Reviving a Victorian Eastlake Dresser
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- Опубліковано 29 бер 2018
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Hi everyone, Scott and I were blessed to receive a few pieces of family heirloom on Monday. In this video I will show you how I restored and revived his Great Great Grandfather's Eastlake Handkerchief Dresser using Howard Products (Restor-a-Finish and Feed 'n Wax wood preserver) Enjoy!
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I tell you, I could almost hear that beautiful dresser sighing in pleasure and soaking up all the oils and richness you put on it! So wonderful to have a new home where it will be loved and cared for. You did good Sophia!
Sophia, you and Scott are the perfect recipients for this family heirloom. Great job nourishing and protecting it. The extended family must have known, you will appreciate it and take care of it. Love the family picture of the original owners and how they are Scott's great, great great grandparents.
I know you will do an amazing job on dining room table.
The dresser is so beautiful. My Aunty's whole house is full of antiques and I love visiting her, everything back then had such character. I love it.
What an honor to be chosen to care for such a beautiful piece of furniture. A mini bar is a perfect choice.
WOW!!! To have a piece still in the family that is that old and looks beautiful. Great job bringing it back to life Sophia!!!!
Sophia , oh how beautiful!! You did a wonderful job. The pleasure you gained from cleaning and polishing this item was written all over your face. Truly, only people who love older, "Family Furniture" should have it, it should never go to a Family Member who does not appreciate the item. The table is also going to be a beautiful piece of furniture when added to your collection when you have finished it. Your choice of Music was also excellent. Such a great Video. Thank you.
So nice to see someone who appreciates antiques and things that meant a lot to long gone relatives. Beautiful piece and you did a great job on it. Nothing silly about it in a dining room at all. It looks good there and the chairs look very classy now.
Perfect music, Sophia. At 12:30 when you said it had been very well cared for for a very long time, and then the piano started, I had to imagine all the family members before you cleaning it too, and little children running around it - all the history it has been a part of and the stories it could tell. So special! You did a great job. It certainly fell into the right hands.
I love how you put in the history of the peace of furniture.
So glad these pieces are in the hands of someone who will love and cherish them not only for their beauty but history as well. I love antiques.
The best part of this beautiful piece is its family connection to Scott .Its lucky to be with family who love and appreciate it .
Sophia I’m watching this thinking how happy Scott’s grandma is looking down on you taking care of her treasure. Great job
Sophia I just love that beautiful dresser. You are so lucky to have had it handed down to your family. Everyone knows you will take spectualar care of it. Just like every other beautiful piece of furniture in your beautiful home. Just beautiful. Margaret
It’s beautiful! Sophia you did a great job. I also love the table, it will look gorgeous in your dining room. You are blessed to be able to continue the tradition of caring for family pieces and pass them to future generations. Be blessed this week!
I thought that the little shelves on the mirror part were used for candles if you needed the light, or for little oil lights. I love your dining room table and chairs. Charming home.
Such a beautiful piece and to have a picture of the original owners is so neat
It is a beautiful piece! So nice the Scott inherited it. I love Howard's feed and wax! I love old rustic pieces (less dear than your beautiful pieces), Howard's just makes the wood glow! Again a beautiful piece and great job!
The dresser is spectacular! I love it!! And I think it is amazing how much love and care you are putting into caring for such a beautiful piece so that it can be handed down to your boys.
The little boy on the far right (Estella's brother I suppose) looks so much like Scott, it's uncanny!
What a unique piece! You did such a nice job on it too! Lovely.
I was watching this and the piano music was playing and I was scrolling through the comments about you taking such good care of this piece and it actually made me feel quite emosh! There's a charm you get with period pieces that's just lovely (she says looking around her room full of flat pack ikea)
My family had Duncan Phyfe furniture back in the 50s. The tables had harps on the bottom. I’ve never heard anyone on UA-cam mention it. This Eastlake piece is well done...good job!
Ooooo Sophia, the dresser is beautiful !!!! Furniture with that quality just isn't made anymore.
Oh, Sophia, what a blessing of heritage has come into your life! It is absolutely beautiful! As you cleaned and nourished it, I knew it was a labor of love for Scott's family. Just beautiful!
It is beautiful Sophia. I love antiques and it's sad that there are so few people today who appreciate them.
This was a labor of love! Enjoy this added piece to your home!!!💕
I LOVE wood products. From trees to floors, the beauty of wood is so unique to each piece. I love the way you care for your pieces Sophia, and I appreciate that you demonstrate often the correct way to tend to the antique and new wood furnishings. Blessings!!
The dresser is stunning I'm sure it will love living with you I can see it will be greatly cared for and cherished for years to come Love from Scotland xXx
Fabulous, timeless beauty that looks right at home in that corner of your dining room against that red wall. This is a wonderful transitional historical piece that could be put just about anywhere and look beautiful, but the dining room seems to embrace it better than any other room. It's like this beautiful Victorian dresser came to life again. The potted plant with the long green stems add even more beauty sitting there on that beautiful shimmering wood against that red wall capturing the light from the windows. Can't wait to see what the Duncan Phyfe table looks like when you get done with that. I'm so excited!
