As someone who graduated from high school in 1974, this whole look is very familiar to me. I died laughing over your description of the pulls as “bossy”…and they did have a rather commanding presence. However…being the fossil I now am, I’m in a position to give you a bit of “historical perspective” on that particular style. In the late ‘60’s and a good portion of the ‘70’s, Spanish style was really popular. Those pulls remind me of the hardware on those pieces deemed “Spanish” back in the day. Love what you did with it…your lime wash gave it the Prozac needed to take the edge off and soften it into something one would want to invite into one’s home. Prior to your lovely treatment…it looked like it needed to go to charm school. Love how you reformed it!
Lol, thanks so much Karen!! I love your "historically informed" perspective. 😂😅 That's actually an interesting idea, that this was inspired by Spanish style, I hadn't thought of that. 🤓
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy I appreciate @KarenLindsey's perspective. I'm a child of the 60's and grew up in Texas. My parents purchased a complete bedroom set in the early 70's that was that chunky style with that "bossy" hardware (she still has it and I'm dying to get my hands on it!). Mom decorated in Spanish style, which at the time was all the rave. I always thought this was because we lived in Texas, but I know now it actually was a trend of the times. BTW, I soooo appreciate you saving this album collection and the cabinet piece. Not sure what generation you are from, but I could see that you appreciated all that you found in the collection. In my opinion, there's no better music generation than the 70's, okay and the 60's too! I think we could be friends!
@@thatoldaner Another child of the 60s here but my mother was too frugal to buy anything new so we never had furniture like that. But I remember it at friends’ houses. (In defense of my mother, I have some wonderful pieces, now likely >100 years old, that were in my house growing up. She bought them “used,” not antique, so very cheap!).
@@thatoldaner thank you, this is so informative!! I'm an early 70's baby myself, so maybe missed the moment this was super trendy? And I agree - the music of the 60's and 70's was so fantastic, and really the heyday of the LP!! I love that my kiddos can get a chance to really see, handle, and hear those records - gotta give my folks credit for saving those and gifting them to me. I'm so happy you "dig" the cabinet in its new finish! For sure, UA-cam friends!!
I am from Germany and love the learning of both: rescuing old funiture and learn more English. And wow a new. Word : wrestle in the paper. !!!! So cool! Thank you from a rainy day at the Baltic Sea
Wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad you are enjoying the stories, for both reasons! My German is limited to what I've sung (Bach, Brahms, Shütz) so I won't attempt to write it... but instead say a BIG hello back from sunny California!! ❤️😎
beautiful transformation and love your records collection, at my parent's house we still keep our record player from 1972 and lots of records which I love too ! and it works beautifuly, we can listen to the records !
Your videos always make me chuckle and smile. Love your down to earth personality and "you can do this too!" attitude. Thank you for the laughs and fun entertainment! And learning of course.
I love your work and presentation! I don't do any furniture rehab, but your videos are so cleverly done that I look forward to watching you every Saturday.
You are one of my favorite furniture flipping gals! (Gals, now there is word you don’t hear often 😂) You have such a refreshing spin on the “how too’s,” providing entertainment along with technique. Having graduated high school in 1977… this piece brought back quite a number of memories. Enjoy your channel immensely!
Wow, thanks Joyce!! So glad to have brought back those awesome 70's memories, and completely honored to be counted among your favorite furniture flipping gals!! 😂❤️😊
I have the same staple gun and saw that upside down thing coming...lol. Bless you for leaving in the oops moments...just keeping it real. Looks amazing!
Another great video and a technique I've not seen before. I'm more of a woodworker than a furniture artist like yourself so if I may offer one piece of unsolicited advice...please don't wear gloves when using a table saw. I know of too many dreadful accidents that have happened even when you're taking precautions. We need you safe and sound. 8-) Thank you for this post. You are always such a pleasure to watch!
Thank you so much, Kathleen!! Yes, another person commented with that same safety tip, and I'm SO GRATEFUL!! I will for sure mention that in an upcoming video, and I always hugely appreciate my woodworking friends keeping me safe, sound, and in-the-knowledge-loop. ❤️😊
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy Oh sorry to be redundant! I tried to read all of the comments before mentioning it. We have to look out for one another, don't we??
AWH!! LOVE IT! I am on a liming wax kick right now. So I absolutely loved this video. I also love pieces with some history and a story. This had both. I love how you teach, and you are Fantastic at it. Also, laughing with yourself on camera is very refreshing. You’re great at this on-camera thing. Keep up the videos! 👍
Master full Andy, at first I thought NO get rid of those pulls, but they are stunning, you sure no how to blend different mediums to get the perfect look. I discovered your channel last week and so thankful I did, so enjoyable.
The memories of having a similar cabinet when I was growing up....and then all those records. If the video wasn't fun enough the ending brought a few nostalgic tears to my eyes. Thank you for another wonderful video.
I love your take on refinishing furniture. Your voice is calm and soothing also. Makes for a pleasant experience. Love what you did with this piece. I may have to use that technique for my antique dining room set. It's too dark and and stuffy.
I learned about limeing wax, thanks. Unless you weren't into vinyl, which I didn't get that impression, I'd been surprised if you didn't keep that beauty. She dressed up beautifully.
Hello Andy! Bravo! This piece turned out beautifully! I salute you for restoring this lovely oak record cabinet! Love it as the bar etc. And that record collection looks awesome. Well done! Thanks for sharing the technique of liming the door handles and then guilding them. Great Stuff! MQH :-)
Fun note- In the "reveal" I said "Wow!" at the EXACT same time you did in the video! I love your videos, I can't believe I wasn't subscribed, I really thought I had...but we fixed that today and made sure to click that bell! Looking at your album collection...I feel like we're probably pretty close in age, I think that's part of why I enjoy watching so much, you remind me of my best friend in high school! 💖
"WOW!" ❤️😊 So great to hear you squared away subbing and notifications! And I'm so touched I remind you of your high school best friend ~ what a wonderful compliment!
