Bleach Makeover: Turn an Outdated Dresser into an Amazon Trend

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  • @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture
    @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture  6 місяців тому +55

    Are you inspired to try a bleached furniture makeover? What did you think of the flip? The first 500 people to use my link skl.sh/lemonstolemonadefurniture06241 will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare premium! Be sure to check it out!

    • @onetimearound1275
      @onetimearound1275 6 місяців тому +10

      I like the bleach makeover- I didn’t know this could be done- very cool- your furniture piece turned out great! 👍👍

    • @valeriejensen983
      @valeriejensen983 6 місяців тому +2

      Hi! This tutorial could've come at a better time for me! I like your idea I've kicked the idea around for sometime to complete a vintage wooden hostess cart / with wheels or take wheels off and whitewash, cherry stain, black stain or paint black with a metallic edging possibly. Thank you!!! ♥️🙏👍

    • @angelaperry7235
      @angelaperry7235 6 місяців тому +2

      Love the paint but the hardware, not so much!!

    • @skyeblu1722
      @skyeblu1722 6 місяців тому +4

      Disagree….those handles are awesome! Black would be oppressive

    • @lovinthegift3634
      @lovinthegift3634 6 місяців тому

      @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture Nice piece!! 👍🏻💝 I heard you mentioned in the video that the wax is scented - following the link you gave for the furniture wax, their ad says nothing about it being scented. Is this (from Real Milk Paint) actually the same wax that you mentioned in the video?

  • @alisonsmith7162
    @alisonsmith7162 6 місяців тому +112

    Hi from Australia. One thing that would help the drawer sanding to be less wobbly, is to put a couple of bricks inside each drawer.

  • @laceyjane4285
    @laceyjane4285 6 місяців тому +148

    Just an FYI for people. Denatured alcohol rubbed on furniture with old dark varnish will lighten the coat two times lighter. Then rinse and dry your item. Use Johnson Paste wax rubbed in well.

    • @PumpkinPatchVintage
      @PumpkinPatchVintage 6 місяців тому +13

      Excellent! Thanks for sharing this comment. I’m going to try your recommendation.

    • @RavenVargas27
      @RavenVargas27 6 місяців тому +4

      Hi thank you so much I wasn't paying attention to labels and accidentally bought denatured alcohol instead of Acetone and was wondering what I could use it for. About to try this later

    • @corybrandt2275
      @corybrandt2275 5 місяців тому +2

      So you would use this method instead of using the Simple Green? I would like to try something else because I am highly allergic to Simple Green.

    • @brookspa94
      @brookspa94 5 місяців тому

      Thanks for the info!😊

    • @franceslynch8815
      @franceslynch8815 5 місяців тому +4

      The cabinet is beautiful❤. Two handles on each of the drawers look bit heavy. I may have filled in screw holes with woodfiller and drilled a new centre hole for one handle on each of the drawers. Not saying this would be better but handles are beautiful and so ornate that two look little heavy on this now simplified beautiful cabinet.❤

  • @krisaaron5771
    @krisaaron5771 6 місяців тому +50

    LOVELY!!
    I have to admit... as much as I hated those over-designed French Revival handles with the original red/orange finish they look much more appropriate all cleaned up with the weathered white wood!
    Amazing what miracles a little love and attention (and sweat equity) can accomplish.

  • @maryswift6014
    @maryswift6014 6 місяців тому +35

    I like it and the handles too. They give it a cleaned up vintage vibe. Good job.

  • @donnaleveron5711
    @donnaleveron5711 4 місяці тому +9

    I love the look of wood and thought it beautiful before, I'm an antique lover, not a trendy person. However, your finished product is gorgeous, glad you kept the handles, solid brass is very nice and looks great on the new finish, warms it up as well. Overall, I like what you did. Goal achieved.

  • @mmhuezo06
    @mmhuezo06 6 місяців тому +59

    I love the hardware. It's updated but keeping some of its original character.

    • @vickymurray758
      @vickymurray758 3 місяці тому +1

      I love the hardware better on this color.

  • @oeb3847
    @oeb3847 6 місяців тому +17

    I think it turned out great. I really like that you can still see the wood grain.

  • @katalintorok2538
    @katalintorok2538 6 місяців тому +30

    OMG! It's gorgeous. I'm at trying this on my next project. There's so much of that old pine in the thrift stores here and this method is a great way to transform them. Thank you.