Me too.
Absolutely gorgeous!! You did a fantastic job!! It looks perfect right where it is!!! A fine piece of family history!! 😉👍💖
It’s looking so fresh and gorgeous Sophia grand job and Scott will definitely appreciate all the care and love you took to preserve it and best part is it’s not only beautiful but oh so functional. Great surprise for both of you. I love the Victorian Era furniture style. Always strong and sturdy, built to last, not like the pressed wood style currently available that doesn’t last long. TFS 👍🏻👍🏻💜🦋🐇🥚🐣💕🎼🐊
I think Scott’s grandmother would be proud of you.
Oh, Sophia !! What a beautiful piece !! When you first revealed it, I GASPED !! It took my breath away !!! So glad you found the perfect spot to put it. It polished up and looks so gorgeous. You are going to enjoy having this in your home. If that dresser could talk, I'm sure you would find it's stories fascinating. So happy for you and your family. :D
That is stunning ! You did a beautiful job re-nourishing it.
Such an awesome blessing for your family! I know that Scott's family in heaven were happy to see the way you lovingly restored this treasure. I think it looks lovely in the dining room and will be very beautiful with the decanter and glasses. I love that you are so interested in keeping yours and Scott's family history alive and passing it on to your boys. Thanks for sharing this with us!
The dresser is so beautiful. You are lucky to have such a cherished piece and it could not have ended up in better hands. I see you moved the wreath up. Happy Easter to you, Scott, Edward, and William! I can’t wait to see the table too. I think the dresser is just perfect in the dining room.
Love it Sophia.....what an absolute labour of love 💖....it turned out beautiful and like you say will endure another 150 years with your care....🇦🇺
It's beautiful Sophia!! At first I thought you were going to say you were replacing Scott's dresser with it and were just going to work on it in the dining room, and then I was like how will that work? but after watching it more and seeing it I could really see it as a buffet or a lovely wine bar and be more useful than it would be as a dresser since nowadays we have so much stuff!! I love repurposing my antiques as well, I have one of my grandfather's dressers (just a basic wood dresser) in my living room with all my clear glasses and some of the liquor that is in nice bottles on it like a bar area. Though, now that my kids are teens, I've had to put the liquor into hiding unless it's actually being used! I love it, and then in the drawers, I store some of my books! it keeps them from getting dusty and because of solid wood, it can easily hold their weight! While you do have a lot of heavier type pieces in your home, your love for them is always amazing, you never seem to take them for granted and really treat and respect the pieces like you would the people who have owned them! I am sure Scott's family is very proud that so much has ended up in your care!!
Oh Sophia. It is stunning. How special!!!! xxxx
Very nice! Great for your family to receive a family piece to be loved by a couple more generations. Can't wait to see the table when your done giving it some tender loving care.
The two shelves are for candles or oil lamps.
Sophia this is a gorgeous piece of furniture. I love antiques. I can tell you appreciate the character of the piece.
Sophia, what a beautiful piece and you put a lot of work into bringing it’s beauty back to life. Scott’s family would love that it went to your family. You will for sure take great care of it.
Sophia you did a wonderful job with the dresser.
WOW ! Sophia there are no words. This heirloom is gorgeous. It couldn't be in more loving hands.
I love the dresser and it looks beautiful in the dining room! Love even more that it is a family piece!
How wonderful to have this piece passed down through so many generations!! It is a beautiful piece!! So happy you you!!!
back in the day, I think the shelves on the mirror were for candles so one could see in the winter while putting away their cuffs etc after a party or what-not...gorgeous piece!
You brought the dresser back to life Sophia. It's absolutely beautiful. It looks great in your dining room. I also love the mohogany dinning table 😍
The dresser is just beautiful ~ Great Job Sophia!
i think that painting the dining room a lighter colour would really make the furniture stand out and be the focal point! it just seems like it's blending into the red of the wall and since the dresser is so beautiful i think you should highlight it :) great video as usual !!
Gorgeous dresser. It looks beautiful in your dining room. The carved piece on the top of the mirror is a bell flower.
Thank you. I am going to read about it now
That is an absolutely breathtaking piece. It makes me a little emotional that it ended up with you, someone so dedicated to taking such good care of it. Thank you for your care and thanks for sharing with us.
It came out amazing!
An antique Wash Basin and Pitcher would look amazing on the middle shelf
Oh Sophia, what a stunning piece of furniture! It's wonderful to see the joy you have in heirloom pieces, and to see the love you put into bringing it back to life. Just beautiful!
I absolutely love that you appreciate beautiful, well built furniture AND want to preserve it. I despise the “farmhouse” look that’s so popular these days. I don’t mind nicks in furniture. I actually love them, it’s personality, it’s a story. I can’t stand someone going in with steel wool to make something look a certain way (or worse painting antiques pink and yellow and then taking steel wool to it as I’ve seen a local shop do). I thank you for showing how you are restoring this piece to its glory. I would love to buy one similar and do the same.