That is so cool! My daughter and I are currently refinishing a 1947 Philco record player and radio right now and it still has all the components inside. It is going to our local coffee shop when we are done. So FUN!!!! And I am a huge fan of your work and your videos. Keep them coming Andy!
Wow, Sherry - very cool!! And how neat it is going to a local coffee shop where so many folks will be able to admire it. Thank you so much for watching - looking forward to bringing you more! 😊
I was in Goodwill yesterday looking for furniture...as usual, when a young girl went up to a pieceof furniture and started yelping 'Its a record player, dad its a record player. Much to my surgren dad says yea my grandmother had one. Hello from Murfreesboro,Tennessee
Loved this flip ❤! Loved the music and seeing your vinyl collection. Why not apply wallpaper to the back before attaching it? 🤦♀️ Of course I wouldn't have thought to do that!🤪 Anxiously awaiting your next wonderful fable.
Thank you so much, Mary Alice! Great question - I actually thought of that too...but decided not to because then whenever anyone wanted to remove/refresh the paper, some little amount would be caught between the plywood backing and the frame. Otherwise - would've been so great, and way easier!! 😂❤️😊
Ryobi makes a battery powered narrow crown stapler that you should invest in. You would love it for putting backers on. It has dozens of uses in many DIY projects. It's different than a stapler. Works great for upholstery work too.
"I wrestle it in...and then I'm annoyed at life" 🤣🤣🤣. This had me cracking up because I can so easily relate! Just recently I was trying to attach wooden bowls to candle sticks to make risers, and long story short I, too, was annoyed at life 😁. I love your channel!
Ok....I don't know why I'm just now discovering your channel, but let me just say I'm Obsessed!!! I've binged several episodes at a time because the pieces you do are so relatable to what I like or have. The delivery and explanation of your steps and choices are so appreciated! Showing the way you achieve things is just so valuable to a 52 yr old DIYer like myself. I enjoy refinishing furniture and painting pieces. I'm not a flipper, but I just enjoy doing it for my own home or for my kids as the are all now getting their own homes and I'm always helping them save money and decorate. So you have been a complete joy to discover! Better than any Netflix or TV series.... You are truly an artist and the makeovers always leave me speechless. I don't know if its just because we like the same styles, but I feel like we are besties and I'm consulting with you on a project... many times I have watched flippers and then did not care for the end results. But with your fable set ups, related glossary of terms and names of characters used, and then the big ending, I just completely smile and talk back to you with so much cheesy verbiage, than if anyone saw me they would think I've lost it! I'm definitely Your New Biggest Fan!
How Lisa, wow - thank you so much! I'm thrilled you found me and are enjoying the fables!! I so appreciate your wonderful feedback - it's very encouraging to hear. Welcome aboard, and I can't wait to bring you more fables! 😊🙏❤️
Omg! ..."I did my thing where I wrestle it in, and get annoyed with life..." I BURST out laughing, that is so very true for me as well! How I LOVED hearing that! Thank you for posting this very real and helpful video. Beautiful job!!🌷🌷🌷
I seriously love your videos! This one was exceptional because of your desire to not only keep this piece but your amazing record collection. I have a box full of LPs that I have carried with me for the last 30 years and every time I think I want to ditch them, either my daughter or the little voice inside my head tells me to snap out of it. I have nearly every Beatles album ever pressed along with a very eclectic variety of music that includes all my mother's folk albums and my fathers early 70s favorites. This cabinet is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us today.
Wow, thank you so much Noreen!! And thanks for sharing about your collection - I think so many of us have a similar situation - it takes effort to keep them and they take up space, but what a neat thing to have to show our kids and future generations, right? ❤️😊
My husband has a pile of records to. And we have a vintage record player, doesn’t work, I put up for sale but didn’t get any buyers. Now I’m thinking about gutting it and putting in the records. It takes up space that’s why I wanted to sell it! I’m still thinking!
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy Gosh, I haven't seen my albums since I haven't been able to navigate the stairs for almost twenty years now. We have a very eclectic collection between hubby and me. When we got married 37 years ago, we only had one album in common. One. Yes, I did pause to think on that a bit before we got hitched! I don't want to be a Debbie Downer on your lovely fresh channel but my future generation got sick and died on us. Our daughter left us at the age of 27 in 2017. No sympathies are required, thanks. But it does leave us in a bit of a dilemma with what to do with the collections. We have almost 1,000 vinyl albums and 2,000 hardcover books that no one in our immediate families would appreciate. We've discussed this several times and when we reach the third round of "I dunno, what do you think?" we end up tabling it for ... later.
@@suestoons Wow, thank you for sharing that Sue. I love, REALLY love that the only-one-record-in-common-thing gave you pause on the decision to get hitched! Hilarious, and very wise, all at once - and completely lovely and uplifting to hear that a marriage of "different vinyl collections" can turn out to be so lasting. And no Downer worries here - and I'll respect your no sympathies request - and just say that I think you've struck on something that can resonate with a lot of us...the value, both practically, monetarily, and emotionally, we place on the things that come into our lives, and the dilemmas that value can create as a result. I wish you and your hubby of 37 years (wow!) all the best, and hope that your incredible vinyl and book collections eventually find their way to those who will continue to enjoy and appreciate them. ❤️
That is so beautiful. And ooooh that record collection. Such flashbacks made me smile! I think it's great you kept this piece. It truly a fitting home for that wonderful music!
Wow, you really did it to me on this one! I was having flashbacks when you were showing the vinyl pile that looks a lot like mine. A reminder of times when there really was freedom to be who we are. I love what you did to the cabinet. My cabinet, in which my childhood music preferences reside, is an Admiral cabinet record player and radio, in a Mediterranean design (which was still popular in 72). Mine is dark wood. I really like the humor you add to your vids. Thank you especially for this one.