  • @sophiachristo7546
    @sophiachristo7546 6 місяців тому +53

    The handles look amazing against the bleached wood! I personally don't like pine, but this piece turned out Gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing

  • @selinathorne
    @selinathorne 2 місяці тому +8

    Holy cow! That was not what i expected at all. It turned out amazing!

  • @dar4835
    @dar4835 6 місяців тому +8

    I've seen where people use an old crock pot to clean hardware with the vinegar. Knobs, hinges etc. That way when you have something to dry for 24 hours, the crock pot does the work for you in that amount of time. Your project is beautiful 😍

  • @AnastasiaRomanov-w9x
    @AnastasiaRomanov-w9x 6 місяців тому +65

    I’d use oxcillic acid to bleach wood. That’s what the antique restorers use to get rid of stains on an antique.

    • @bobimoore3342
      @bobimoore3342 6 місяців тому +2

      Lovely

    • @elettramia6380
      @elettramia6380 6 місяців тому +8

      So do I but I’m terrified of it, so I make sure I’m masked up, with goggles and gloves 😅

    • @melijegasini2014
      @melijegasini2014 5 місяців тому +2

      Interesting! I have a stained Djembi drum. Where would I find some of this oxcillic acid? Do you let it sit for 24 hours too?

    • @AnastasiaRomanov-w9x
      @AnastasiaRomanov-w9x 5 місяців тому +2

      @@elettramia6380 do you think breathing in bleach is any safer? Lol

    • @danl.8167
      @danl.8167 3 місяці тому

      There is no household bleach in wood bleach. Some wood bleach is oxalic acid (Savogran Wood Bleach). Two part wood bleach is sodium hydroxide “Solution A” and hydrogen peroxide “Solution B.”

  • @sharonblack6124
    @sharonblack6124 4 місяці тому +3

    LOVE this!! And the cleaned up hardware is gorgeous. Makes it unique. Modern handles might be fashionable but this is timeless. Great job. 💙

  • @Stephanie-eh3pl
    @Stephanie-eh3pl 2 місяці тому +2

    So thrilled you loved the outcome. Stunning look.
    Blessings Always

  • @e.elsibea1518
    @e.elsibea1518 2 місяці тому +2

    It looks better. 👌 Thanks for giving me a possible solution to lightening my real knotty pine wood walls in my kitchen. Sanding is going to be a test, but I really don't want to get rid of them. I want to salvage the original integrity of my 1960's ranch house. I think the wood came from our land also because the original owner was a carpenter. 😊

  • @mnmkmkm
    @mnmkmkm 6 місяців тому +9

    I had a brass range hood for 23 yrs. Liquid ‘bar keepers friend’ is easy fast brass cleaner

    • @brookspa94
      @brookspa94 5 місяців тому +1

      Yep, Can’t beat Bar Keepers Friend! I’m 57 & my Mom used it when flipping houses & furniture when I was a kid!😊

  • @funnygirlinstumptown
    @funnygirlinstumptown 6 місяців тому +7

    I think it looks great! I didn't think the hardware would look so great but the color is perfect. Way to upcycle!

  • @deborahreibach6164
    @deborahreibach6164 5 місяців тому +2

    That is beautiful,I am a natural wood lover, but this pretty amazing how it turned out.

  • @UseYourManners123
    @UseYourManners123 6 місяців тому +17

    I like it. The handles no because well I remember those as a kid! 🤣

  • @kimberlynance2711
    @kimberlynance2711 5 місяців тому +6

    Beautiful and the handles look great on it!

  • @Sorchia56
    @Sorchia56 5 місяців тому +4

    Wow! What a transformation, well done. Cheers for the step by step instructions and the ideas others gave as well. Now I’m feeling a bit more motivated to redo my husband’s ghastly dresser. It’s so awful that the dresser is IN the closet!

  • @Ohsnap.Creations
    @Ohsnap.Creations 6 місяців тому +10

    I loved the bleached wood look before you done painting on it. 😊

  • @mangoyacho
    @mangoyacho 2 місяці тому +3

    Great tutorial! I've learnt a lot. I had never heard of wood bleach before!

  • @mommybear2
    @mommybear2 3 місяці тому +3

    Girl, you did a great job!!! It's gorgeous!

  • @DMWF64
    @DMWF64 3 місяці тому +6

    Nice improvement! I might have tried squaring off the top front edge and adding modern hardware. A safety comment coming from a chemist in the paper/wood industry, please cover your skin when using harsh chemicals, arms, legs & feet included. The solutions you used can cause burns.

