands a bit low, still, even with those perfectly matching legs. I'm thinking, in a situation like this, consider adding a 2" or 3" block spacer between the cabinet and the legs. it's not much but it adds up, overall, and does bring the shelving a tad higher. Your detailing was impressive.
Thanks for the tips! It's a very tall piece and didn't want to add too much height to it. Of course in the end it was the customer's final say. She wanted to raise it up but only a small amount. I thought the feet I chose did fit so perfectly but you do have a point in raising the shelves. It's not really a piece they use other than to display a lot of crystal.
I have not watched the entire video yet. I just finished a small double tiered phone table of my Grandmother's in Vagabond One piant and a large dresser in Talley Green One paint. The first two pieces i have ever done. They turned out great, even though I didn't know what I was doing. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Thats great! I'm really liking the Melange One, since top coat and I have our issues it's nice not to have to deal with it at all!! lol. Thanks so much for watching and so glad you are refinishing furniture!
In the future, you can order caulk in different colors. I had to order some in a pale gray and another in a blushy tan. Only took a few days to get them in. Beautiful work!!
Yes, understand completely but when a customer wants it painted and at that point I had already painted two other pieces, you do what the customer wants. 😀 Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Wow, Melanie you did an extraordinary job on this piece. Thank God that you had Phil to help you out. I found somebody trying to get a p*** site on your comments so I reported them. I hope that you always check your comments so that you don't get a bad reputation
Yes, thank you! I try to respond to all comments once a week but thank you so much for reporting it, I’ve had to take down a few but not many. Thanks for having my back!❤️
In most of the other pieces you’ve done you’ve waxed them to give them a satin sheen finish. I noticed this time you didn’t wax it, clearly to match the other pieces in the suite. I’m planning eventually to paint a sideboard/buffet I was left by an aunt and the plan is to spray paint it after quite a bit of experience with other pieces. I’m I going to get a better effect using a paint similar to to One which I don’t believe we can get here in Australia and then use a higher sheen wax or would I be better to spray a gloss paint and ignore the waxing part? I do plan to change the hardware and embellish some of the Jacobean elements with gold wax again after some prior experience. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. I found your channel today and I love your down to earth explanations and the way you don’t stay rigidly planned to the original idea, you let the piece talk to you and tell you what it needs. I’m a quilter and my quilts tell me the colours I need to use and how I’m going to eventually quilt it so I understand your flexibility in working very well. I have great plans to watch many of your videos, some other restorers vids I’ve seen are too fussy, others too industrial, but what I’ve seen you do so far in the five or six vids I’ve seen you have the same ideas and tastes as I do. One last question, do you demonstrate upholstery? I have several chairs that both need painting and reupholstering. I ask purely because I like your way of teaching and other vids I’ve seen have been either clumsy, untidy or don’t give the polished effect I want for this gorgeous Louis chair. Thank you Neil
Hey Neil! I hope you are feeling better today! There are lots of different paints out there and not sure what you can get in Australia but some paints like ONE have a primer and top coat already in them so you don't have to add anything at the end, unless you want to, but the piece is thoroughly protected if it has top coat already in the paint. HOWEVER, if it's a paint like chalk paint you will have to do something to it to protect the finish because it's so, well....chalky! lol. I'm not a big fan of chalk paint because I'm not really a big fan of distressing a piece which is just a personal preference although it is great for blending as you may have seen some other furniture refinishers demonstrate. Wax is perfectly acceptable for chalk paint, mineral paint, milk paint etc. but wax isn't something permanent, it will wear off after a time and will need to be applied again. Another alternative would be a top coat like a polyurethane which comes in many different sheens. I prefer a matt finish but again that is a personal preference. I will say the shinier it is the more flaws that will be visible which makes it harder to get a "perfect" finish, but I'm not big on "perfect" anyway! HA! Top coats can be tricky and I have found spraying them with a spray gun is the easiest way to go. A spray can is fine for small projects but do not work well for large projects. I do have one video where I try a spray top coat in the can and well....check out the video! I did it about a month ago I think. It's the thumbnail where I say something about my sprayer blowing up. The more videos you watch the more you'll understand but actually doing projects will give you your best sense of what YOU like! Thanks again for your support, I really appreciate it and hope you'll continue to watch even after you come home from the hospital! My best to you friend! ❤️
When I was young, there was very little I wasn't able to do. 55 yrs later, am paying the piper. Now, there is very little I am able to do without wondering where my pain pills were stuck. Call it eating humble pie. Fact is, unless it's pushing around a pile of paper work, I look around to see who is recruitable.😎 Crazy, I know but if I do get back into my childhood family business, I would be very selective on what projects are still doable for me.🤭
Oh yeah! Right now tendinitis is knocking on my door. Which means, rest, ice, pray, and once the meds kick in, walk. Hands, neck, hip, lower back and knees. Thanks to antibiotic I can no longer take
Looks good and I love your projects, but why oh why don't flippers paint the underside of some things. On this one in particular the underside of the internal struts were so obvious when the piece was flipped, which must happen in transportation.