Thank you so much, it was my pleasure to bring you this one! Those records are big time nostalgia for me as well...I'm so glad my folks kept them and shared them with me. Special memories! 😊
This is outstanding. You give me encouragement and hope that with the right amount of care and time you can take an old discarded piece and give it new life! Thanks!
You definitely have given me something to think about! I have an oak coffee table and 2 matching end tables I was going to try that Dixie Belle stain on, now I’m wondering if I’m brave enough to try the Liming wax! I am leaving the legs the way they are though so not sure…
Great! Honestly, you probably can't go wrong either way...for a coffee table I might be tempted to use Briwax's sealing wax they suggest for going over the lime wax, or go with the Dixie Belle stain since you can seal it with a good strong top coat. (Their one called Gator Hide is their most burly, I believe - but I had a great result with their Top Coat in Flat as well.) You can do it!! 😊
I've been seeing more of these limed pieces lately. I really love how yours came out and what you did with those pulls really softened their masculine look. Very nicely done!
A story lady better than myself. So rewarding to listen,mouth gaping like my young students did when they said:"Do the voices ,Miss Nancy and sing it at the end".
That certainly was a LP episode 😀 Besides your skillful and intelligent makeover, you must have set a record 😀 for the multi purposes that cabinet could be used for. Looking forward to your next top of the charts release 😉
So interesting. I’ve heard of Lime Wax but thought it was another topcoat. I mean it is but it has such a uniqueness to it. Yeah, vinyl, so many memories. I’m actually beginning a collection of today’s music on vinyl. Sam Hunt & Ed Sheeran are the collections I’m working on completing. My record player would look really good in that great piece that you brought new life to. 💕
Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing how you do these remarkable makeovers. I love that you leave your "bloopers" in your videos too - it's encouraging
I am so enjoying you and your lovely presentations!!!!! Well girl, now I have to go and find me a record player cabinet to make over ....ahum... to keep!!! Lol!
I loved what you did with this piece that brought back so many memories as we had both the cabinet and all the records you shared with us. Love your channel. Thanks for being so entertaining and informative.
Free to be you and me! Lots of memories Sadly, I never took good care of my records, and eventually I got rid of them. But I do remember cabinets like yours (which now looks better than it did when it was new!). Glad you decided to keep it - it’s lovely and the elven pulls are just right.
YES!! Loved that record so much. ❤️ The only reason it and all the others have survived is because my parents took care of them for so long. 😅 SO happy to hear you get the elven pulls...lol...thank you!!! ❤️😊
Amy needed this makeover! I’ve never used liming wax but use white wax to tone down orange wood whenever humanly possible 😂😂😂 I think it would be really interesting to revisit this piece and fable it up. Like, a little painting on the hardware (something small and sort of blended in) and a fairy door maybe.Little fairy (elf?) wings poking out where the records are sitting on the side. Things that you wouldn’t see looking at it but hidden whimsy of personal touches of your own storybook.
I’m love this piece!! Unfortunately I had gotten rid of all my albums several years ago!! WHAT WAS I THINKING?? Oh well your piece is beautiful and I love your channel and stories!!
Oh wow - thank you Mary Anne! I hear you - they are so delicate and take up so much space - definitely a bit of a pain to keep around. I think I lucked out that my folks held on to them for such a long time. ❤️😅
My friends father had a record player like this. I loved staying at her house because I thought they had nice stuff. We were poor and never had anything new. When I spent Saturday nights, her father would put on John Philip Sousa when it was time to get up so we could go to church. Someone gave us one when I got married in 1974. Sadly, the record player didn't work, but it had a great radio. I think you made a great choice to keep it.
You just brought me back to my childhood! My mom would play all her favorites on our record player, which was housed in an oak record cabinet - straight out of the seventies. Please play us a Joan Baez classic, "Diamonds and Rust," one of my absolute favs to this day. So happy I found your channel! 😊
Love watching your channel❤ as soon as you pulled out the Free To Be You and Me Album the songs came flooding through my head😊.... that's one of my favorites.... Love the sketches,too.
I just did a piece with AH cerusing wax. You buff the wax afterwards and it leaves a satin sheen. I might buy the liming wax next time I go to the hardware store. Great job love your videos and storytelling.
Thanks so much! Yes, this video went long, so I left out some buffing...also I think some folks prefer a more flat finish? So glad you are enjoying the fables!
I'm kinda glad you kept it in the family, at least for now. It's a nice piece with a personal history and it looks great. I am glad you mentioned Steve Ramsey as he is a GREAT resource for beginning woodworkers. Safety tip: Please do NOT wear gloves when working with a table saw. It is so easy to ease a piece of wood toward the blade with your hand and with a glove on, fingers are much bigger and BAM, it catches on the blade and you have yourself a terrible situation. I'd hate to see yourself in that situation.
Thank you ❤ a great restoration - I grew up with vinyl records (and shellack ones before that) in the sixties & seventies and we were always told to store records completely vertical so they would not warp. You could buy (ugly!!) plastic record holders which would keep about 20 records vertical without leaning on each other. I can remember orange, white and black holders…
Oh my! I love the liming wax look! I found this channel as I was looking for ways to repurpose an old wardrobe/armoire into a bar. Thank you for being so instructive along with your nerdy wit. I think I may just give that liming wax a go!
Omg I needed to see this! I’ve been researching for weeks and this is exactly what I want to do to my dresser! I have the same oak color and dungeon looking handles lol. Love 😍
Lol, I know, I know...I probably should've done it that way, but didn't because I thought that if I ever decided to replace the paper, getting our from under that edge that was nailed down could be tricky. 😅 And thanks - yes, that record collection is so much fun.
Lovely job on a piece that I remember well, as I graduated high school in 1972. I’ve refinished a few pieces in my time. I definitely recommend a finish for teak unless you like that weathered gray (I never did and never will). My go to for teak is to use teak oil. It reminds me of ting oil finish - which I would also recommend. Love your channel and the creative entertainment fables.