  • @fallmax
    @fallmax 6 місяців тому +4

    What a sweetheart you are …thank you for all of your help

  • @karenoverbeck5241
    @karenoverbeck5241 4 місяці тому +2

    Love this!! Beautiful turnout! Ty for sharing!

  • @Ontheflipside2021
    @Ontheflipside2021 6 місяців тому +27

    The piece was beautiful but I think when you put the old handles on it, it dated the piece. Black modern handles or modern gold handles would make this piece look beautiful. I’ve never tried the bleaching but I might just have to try it. Thank you for sharing with us.

  • @kathyhoskin8350
    @kathyhoskin8350 6 місяців тому +6

    Wow. I didn't think I'd like it, but it just came together to look so beautiful. Nice job.

  • @cinalubawski9731
    @cinalubawski9731 4 місяці тому +2

    Thoroughly enjoyed watching this change. What a difference

  • @mrs.h.1577
    @mrs.h.1577 5 місяців тому +1

    It has MORE depth than the piece on Amazon - beautiful! Great work.

  • @lovejones92
    @lovejones92 6 місяців тому +11

    It turned out pretty nice in my opinion. It gives me farmhouse decor vibes.

    • @MicheeeeeObiMrs
      @MicheeeeeObiMrs 5 місяців тому +1

      would also suit an old period home

  • @wkjeom
    @wkjeom 6 місяців тому +1

    19:09 I really like the wood and the tone you achieved. Somebody will buy it to put in just the right place. Love your work.

  • @Loriannlk
    @Loriannlk 6 місяців тому +38

    Beautiful job on the dresser. No no no on the handles.

  • @janetveilleux9347
    @janetveilleux9347 3 дні тому

    I absolutely love it! I happen to like the handles. It gives it an antique look.

  • @mindiification
    @mindiification 6 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful project and the original handles are perfect!!

  • @hickorygolddoc
    @hickorygolddoc 6 місяців тому +9

    The “ugly” dresser has been erased! A lot of work and now you have more knowledge for those dressers that have the “uglies”. Definitely a great transition from the orange pine!

  • @VArn-fb1gu
    @VArn-fb1gu День тому

    Its gorgeous! I can't wait to try this on some of my furniture. Thank you for sharing.

  • @karenkunkel-h7k
    @karenkunkel-h7k 12 днів тому

    I really like using gold and silver rub and buff. Great job. You might try a handle with very light rubbed buff and see what you think. Thank you for sharing

  • @markayelewis9036
    @markayelewis9036 6 місяців тому +17

    Love that you cleaned that hardware and reused it! Lovely jewelry for the dresser

  • @susanswinskey8573
    @susanswinskey8573 3 місяці тому +3

    Very pretty. Nice job.

  • @dafneyharris8675
    @dafneyharris8675 5 місяців тому +2

    Totally great updated dresser

  • @michelejordan8290
    @michelejordan8290 5 місяців тому +4

    Stunning, really beautiful. I’d be happy to have that in my home

  • @MaryMontes-u5i
    @MaryMontes-u5i 3 місяці тому +3

    Beautiful work. I wouldn’t change a thing you did.

  • @ritareilly8548
    @ritareilly8548 6 місяців тому +2

    You did a great job! It looks nice and I liked the hardware. I’m glad you were able to re-purpose the hardware. The bleached look is interesting. It gives me an idea of what to do with an old coffee table that’s in my sun porch! Thanks for sharing all your tips and uses! I’m glad to know about the sander, too.

  • @michaellarogers2712
    @michaellarogers2712 6 місяців тому +218

    Great bleached look. It looks great. Those handles though still really date it. Black modern handles would have been better

    • @beeenciso7477
      @beeenciso7477 6 місяців тому +18

      I totally agree

    • @beeenciso7477
      @beeenciso7477 6 місяців тому +30

      The handles totally defeated the purpose.the bleaching went great!, the handles are too dated bringing the whole flip back.

    • @KELLY-maybeiCudBeUrGirlfriend
      @KELLY-maybeiCudBeUrGirlfriend 6 місяців тому +4

      AGREED and black handles would indeed have looked good.

    • @kadie7656
      @kadie7656 6 місяців тому +17

      I kinda like them...