Haha, you caught me! I actually touch up all of those missed spots, When I edit sometimes that gets cut for time but you are absolutely right, I try to get everything I should, you have a keen eye!! ❤️ Thanks for watching!!
That was quite the job! It looks amazing. You are not a weight lifter so no problem getting some help little lady. I was worried about the decorative section but you aced them too! Well done. I really enjoyed watching this…..it would have scared me. Oh ya, love the legs as well.❤
I can't believe that thing was sitting on TOP of something else! It looks so good as a stand-alone piece now! Great work!
I KNOW! It is massive! lol.
That thing is huge! It looks really good, even though there were bumps in the road. Bless your husband for helping!
Haha, yes it is!!! Thanks for watching!😀
You did an awesome job on this piece Melanie. Love the "Pumpkin" feet...HaHa Also love how you take care of every little detail. GREAT JOB!!
Thanks! Yes! Aren’t the feet great? They were so perfect for this piece!
I had meant to subscribe to your channel before and I just remembered so I did. Good luck to you Melanie
THANKS!!!❤️❤️❤️
I picked up something similar to this, perhaps as big, but not nearly as grand. Good solution for the original stain showing on the mirror. You did an amazing job
Thank you! It was a challenge to be sure but it all worked out. Thanks for watching!
That is a stunning piece. The carvings on the feet perfectly match the cabinet. I know your client was thrilled. Speaking only for myself, it's a definite No re tackling such a project. I have had bad experiences dealing with glass and mirrors plus I do not have a second set of eyes.
Yes! I like to steer clear of anything with lots of glass if I can but when it's a customer I find it difficult to say no! haha! 😀
Looks really good, I admire your determination, what a big project with lots of little intricate steps, but you persevered and it looks great, thanks for the video.
Thank you so much, it really is fun to move through a project and see the end product turn out so beautifully and more importantly the customer was thrilled!
Baby wipes work great as well for cleaning up wax spots. You did a beautiful job, Melanie! Outstanding! 😍
Good tip! Thanks!!😀
Love this!!! - My observations; The original design was for the china cabinet to go on top of the buffet, and like in life, all things change. The top part stands a bit low, still, even with those perfectly matching legs. I'm thinking, in a situation like this, consider adding a 2" or 3" block spacer between the cabinet and the legs. it's not much but it adds up, overall, and does bring the shelving a tad higher. Your detailing was impressive.
Thanks for the tips! It's a very tall piece and didn't want to add too much height to it. Of course in the end it was the customer's final say. She wanted to raise it up but only a small amount. I thought the feet I chose did fit so perfectly but you do have a point in raising the shelves. It's not really a piece they use other than to display a lot of crystal.
Boy, that was really a lot of work. It came out beautiful though!
It was, but always a great learning experience!!😄
You did a wonderful job on this piece
Thank you so much!❤️
I have not watched the entire video yet. I just finished a small double tiered phone table of my Grandmother's in Vagabond One piant and a large dresser in Talley Green One paint. The first two pieces i have ever done. They turned out great, even though I didn't know what I was doing. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Thats great! I'm really liking the Melange One, since top coat and I have our issues it's nice not to have to deal with it at all!! lol. Thanks so much for watching and so glad you are refinishing furniture!
In the future, you can order caulk in different colors. I had to order some in a pale gray and another in a blushy tan. Only took a few days to get them in.
Beautiful work!!
Good to know! Thanks for the tip! 😊
What a huge job,,,,,looks gorgeous
Thank you!!
Wow!! What an awesome job Melanie. Turned out absolutely beautiful and those feet just totally belonged. Well done hun 🤗
Right? I felt like such a lucky soul for finding those!!
Thank you so much!!
A lot of hard work but it's gorgeous...
Aw, thanks! I’m glad you like it!
It looks fantastic great job, but me for myself I loved it the way it was, but it matches all the other's great job.👍
Yes, understand completely but when a customer wants it painted and at that point I had already painted two other pieces, you do what the customer wants. 😀 Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Wow you sure do take on some awesome projects an make them look fantastic, great job, keep it up
Haha! Yes, this was a bit of a beast!! Thanks for your support!❤️
That looks amazing!!!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!!