Because you made a new back, could have wallpapered before attaching to the cabinet. Just a thought from the peanut gallery. Another masterpiece Andy, thanks.
True! I considered doing that, but decided not to, just in case I wanted to remove the paper, and found it was extra difficult/stuck underneath that little bit nailed to the frame. But always love ideas from the "peanut gallery"!! 👍😊
I think if you apply the wallpaper to the plywood back before nailing it to the cabinet you might achieve a better level of control over adhesion and an overall "seamless" look because you wouldn't have to cut pieces to the size of the gap, you could cut a bigger one and its edges would be covered by that bit of cabinet that is nailed to the plywood piece. I love the finished look!
Thanks Kat!! I love that idea - I think I decided against it just because I worried that if I ever needed to take that paper off, it would be tricky if it were under that little bit attached to the frame. 😊 (But maybe not - and definitely would be waaaay easier for me to install!!)
My parents had a similar unit with fabric covered speakers in each side front......with room for LPs in the center. Inside the top was the turntable and radio system. The handles on this were positively medieval dungeon -- yech! BUT after restoring the brass and then the white buffing, they looked great. Liming isn't my style and I did not like the simple gouging on the doors, BUT oak was perfect for the lime wax and you did a great job on piece that is so friggin' versatile! You could even put folded sweaters in it, shoes, blankets as you showed, linens, towels, buffet.....very useful around the house. Great job on a piece that was not very appealing visually but turned out light and cheerful with that bit of brass sparkle.
As someone who graduated from high school in 1974, this whole look is very familiar to me. I died laughing over your description of the pulls as “bossy”…and they did have a rather commanding presence. However…being the fossil I now am, I’m in a position to give you a bit of “historical perspective” on that particular style. In the late ‘60’s and a good portion of the ‘70’s, Spanish style was really popular. Those pulls remind me of the hardware on those pieces deemed “Spanish” back in the day. Love what you did with it…your lime wash gave it the Prozac needed to take the edge off and soften it into something one would want to invite into one’s home. Prior to your lovely treatment…it looked like it needed to go to charm school. Love how you reformed it!
Lol, thanks so much Karen!! I love your "historically informed" perspective. 😂😅 That's actually an interesting idea, that this was inspired by Spanish style, I hadn't thought of that. 🤓
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy I appreciate @KarenLindsey's perspective. I'm a child of the 60's and grew up in Texas. My parents purchased a complete bedroom set in the early 70's that was that chunky style with that "bossy" hardware (she still has it and I'm dying to get my hands on it!). Mom decorated in Spanish style, which at the time was all the rave. I always thought this was because we lived in Texas, but I know now it actually was a trend of the times. BTW, I soooo appreciate you saving this album collection and the cabinet piece. Not sure what generation you are from, but I could see that you appreciated all that you found in the collection. In my opinion, there's no better music generation than the 70's, okay and the 60's too! I think we could be friends!
@@thatoldaner Another child of the 60s here but my mother was too frugal to buy anything new so we never had furniture like that. But I remember it at friends’ houses. (In defense of my mother, I have some wonderful pieces, now likely >100 years old, that were in my house growing up. She bought them “used,” not antique, so very cheap!).
@@thatoldaner thank you, this is so informative!! I'm an early 70's baby myself, so maybe missed the moment this was super trendy? And I agree - the music of the 60's and 70's was so fantastic, and really the heyday of the LP!! I love that my kiddos can get a chance to really see, handle, and hear those records - gotta give my folks credit for saving those and gifting them to me. I'm so happy you "dig" the cabinet in its new finish! For sure, UA-cam friends!!
@@TamarLitvot Wow, love this. So neat to hear. And wow - pieces > 100 year old?? Amazing. ❤️
I am from Germany and love the learning of both: rescuing old funiture and learn more English. And wow a new. Word : wrestle in the paper. !!!! So cool! Thank you from a rainy day at the Baltic Sea
Wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad you are enjoying the stories, for both reasons! My German is limited to what I've sung (Bach, Brahms, Shütz) so I won't attempt to write it... but instead say a BIG hello back from sunny California!! ❤️😎
beautiful transformation and love your records collection, at my parent's house we still keep our record player from 1972 and lots of records which I love too ! and it works beautifuly, we can listen to the records !
That is so awesome! Thanks so much. 😊
I love the way you clean furniture. You really get after it. I take mine out in the bright sun, soap them up and hose them down most times.
YES! I just can't do the "gentle wipe-down" thing...gotta really scrub-a-dub-dub. Sounds like we are like-minded. 😂❤️😊
Your videos always make me chuckle and smile. Love your down to earth personality and "you can do this too!" attitude. Thank you for the laughs and fun entertainment! And learning of course.
Thank you so much, Steven - so great to hear!
This is fantastic, Andy! I think you made the right choice. She's a keeper. 🤘
Thanks so much!! ❤️😊
I love this style of video. I watch other furniture flipping videos but these are much more charming and the work is of great quality and finish. 😍
Wow, thank you very much! Such a wonderful thing to hear. 😊
So glad you decided to keep this one. It's beautiful.
Thanks - me too! ❤️😊
I love your work and presentation! I don't do any furniture rehab, but your videos are so cleverly done that I look forward to watching you every Saturday.
Wow - thank you so much Christine!!
You are one of my favorite furniture flipping gals! (Gals, now there is word you don’t hear often 😂) You have such a refreshing spin on the “how too’s,” providing entertainment along with technique. Having graduated high school in 1977… this piece brought back quite a number of memories. Enjoy your channel immensely!
Wow, thanks Joyce!! So glad to have brought back those awesome 70's memories, and completely honored to be counted among your favorite furniture flipping gals!! 😂❤️😊
I have the same staple gun and saw that upside down thing coming...lol. Bless you for leaving in the oops moments...just keeping it real. Looks amazing!