    • @popsugar0993
      @popsugar0993 6 місяців тому +11

      I think the handles bring a yellow cast on the piece. I personally would have preferred a brushed nickel handle.
      But the piece is beautiful overall. 😊

  • @jeffvenables4845
    @jeffvenables4845 6 місяців тому +15

    I think the piece looks great with the bleached and paint wash look-paint wash was perfect idea. I’m wondering how the hardware would look if spray painted black?? ~Cathy

    • @southerncharmsips3599
      @southerncharmsips3599 6 місяців тому +5

      my thoughts exactly! I was thinking maybe a flat black so it won’t take away from the dresser itself

    • @lauramitchell6725
      @lauramitchell6725 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes to the flat black!🙌🏻

  • @tkntx902
    @tkntx902 4 місяці тому +2

    I love the hardware, glad you reused it.

  • @flowerbug55
    @flowerbug55 3 місяці тому +1

    I think it turned out lovely. You really take and idea an create a vision of beauty!

  • @amybutterfield1223
    @amybutterfield1223 6 місяців тому +11

    Thank you for doing this video! I have been wanting to learn how to get that white washed look from the “yellowed” look. This really looks great! Love the transformation

  • @loisfolk5492
    @loisfolk5492 6 місяців тому +4

    Love the look ❤. Going to try this. I don’t resale. I just do it for myself when the pieces get old to me. I take them to some charity and move onto another piece.

  • @yolandaleal6370
    @yolandaleal6370 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful beautiful

  • @arrowimpressions6315
    @arrowimpressions6315 6 місяців тому +47

    The color turned out amazing. I really dislike the hardware still.

  • @meganfisher8410
    @meganfisher8410 6 місяців тому +7

    Love the original hardware!

  • @sandrastaton19
    @sandrastaton19 6 місяців тому +4

    I love it! You did an awesome job. I love that it's real pine wood! That's what I love about shopping at antique and thrift stores. My husband and I bought a nice computer desk at our local Goodwill store. It's not wood, but the finish looks great, but the top is pretty messed up, so hubby's making a butcher block to replace it. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

  • @lauristandley4359
    @lauristandley4359 4 місяці тому +1

    I can’t believe how much I like the change! Just hate that old orange pine, but this turned out great! ❤

  • @karenokeane6461
    @karenokeane6461 6 місяців тому +13

    That's seriously beautiful. Trends or not, this to me looks fresh and timeless. It could end up in a beachy setting, farmhouse or even transitional. Have no idea about the price. Nothing to go by---what amount you're asking, etc.

    • @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture
      @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture  6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much! I appreciate you tuning in! Hope to see you next time!

    • @lauramitchell6725
      @lauramitchell6725 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes,knowing the asking price would be extremely helpful.( Especially if someone wanted to invest time into a project like this)

  • @peggyscott9239
    @peggyscott9239 6 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful... love the hardware with the new color... compliments the color.. ❤

  • @markshaw5711
    @markshaw5711 6 місяців тому +4

    Of course, it turned out beautiful ❣️. I wasn’t sure how you could transform it, but you did not disappoint . Lovely❣️ - Jill 😘

  • @sharonbland9061
    @sharonbland9061 6 місяців тому +4

    Love the colour, works well with this piece. Some chunky legs would look nice, but it's also fab how it is.

  • @TheSmerickson
    @TheSmerickson 6 місяців тому +4

    Love the bleach technique, and I think you do great work. I do not love the hardware with it--the tone is now cool, and the handles have a warm tone. i think changing the hardware will help it sell. I also think it needs legs, and I might have conditioned the wood first to tone down the knots on the piece. So, I still think you are fabulous! Great work!

  • @jdiana7734
    @jdiana7734 5 місяців тому +4

    Just gorgeous!

  • @debbieheinold8743
    @debbieheinold8743 6 місяців тому +9

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @lindaboyd459
    @lindaboyd459 6 місяців тому +12

    Lovely job!!! Don’t agree with other comments about changing the handles, so glad you kept them. Hope you get a great price after all your hard work 😊👍

  • @cindland
    @cindland 6 місяців тому +1

    Such a beautiful solid wood piece! Even with just the hardware gone, it gets a serious update.

  • @tammysanders9924
    @tammysanders9924 6 місяців тому +11

    That turned out beautiful. The handles look nice. I would probably paint them black for my home. Great job❤

  • @mariaposton8905
    @mariaposton8905 6 місяців тому +2

    I had the same problem with a pine dresser I was working on. I ended up painting and using the same handles. Wish i had know. About the bleaching. Thanks for sharing your journey!