Beautiful,beautiful piece of furniture. Oh the stories it could tell. Love it
Hello! Bingewatching your videos and loving every moment of them. Also delightedthat you have found Howards products. I have been using them for years, and find them the best I have found for my wooden furniture. I know you love lemon oil, and he does a superb one, as well as an orange oil. I would love to see your living room coffee table after a year of oiling and regular waxing. 👍👍👍
Sophia, blessed happy birthday to your dear husband Scott.
You did a fantastic job! It’s beautiful!
I have to say you are a treasure, Sophia. The perfect person to care for these heirlooms, it is evident how much you care for your family. Beautiful dresser! The marble with the darker wood will look so handsome. I love how you explained what the drawers would hold back in the day, etc.
Sofia, you’re just being and doing you. I so agree with you and identify with you. Your house is so homey and beautiful. It must be awesome to live there. You only live once Sofia and that dining room table is going to be marvelous. Fantastic!!! Jean from Arizona 😊🌮
my daddy after retirement and mother spent their lastyears in restoring furniture or selling antiques. They would go out to estate sales, auctions, etc. I went with them alot and learned alot. Moreso about the furniture not the glassware .My mother loved all the glassware. My father died last year but up until 80 he was still putting furniture in a booth they had. Once they had a store. I can tell you that you have a very fine piece of furniture. My dad would hvave loved to see this video. I do not think he would do anything to it though especially as its in good shape and any color variations are from aging which adds to its character. I love the hidden drawer for the rifle. But yes you are correct in that a bowl and pitcher would go in the center. I loe antiques of any kind. I got that love from my father and mother. I even like the white knobs, i know they aren't original but they really look well with the white marbble for contrast. Howards feed and wax is the best.. . A little goes a long way. When you restore the oil in the wood iit really brings back the original color and shine. You have a beauty, girl!!!!!
What a beautiful piece of furniture to inherit and the work you did to bring it back to its original luster really makes it something to behold. Nice job. I love how you patiently worked with this piece. Great job.
What a beautiful piece! Such a blessing to be the next caretaker of this family piece. I would write down the family tree of this and store it in one of the drawers for prosperity. It really does look brand new.
Oh Sofia, what a labor of love . It looks magnificent. Great products. Thanks for showing us how to do this . I am going to try this on some antiques I have. I can't wait to see what you put on it.
Oh Sophia! This is truly a beautiful piece. What a lucky gal you are to have inherited it.
I know you plan to replace the lower white knobs, but I love how they pull your eye down to the lower part of the dresser and tie into the white marble.
me too
That is a stunning piece of history!
This is a beautiful piece. I love hearing the history behind it. Love your channel. Thank you❤️
I think the dresser is a beautiful piece of furniture. It will be perfect for your table linens.
The new piece is beautiful! I also want thank you for the selection of lovely music.
It's a beautiful piece of furniture!
That dresser is lucky to be living with you!!!
What an absolute treasure..Great job Sophia!
What a beautiful piece of furniture! Something to be passed on for many more generations to come.
Love that you are putting so much care back into this beautiful piece. BEAUTIFUL!
I would love to see that piece utilized as a bar. I loved everything about this project, especially the fact that it is a family heirloom. So special!
Sophia, what a beautiful dresser, so much character.
And after all your hard work it looks wonderful.
You really breathed new life into it, great job.
Lovely piece and you obviously did a fantastic job on the cleaning and restoring.
I love the music, and I love how committed you are to your projects! You did a LOVELY job on the dresser! Good Job, Kid! :-)
Beautiful!!! So wonderful to think that Scott's family actually used this piece!
Oh my goodness what a beautiful dresser! So special that you have the family photo that goes with it. The table is amazing too.
Oh Sophia, it's a beautiful and lovingly treasured heirloom. I enjoyed watching your process of working on it. It's gorgeous!
Gorgeous piece Sophia!!!..a treasure .. I am so glad it remained in the family ..
It's absolutely gorgeous. I love that your going to restore it.
This is so beautiful. I really enjoyed watching you bring this piece carefully back to life. Thank you for choosing such nice music to accompany your video. So often the new music on many channels is loud and poppy, or just obnoxious. The music and video were lovely.
It is Beautiful.I love that it has stayed in the family
That is so beautiful ! What a great treasure .
That's what I use on my antique wood as well, works very well like a charm! Beautiful! 👍🏾🤗
That is a beautiful piece, I can't wait to see what else you got.
Beautiful! Also what a beautiful vase!
Beautiful! I think that your the perfect person to restore this piece, and your home is the perfect place for it to live, be enjoyed and cared for. X
Breath taking. I love it!!!!!
What a Treasure you have to love and enjoy forever! I'm quite envious!
The dresser is beautiful! Job well done cleaning it up. Looks amazing x
Lovely dresser! How special to have it in your home. Enjoy!
Sophia I loved the way you cleaned the family heirloom it is gorgeous great job! I have an armoire that I should be doing that to! Have a greatday! Bye for now! Au revoir
This is beautiful! Your work restoring it is great. Good job Sofia.
You did a wonderful job. It's so beautiful. I wouldn't want to tuck it away in a bedroom I'd want to share it with friends and family.
Beautiful piece of furniture....the stories that dresser holds.