Thanks so much for saying that!! 😂 Yep - gotta keep it real. ❤️😊
Another great video and a technique I've not seen before. I'm more of a woodworker than a furniture artist like yourself so if I may offer one piece of unsolicited advice...please don't wear gloves when using a table saw. I know of too many dreadful accidents that have happened even when you're taking precautions. We need you safe and sound. 8-) Thank you for this post. You are always such a pleasure to watch!
Thank you so much, Kathleen!! Yes, another person commented with that same safety tip, and I'm SO GRATEFUL!! I will for sure mention that in an upcoming video, and I always hugely appreciate my woodworking friends keeping me safe, sound, and in-the-knowledge-loop. ❤️😊
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy Oh sorry to be redundant! I tried to read all of the comments before mentioning it. We have to look out for one another, don't we??
AWH!! LOVE IT! I am on a liming wax kick right now. So I absolutely loved this video. I also love pieces with some history and a story. This had both. I love how you teach, and you are Fantastic at it. Also, laughing with yourself on camera is very refreshing. You’re great at this on-camera thing. Keep up the videos! 👍
Wow, thank you so much!! This is so nice to hear - very encouraging to get such feedback. And Go Liming Wax!! ❤️😊
First timer for Liming wax, I’ve often seen this finish before, thanks to you I know how it’s done! ✔️👍🏼
Hooray, thanks for watching!
That is just beautiful! And a very different process. Who'd of thunk...lime wax! Thank you!
You are so welcome! Thank you!!
From Dungeon to Hot Dam! Love the changes.. totally understand that you want to keep it. Nice job. and Nice music.
YES!! Thanks Zoe - and so glad you liked the music!
Thank you for sharing this adventure with us! A neglected piece was transformed into what it was meant to be all along- yours!
I love that perspective! Thank you so much for watching and commenting - this one did hold a special place in my heart. 😊❤️
Master full Andy, at first I thought NO get rid of those pulls, but they are stunning, you sure no how to blend different mediums to get the perfect look. I discovered your channel last week and so thankful I did, so enjoyable.
Wow, thank you so much Patricia!! Yes - I was super happy with how that technique completley changed the "personality" of those pulls. ❤️😊
The memories of having a similar cabinet when I was growing up....and then all those records. If the video wasn't fun enough the ending brought a few nostalgic tears to my eyes. Thank you for another wonderful video.
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! 😊
I love your take on refinishing furniture. Your voice is calm and soothing also. Makes for a pleasant experience. Love what you did with this piece. I may have to use that technique for my antique dining room set. It's too dark and and stuffy.
Thank you so much, Mary! A great way to lighten and brighten for sure. 🙂
I learned about limeing wax, thanks. Unless you weren't into vinyl, which I didn't get that impression, I'd been surprised if you didn't keep that beauty. She dressed up beautifully.
Thanks Christi! I agree, she'll be fun to keep. 😊
Hello Andy! Bravo! This piece turned out beautifully! I salute you for restoring this lovely oak record cabinet! Love it as the bar etc. And that record collection looks awesome. Well done! Thanks for sharing the technique of liming the door handles and then guilding them. Great Stuff! MQH :-)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Mary! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!
Fun note- In the "reveal" I said "Wow!" at the EXACT same time you did in the video! I love your videos, I can't believe I wasn't subscribed, I really thought I had...but we fixed that today and made sure to click that bell! Looking at your album collection...I feel like we're probably pretty close in age, I think that's part of why I enjoy watching so much, you remind me of my best friend in high school! 💖
"WOW!" ❤️😊 So great to hear you squared away subbing and notifications! And I'm so touched I remind you of your high school best friend ~ what a wonderful compliment!
That is so cool! My daughter and I are currently refinishing a 1947 Philco record player and radio right now and it still has all the components inside. It is going to our local coffee shop when we are done. So FUN!!!! And I am a huge fan of your work and your videos. Keep them coming Andy!
Wow, Sherry - very cool!! And how neat it is going to a local coffee shop where so many folks will be able to admire it. Thank you so much for watching - looking forward to bringing you more! 😊
I’m currently working on a 1924 Victrola for a client. 🙂
This is beautiful, as are all of your creations. Watching you just makes me happy. You absolutely glow.
Thank you so much! Wow, what a lovely thing to hear, I truly appreciate it. 😊💗🙏
Such a beautiful makeover! Love the limed wood and the way it showcases the grain!
Thank you Diana, so great to hear!
I was in Goodwill yesterday looking for furniture...as usual, when a young girl went up to a pieceof furniture and started yelping 'Its a record player, dad its a record player. Much to my surgren dad says yea my grandmother had one. Hello from Murfreesboro,Tennessee
Great story, thanks for sharing Cassie!! Hi back from Oregon! 😊
Hey I like in Murfeesboro! Howdy neighbor 😊
That story cracked me up.
Loved this flip ❤! Loved the music and seeing your vinyl collection.
Why not apply wallpaper to the back before attaching it? 🤦♀️ Of course I wouldn't have thought to do that!🤪
Anxiously awaiting your next wonderful fable.
Thank you so much, Mary Alice! Great question - I actually thought of that too...but decided not to because then whenever anyone wanted to remove/refresh the paper, some little amount would be caught between the plywood backing and the frame. Otherwise - would've been so great, and way easier!! 😂❤️😊
You transformed her from a derelict to a dowager. I look forward to your next recreation.
LOVE this! ❤️😊
A musical bench - now that sounds like my piece of furniture. Love it.
Me too!! Thanks so much. 😊
Ryobi makes a battery powered narrow crown stapler that you should invest in. You would love it for putting backers on. It has dozens of uses in many DIY projects. It's different than a stapler. Works great for upholstery work too.
Ooo - awesome! Thanks so much for the tip, I'll check that out!