    • @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture
      @LemonstoLemonadeFurniture  6 місяців тому +1

      Sorry to hear that! Yea, it was a real work around for sure! I was not expecting that issue

  • @reneecooper7381
    @reneecooper7381 3 місяці тому +1

    The hardware is so great

  • @c.thompson9771
    @c.thompson9771 3 місяці тому +1

    I'd definitely put a second coat on the ghost handles, or similar. Nicely done!

  • @wendyshepard2080
    @wendyshepard2080 6 місяців тому +1

    I love the finished product!

  • @annmyers2883
    @annmyers2883 6 місяців тому +2

    You did a great job. It looks fantastic. Thanks for the idea. I've never heard of this process.

  • @WendyHannan-pt7ez
    @WendyHannan-pt7ez 2 місяці тому

    It looks fabulous, job well done, I’d like to use that same technique on a hall stand I’ve had for years.

  • @cindydahlman9579
    @cindydahlman9579 3 місяці тому +1

    You might try using a flat black paint on the hardware and use on another project.

  • @Sleepy_schneepy
    @Sleepy_schneepy 6 місяців тому +3

    Loved this weeks video. Thanks for all the hard work you do for your followers.

  • @margaretbeard6564
    @margaretbeard6564 5 місяців тому +1

    That's a beautiful piece of furniture now

  • @jrbaskind
    @jrbaskind 6 місяців тому +5

    Great results!❤ You are bound to get a good price for it!

  • @melwilfong
    @melwilfong 5 місяців тому

    This is fabulous. Sell for at least $100... love the wash and the bleach process, so fabulous!

  • @maureenausbrook8763
    @maureenausbrook8763 6 місяців тому

    This has been so helpful! I'm new to tackling furniture makeovers (although I've painted kitchen cabinets very successfully) and have an old but wonderful (excellent condition) walnut buffet I'd like to paint. I want to make it look Country French. You've inspired me! And btw good job reusing the handles. I did that with kitchen cabinets. They were expensive brass handles just like yours and I cleaned them up as you did and it surprised me how good they looked. I took deeply stained dark kitchen cabinets and made them over with a beautiful green (candy apple?) paint that worked beautifully in a large farmhouse kitchen with French Country accents and wallpaper. I painted the old speckled countertop that screamed 1960 a bright white (Beyond ALL in One) and when I sold that house (in 2 days) that kitchen redo made everyone at the open house comment it was gorgeous. It looked very expensive but I did it all (paint, new wall paper, and curtains) for

  • @misses-xtwice
    @misses-xtwice 24 дні тому

    Wow! That’s beautiful!!

  • @VeronicaDavis-h8p
    @VeronicaDavis-h8p Місяць тому

    Beautiful 😍 I like the old handles too.

  • @MsAnnaBanana914
    @MsAnnaBanana914 5 місяців тому

    Looks beautiful. I actually liked it without the doors, updated the look. Well done!

  • @janetkensett1503
    @janetkensett1503 6 місяців тому +2

    What a beautiful transformation.❤

  • @Shaynuhfay
    @Shaynuhfay Місяць тому

    I want to cry. These fads never last. That's a beautiful dresser. I wouldn't do much to it. People will hate these trends in ten years. Whatever makes y'all happy though. I suggest you like what you want, and dodge any trend. Run toward the burning mountain, while rhe world runs away.

    • @Unclerad7777
      @Unclerad7777 Місяць тому

      Relax, this is furniture refinishing, good grief!

  • @BeaCast
    @BeaCast 6 місяців тому +7

    Gorgeous!! I love the hardware 💕

  • @sharonmacdonald4163
    @sharonmacdonald4163 6 місяців тому +3

    Love love LOVE it, handles and all

  • @mrsbingh
    @mrsbingh 6 місяців тому +1

    The belt sander can be tricky to keep flat and will gouge soft wood like pine easily. So be careful.
    The dresser turned out great. I am going to try this on a pine dresser that had me stumped. Hope it comes out as good as yours!

  • @Jennifer-y1f
    @Jennifer-y1f 5 місяців тому +2

    The handles look great

  • @sandrareeder9884
    @sandrareeder9884 6 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful work

  • @NotMyShow720
    @NotMyShow720 6 місяців тому +1

    It looks amazing. The handles look so much better with this color. I’m curious what it would look like with more modern handles?