Wow, Melanie you did an extraordinary job on this piece. Thank God that you had Phil to help you out. I found somebody trying to get a p*** site on your comments so I reported them. I hope that you always check your comments so that you don't get a bad reputation
Yes, thank you! I try to respond to all comments once a week but thank you so much for reporting it, I’ve had to take down a few but not many. Thanks for having my back!❤️
@@furniturerecreated you're welcome hun
Oh my God that's a lot of work I have a question so those are feet / pumpkins lol or legs or toes you guys did an amazing job it's gorgeous
That was a lot of work love it
Haha, indeed! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! ❤️
Beautiful
Thank you very much!
I am loving those feet!!! What a beautiful piece!!
Aren't they cool? I felt like they were meant for this piece!!
In most of the other pieces you’ve done you’ve waxed them to give them a satin sheen finish. I noticed this time you didn’t wax it, clearly to match the other pieces in the suite. I’m planning eventually to paint a sideboard/buffet I was left by an aunt and the plan is to spray paint it after quite a bit of experience with other pieces. I’m I going to get a better effect using a paint similar to to One which I don’t believe we can get here in Australia and then use a higher sheen wax or would I be better to spray a gloss paint and ignore the waxing part? I do plan to change the hardware and embellish some of the Jacobean elements with gold wax again after some prior experience.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
I found your channel today and I love your down to earth explanations and the way you don’t stay rigidly planned to the original idea, you let the piece talk to you and tell you what it needs. I’m a quilter and my quilts tell me the colours I need to use and how I’m going to eventually quilt it so I understand your flexibility in working very well.
I have great plans to watch many of your videos, some other restorers vids I’ve seen are too fussy, others too industrial, but what I’ve seen you do so far in the five or six vids I’ve seen you have the same ideas and tastes as I do.
One last question, do you demonstrate upholstery? I have several chairs that both need painting and reupholstering. I ask purely because I like your way of teaching and other vids I’ve seen have been either clumsy, untidy or don’t give the polished effect I want for this gorgeous Louis chair.
Thank you
Neil
Hey Neil! I hope you are feeling better today!
There are lots of different paints out there and not sure what you can get in Australia but some paints like ONE have a primer and top coat already in them so you don't have to add anything at the end, unless you want to, but the piece is thoroughly protected if it has top coat already in the paint. HOWEVER, if it's a paint like chalk paint you will have to do something to it to protect the finish because it's so, well....chalky! lol. I'm not a big fan of chalk paint because I'm not really a big fan of distressing a piece which is just a personal preference although it is great for blending as you may have seen some other furniture refinishers demonstrate. Wax is perfectly acceptable for chalk paint, mineral paint, milk paint etc. but wax isn't something permanent, it will wear off after a time and will need to be applied again. Another alternative would be a top coat like a polyurethane which comes in many different sheens. I prefer a matt finish but again that is a personal preference. I will say the shinier it is the more flaws that will be visible which makes it harder to get a "perfect" finish, but I'm not big on "perfect" anyway! HA! Top coats can be tricky and I have found spraying them with a spray gun is the easiest way to go. A spray can is fine for small projects but do not work well for large projects. I do have one video where I try a spray top coat in the can and well....check out the video! I did it about a month ago I think. It's the thumbnail where I say something about my sprayer blowing up.
The more videos you watch the more you'll understand but actually doing projects will give you your best sense of what YOU like!
Thanks again for your support, I really appreciate it and hope you'll continue to watch even after you come home from the hospital!
My best to you friend! ❤️
When I was young, there was very little I wasn't able to do. 55 yrs later, am paying the piper. Now, there is very little I am able to do without wondering where my pain pills were stuck. Call it eating humble pie. Fact is, unless it's pushing around a pile of paper work, I look around to see who is recruitable.😎
Crazy, I know but if I do get back into my childhood family business, I would be very selective on what projects are still doable for me.🤭
I'm sorry to hear that. It helps to keep moving even if you're just walking every day. Take care!
Oh yeah! Right now tendinitis is knocking on my door. Which means, rest, ice, pray, and once the meds kick in, walk. Hands, neck, hip, lower back and knees. Thanks to antibiotic I can no longer take
It looks gorgeous not crazy about the feet or legs whatever you want to call those but its very pretty ty 4sharing 😇🥰
Thanks for the feedback and glad you like the piece, overall. 😀
Looks good and I love your projects, but why oh why don't flippers paint the underside of some things. On this one in particular the underside of the internal struts were so obvious when the piece was flipped, which must happen in transportation.
Haha, you caught me! I actually touch up all of those missed spots, When I edit sometimes that gets cut for time but you are absolutely right, I try to get everything I should, you have a keen eye!! ❤️ Thanks for watching!!