"I wrestle it in...and then I'm annoyed at life" 🤣🤣🤣. This had me cracking up because I can so easily relate! Just recently I was trying to attach wooden bowls to candle sticks to make risers, and long story short I, too, was annoyed at life 😁. I love your channel!
Right?? LOL - love that relating thing so much. 😂❤️😊
About to do the same technique today! Thx for the tips! Looks Groovy Classy! Yeah... Keep it!
Oh wow, what a coincidence! Best of luck with your project, Mendy!!
Vintage yes! A little Diamonds And Rust brings it all back to the past!! Pretty
Love that! Thanks so much.
Ok....I don't know why I'm just now discovering your channel, but let me just say I'm Obsessed!!! I've binged several episodes at a time because the pieces you do are so relatable to what I like or have. The delivery and explanation of your steps and choices are so appreciated! Showing the way you achieve things is just so valuable to a 52 yr old DIYer like myself. I enjoy refinishing furniture and painting pieces. I'm not a flipper, but I just enjoy doing it for my own home or for my kids as the are all now getting their own homes and I'm always helping them save money and decorate. So you have been a complete joy to discover! Better than any Netflix or TV series.... You are truly an artist and the makeovers always leave me speechless. I don't know if its just because we like the same styles, but I feel like we are besties and I'm consulting with you on a project... many times I have watched flippers and then did not care for the end results. But with your fable set ups, related glossary of terms and names of characters used, and then the big ending, I just completely smile and talk back to you with so much cheesy verbiage, than if anyone saw me they would think I've lost it! I'm definitely Your New Biggest Fan!
How Lisa, wow - thank you so much! I'm thrilled you found me and are enjoying the fables!! I so appreciate your wonderful feedback - it's very encouraging to hear. Welcome aboard, and I can't wait to bring you more fables! 😊🙏❤️
Nice makeover! That's a fanstastic cabinet and record collection!
Thanks so much!!
Omg! ..."I did my thing where I wrestle it in, and get annoyed with life..." I BURST out laughing, that is so very true for me as well! How I LOVED hearing that! Thank you for posting this very real and helpful video. Beautiful job!!🌷🌷🌷
Lol, yes - I'm sure relatable for many of us!! 😂 Thanks so much! 😊🧡
I seriously love your videos! This one was exceptional because of your desire to not only keep this piece but your amazing record collection. I have a box full of LPs that I have carried with me for the last 30 years and every time I think I want to ditch them, either my daughter or the little voice inside my head tells me to snap out of it. I have nearly every Beatles album ever pressed along with a very eclectic variety of music that includes all my mother's folk albums and my fathers early 70s favorites. This cabinet is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us today.
Wow, thank you so much Noreen!! And thanks for sharing about your collection - I think so many of us have a similar situation - it takes effort to keep them and they take up space, but what a neat thing to have to show our kids and future generations, right? ❤️😊
My husband has a pile of records to. And we have a vintage record player, doesn’t work, I put up for sale but didn’t get any buyers. Now I’m thinking about gutting it and putting in the records. It takes up space that’s why I wanted to sell it! I’m still thinking!
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy Gosh, I haven't seen my albums since I haven't been able to navigate the stairs for almost twenty years now. We have a very eclectic collection between hubby and me. When we got married 37 years ago, we only had one album in common. One. Yes, I did pause to think on that a bit before we got hitched!
I don't want to be a Debbie Downer on your lovely fresh channel but my future generation got sick and died on us. Our daughter left us at the age of 27 in 2017. No sympathies are required, thanks. But it does leave us in a bit of a dilemma with what to do with the collections.
We have almost 1,000 vinyl albums and 2,000 hardcover books that no one in our immediate families would appreciate. We've discussed this several times and when we reach the third round of "I dunno, what do you think?" we end up tabling it for ... later.
@@suestoons Wow, thank you for sharing that Sue. I love, REALLY love that the only-one-record-in-common-thing gave you pause on the decision to get hitched! Hilarious, and very wise, all at once - and completely lovely and uplifting to hear that a marriage of "different vinyl collections" can turn out to be so lasting. And no Downer worries here - and I'll respect your no sympathies request - and just say that I think you've struck on something that can resonate with a lot of us...the value, both practically, monetarily, and emotionally, we place on the things that come into our lives, and the dilemmas that value can create as a result. I wish you and your hubby of 37 years (wow!) all the best, and hope that your incredible vinyl and book collections eventually find their way to those who will continue to enjoy and appreciate them. ❤️
That is so beautiful. And ooooh that record collection. Such flashbacks made me smile! I think it's great you kept this piece. It truly a fitting home for that wonderful music!
Thank you so much! 😊🎶
She transformed to a princess! Gorgeous 😊
You are so kind, thank you Ann!
Wow, you really did it to me on this one! I was having flashbacks when you were showing the vinyl pile that looks a lot like mine. A reminder of times when there really was freedom to be who we are. I love what you did to the cabinet. My cabinet, in which my childhood music preferences reside, is an Admiral cabinet record player and radio, in a Mediterranean design (which was still popular in 72). Mine is dark wood. I really like the humor you add to your vids. Thank you especially for this one.
Thank you so much, it was my pleasure to bring you this one! Those records are big time nostalgia for me as well...I'm so glad my folks kept them and shared them with me. Special memories! 😊
This is outstanding. You give me encouragement and hope that with the right amount of care and time you can take an old discarded piece and give it new life! Thanks!
Wow, thank you - that is such a nice thing to hear!!
I love how you take such care over all of the piece, and you are a good instructor on every detail also love your music choices.