  • @SHERRILOWE-wz4lg
    @SHERRILOWE-wz4lg 6 місяців тому +1

    🤩 that’s absolutely beautiful, I love it

  • @melodiedudgeon7149
    @melodiedudgeon7149 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

  • @thefunkysway4634
    @thefunkysway4634 Місяць тому

    I loved it after it was sanded down. I would have done a light varnish. The natural wood was gorgeous. I also would have cleaned the original hardware and reused. To each his own though. ❤😊

  • @diannahartin8394
    @diannahartin8394 6 місяців тому +4

    Love the transformation

  • @pagirl913.
    @pagirl913. 6 місяців тому +6

    Wow looks amazing! If the hardware was silver this would be mine! 🙌🏼

  • @successfulMillennial
    @successfulMillennial 5 місяців тому +47

    For some reason, I loved the original

    • @loisaustin6200
      @loisaustin6200 4 місяці тому +9

      Me too, I think it was beautiful and didn't need any makeover at all.

    • @theresac.497
      @theresac.497 4 місяці тому +6

      yes, agree, i also love the original and those drawer handles are lovely! But with the new transformation, it looked cheap and pvc like :( and for some reason the handles didnt work with the bleached wood. But without seeing the original, it looks ok, just with the before and after, it doesnt justify the makeover...sorry..:(

    • @jackiligon1056
      @jackiligon1056 4 місяці тому +2

      Me, too

    • @Marebear20321
      @Marebear20321 4 місяці тому +1

      Me too

    • @Marebear20321
      @Marebear20321 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@theresac.497 and they regret later I love antiques my house has many and I'm keeping them original they are like 70 and or more tears old

  • @CherineMuirheadArt
    @CherineMuirheadArt 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you so much for sharing it’s so incredibly helpful 🌸

  • @LBryant-u9c
    @LBryant-u9c 6 місяців тому +11

    I think it turned out great! I love flipping furniture and my neighbors call me the “dumpster rat”. I don’t mind at all. Actually it is a compliment. As far as this comment, the tools you were using, work very well to “tear down” (an upholster’s term) furniture without damaging the fabric. That is, if I intend to reuse the fabric. (I only pick garbage, I try to salvage everything. However if I don’t intend to reuse the material on the piece it came from, I will cut along the bottom, just above the staple line. Pulling staples is very time consuming. Then you can either go over what is left, or pull it out with some pliers and hammer down any staples that come out while removing the fabric. ( I try for perfection every time.) About the tool, If you can just get in under one corner and use a gentle prying motion, the staple will give. If not try something a little thinner first to get it started. Don’t go for the center. It will not turn out well. I’m in the middle of redoing a sofa chaise combo that is more vinyl than leather, and I’m going to reuse the materials So, gentle is the key for this any many more fabrics that still have life in them. You can also find many free tic tok videos as inspiration. I only have 200.00 in total invested and it is for my apartment. If you would like, I would be glad to answer any questions you have, as I was a high end piece rate upholster for almost ten years before making a career (educated) as an interior designer. I no longer work a job, which gives me lots of time to “putter”. I am a decent upholster, but my true talent lies in fixing screw ups. I can hide things on furniture, both case goods and soft goods, that don’t seem possible. I do so without compromising the quality of the piece. That is why I liked watching you bleach this piece. It didnt seem expensive, hard or very time consuming. They are the top three things I look for when redoing furniture. Waste not want not!!! My current sofa is going to become a recliner, at least one poof ottoman. It is very nice distressed cowhide. I’m thinking pillows and maybe coin purses with the rest. I’m sorry this is so long, but you seem so genuinely i treated, I thought you may appreciate the value of my experience. If you made it this far, thank you for humoring an old lady. If you are interested I will send you some pictures. They is nothing wrong with the outsides of the sofa. It looks great u til you look and know what to look for. Again I like your style and you made me feel very comfortable to watch you and then leave you a “journal” . They is much more where that came from. Sincerely, Loretta thedizzydesigner@gmail.com

    • @martinacrafton1252
      @martinacrafton1252 5 місяців тому +2

      The world needs more "Dumpster Rats"! That's my passion too. Sadly (or happily?) I now live in a country where discarded furniture is really at the end of it's life - but that too is changing as folks are throwing out solid wood, old furniture in favour of modern MDF and Chipboard.

  • @brendamorgan59
    @brendamorgan59 Місяць тому

    I think it looks Great! Amazing ❤

  • @veronicalavery6542
    @veronicalavery6542 2 місяці тому +1

    Looks good with handles plus & I would have liked it without the doors as large item/s would look good in that gap