Wow, many thanks Jeanette - such a wonderful compliment! 🙏❤️
You definitely have given me something to think about! I have an oak coffee table and 2 matching end tables I was going to try that Dixie Belle stain on, now I’m wondering if I’m brave enough to try the Liming wax! I am leaving the legs the way they are though so not sure…
Great! Honestly, you probably can't go wrong either way...for a coffee table I might be tempted to use Briwax's sealing wax they suggest for going over the lime wax, or go with the Dixie Belle stain since you can seal it with a good strong top coat. (Their one called Gator Hide is their most burly, I believe - but I had a great result with their Top Coat in Flat as well.) You can do it!! 😊
I was wondering about that since it would be pretty heavily used if an additional layer of protection would be beneficial. Thank you! 💕
Another amazing transformation … turn out beautiful
Yay! Thank you. Kim!! ❤️😊
I've been seeing more of these limed pieces lately. I really love how yours came out and what you did with those pulls really softened their masculine look. Very nicely done!
Thanks so much, Lisa!
A story lady better than myself. So rewarding to listen,mouth gaping like my young students did when they said:"Do the voices ,Miss Nancy and sing it at the end".
Wow, lovely. Thank you Nancy!
That certainly was a LP episode 😀 Besides your skillful and intelligent makeover, you must have set a record 😀 for the multi purposes that cabinet could be used for.
Looking forward to your next top of the charts release 😉
Wow, Bettina - LOVE this comment!! Thank you so much, looking forward to more "releases"! 😊
I’m so glad you kept it!
So enjoyable to watch all the process
Keep on going girl:)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And thanks - will do!
So interesting. I’ve heard of Lime Wax but thought it was another topcoat. I mean it is but it has such a uniqueness to it. Yeah, vinyl, so many memories. I’m actually beginning a collection of today’s music on vinyl. Sam Hunt & Ed Sheeran are the collections I’m working on completing. My record player would look really good in that great piece that you brought new life to. 💕
That's so cool that you are building a modern record collection! You'll have to keep an eye out for something like this!!
@@FurnitureFablesbyAndy For sure! Having a piece like that for myself would definitely make me feel like a teenager, all over again.
Those pulls are magnificent!
Many thanks, Dee!!
Your projects are always amazing! Looks as if you have lots of fans, too!
Wow, thanks so much Lee!! Yes - such a wonderfully positive response so far. I'm having a blast! 😊
Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing how you do these remarkable makeovers. I love that you leave your "bloopers" in your videos too - it's encouraging
You are so welcome! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment!
I am so enjoying you and your lovely presentations!!!!! Well girl, now I have to go and find me a record player cabinet to make over ....ahum... to keep!!! Lol!
Wow, thank you!! Yes - for sure...some are just too hard to say goodbye to! Lol 😊😅
So Fun! Thanks for the great music and trip down memory lane. Glad to see you kept this one.
You bet - thanks for watching!
I loved what you did with this piece that brought back so many memories as we had both the cabinet and all the records you shared with us. Love your channel. Thanks for being so entertaining and informative.
WOW! That's so neat! Thank you so much for watching, and for such a lovely share!
Oh Andy, she’s a gorgeous” whiter shade of pale” 🤍 beautiful job! Wow! you have the Beatles White album!!!
Thanks so much! Yes, of course we do! 😊👍
You’re such a beautiful lady with great sense of humor and amazing artistic skills! 🌹
Thank you so much, so nice to hear!!
Free to be you and me!
Lots of memories
Sadly, I never took good care of my records, and eventually I got rid of them.
But I do remember cabinets like yours (which now looks better than it did when it was new!).
Glad you decided to keep it - it’s lovely and the elven pulls are just right.
YES!! Loved that record so much. ❤️ The only reason it and all the others have survived is because my parents took care of them for so long. 😅 SO happy to hear you get the elven pulls...lol...thank you!!! ❤️😊
Amy needed this makeover! I’ve never used liming wax but use white wax to tone down orange wood whenever humanly possible 😂😂😂 I think it would be really interesting to revisit this piece and fable it up. Like, a little painting on the hardware (something small and sort of blended in) and a fairy door maybe.Little fairy (elf?) wings poking out where the records are sitting on the side. Things that you wouldn’t see looking at it but hidden whimsy of personal touches of your own storybook.
Such fun ideas!! 🧚🏽♀️
I’m love this piece!! Unfortunately I had gotten rid of all my albums several years ago!! WHAT WAS I THINKING?? Oh well your piece is beautiful and I love your channel and stories!!
Oh wow - thank you Mary Anne! I hear you - they are so delicate and take up so much space - definitely a bit of a pain to keep around. I think I lucked out that my folks held on to them for such a long time. ❤️😅
I love it! Such an artist's eye!
@@barbarapapke1471 thank you so much!
My friends father had a record player like this. I loved staying at her house because I thought they had nice stuff. We were poor and never had anything new. When I spent Saturday nights, her father would put on John Philip Sousa when it was time to get up so we could go to church. Someone gave us one when I got married in 1974. Sadly, the record player didn't work, but it had a great radio. I think you made a great choice to keep it.
WOW - thank you so much for sharing this Melanie!! I can hear the John Philip Sousa right now... Many thanks.😊❤️🙏
You just brought me back to my childhood! My mom would play all her favorites on our record player, which was housed in an oak record cabinet - straight out of the seventies. Please play us a Joan Baez classic, "Diamonds and Rust," one of my absolute favs to this day.
So happy I found your channel! 😊
Yay! Thanks so much for sharing, that was lovely!! 😊
Love watching your channel❤ as soon as you pulled out the Free To Be You and Me Album the songs came flooding through my head😊.... that's one of my favorites.... Love the sketches,too.
Aww, yes - one of our family favorites! Many thanks, so glad to hear you are enjoying. 😊💗🙏
I just did a piece with AH cerusing wax. You buff the wax afterwards and it leaves a satin sheen. I might buy the liming wax next time I go to the hardware store. Great job love your videos and storytelling.
Thanks so much! Yes, this video went long, so I left out some buffing...also I think some folks prefer a more flat finish? So glad you are enjoying the fables!
I love the finished product! Great job!
Thanks so much, Kim!
I'm kinda glad you kept it in the family, at least for now. It's a nice piece with a personal history and it looks great. I am glad you mentioned Steve Ramsey as he is a GREAT resource for beginning woodworkers.
Safety tip: Please do NOT wear gloves when working with a table saw. It is so easy to ease a piece of wood toward the blade with your hand and with a glove on, fingers are much bigger and BAM, it catches on the blade and you have yourself a terrible situation. I'd hate to see yourself in that situation.
Thank you Bob!! Wow - really appreciate the safety tip. So glad to learn that important detail!!
great job Andie! Love your videos and your creative way of presenting this topic! Too cute.
Thank you so much!
Love the limed look. Great idea
Yay, thank you!! So glad you liked it. 😊
So exciting , I’ve been wondering about lime? Thank you for your detailed videos! Learning so much!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!
I think this turned out very pretty! Would put in my own home.
Thanks, Linda! So lovely to hear. 😊
Thank you ❤ a great restoration - I grew up with vinyl records (and shellack ones before that) in the sixties & seventies and we were always told to store records completely vertical so they would not warp. You could buy (ugly!!) plastic record holders which would keep about 20 records vertical without leaning on each other. I can remember orange, white and black holders…
Wow, thanks for sharing!! So glad you enjoyed, thanks so much.
So glad you kept it…well done! It’s versatile!
Thank you, I agree - it's proven to be wonderfully versatile! 😊
amazing transformation!!! Thank you for sharing
You are so welcome! Thank you so much for watching!! 😊
Love all the old vinyl records! We have quite a collection as well!
Oh that's awesome!! Yes, there's nothing quite like going through your old record collection. ❤️
It turned out fabulously!
Thank you, Kay!
I have two chairs I tried to get this look on, so I'm going to prep them and try the liming wax. Love the idea of "one step". Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful, thanks!
Love the hardware treatment
Thank you, so glad!
Oh my! I love the liming wax look! I found this channel as I was looking for ways to repurpose an old wardrobe/armoire into a bar. Thank you for being so instructive along with your nerdy wit. I think I may just give that liming wax a go!
You are so welcome! So glad you found me, thanks so much!
"Groovy Girl". 💙💜💙
Lol, yep. ❤️😎
Omg I needed to see this! I’ve been researching for weeks and this is exactly what I want to do to my dresser! I have the same oak color and dungeon looking handles lol. Love 😍
I'm so glad! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are exceptionally talented!!
Wow, thank you very much, Dee!
OH WOW! IT Looks ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️ Such a Great Job 👏👍
Thank you so much, Ondina!! ❤️
Paper the back wall BEFORE attaching it 😂🤣. PS……GREAT RECORDS. They take me back to the 60-70’s ❤️
Lol, I know, I know...I probably should've done it that way, but didn't because I thought that if I ever decided to replace the paper, getting our from under that edge that was nailed down could be tricky. 😅 And thanks - yes, that record collection is so much fun.
good for you!! for keeping it for your own home. you deserve it! your channel is a total delight. thank you. :)
So nice of you, thank you very much!
Lovely job on a piece that I remember well, as I graduated high school in 1972. I’ve refinished a few pieces in my time. I definitely recommend a finish for teak unless you like that weathered gray (I never did and never will). My go to for teak is to use teak oil. It reminds me of ting oil finish - which I would also recommend.
Love your channel and the creative entertainment fables.
Thanks so much! And love all the teak tips. Many thanks for watching and commenting! 😊
Gorgeous and appreciate your attention to every detail!
Thank you so much, Zonya! 😊
You are so much fun!!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you!!
Because you made a new back, could have wallpapered before attaching to the cabinet. Just a thought from the peanut gallery. Another masterpiece Andy, thanks.
True! I considered doing that, but decided not to, just in case I wanted to remove the paper, and found it was extra difficult/stuck underneath that little bit nailed to the frame. But always love ideas from the "peanut gallery"!! 👍😊
looks ecclesiastical, such a nice change from paint!
Neat observation!! Thanks so much. 😊
I do adore what you did with the hardware....and the link with the wallpaper.
Thanks so much Mary - so glad you noticed that!!
I had never seen or heard of liming wax. Can't wait to use it. Thanks for another terrific video!
You are so welcome! Thanks Laura!
Love this! Not to mention the records. I have some of those myself. LOL
Very cool! Thanks so much!!
I also had a bar in mind... 🤣🤣
Absolutely stunning.
Thank you! Cheers! 😊🥂
I must confess I didn't think this was going to turn out ok but it is awesome
Hooray!! Thanks so much Janice! ❤️
I think if you apply the wallpaper to the plywood back before nailing it to the cabinet you might achieve a better level of control over adhesion and an overall "seamless" look because you wouldn't have to cut pieces to the size of the gap, you could cut a bigger one and its edges would be covered by that bit of cabinet that is nailed to the plywood piece. I love the finished look!
Thanks Kat!! I love that idea - I think I decided against it just because I worried that if I ever needed to take that paper off, it would be tricky if it were under that little bit attached to the frame. 😊 (But maybe not - and definitely would be waaaay easier for me to install!!)
Going to give this a try.
Wonderful! 😊
You are delightful Andy!
Thank you kindly! 😊🙏💗
Very impressive and informative. Thank you.
My pleasure, thank you so much for watching!
My parents had a similar unit with fabric covered speakers in each side front......with room for LPs in the center. Inside the top was the turntable and radio system. The handles on this were positively medieval dungeon -- yech! BUT after restoring the brass and then the white buffing, they looked great. Liming isn't my style and I did not like the simple gouging on the doors, BUT oak was perfect for the lime wax and you did a great job on piece that is so friggin' versatile! You could even put folded sweaters in it, shoes, blankets as you showed, linens, towels, buffet.....very useful around the house. Great job on a piece that was not very appealing visually but turned out light and cheerful with that bit of brass sparkle.
Hooray, so glad you like this one! I agree - a very versatile piece, it's been great for us.