I have the same ceder chest. When I was little I would slide off the "waterfall", top over and over, it was so much fun. It belonged to my grandma and then my mom. I'm now 71, and this has been in my family all my life. It's full of family memories including my baby clothes. You did a very special paint job on it, but don't be surprised if your children wear it off having fun sliding off the top.
I have my grandmothers cedar chest that I want to redo. The lid is cracked into 2 pieces. Any suggestions? Should I try to glue it back together? Or replace it?
I have my mom and dads and it is just like this. And It is exactly the same as this one you did. I accidentally had water damage on the time. I am giving it to my granddaughter. Very nice job, I think I will paint it too.
I have a cedar chest I’m redoing and was looking at ideas and yours is so cute. I’m definitely doing the monogram on front such a cute idea. Also if you use flat modge podge first on stencil let dry and then the black paint their will be little to no bleed through!
omg! I'm restoring this exact type of cedar chest my mother in law gave me. I've definitely been afraid to damage it and wasn't sure if I could sand the top with a power sander. I really hope that beautiful grain will come through on the top of mine
Wow.. I have the exact same ceder chest from my grandparents. I mean, it is 100% identical to yours! They got it for their wedding in 1948 i believe? My chest also got the same kind of water damage yours did, no more, no less.. i need to fix it, but ive never done this type of thing to wood before & was intimidated & nervous to mess it up. I had no clue what kind of sealer/stain/paint to use. But your video really broke things down beautifully! Thank u so much for posting this!!! I am going to start working on mine this weekend. Btw.. Yours turned out really beautiful! I can't wait to get mine done now! Just wanted to say thank u!!
Your chest turned out so nice! Why did you paint the sides of the lid with chalk paint instead of having it match the top? Curious because I'm looking to redo a chest that is almost exactly like yours.
Thank you for watching! I painted the sides of the lid because the very top had such a beautiful and unique grain pattern that I really wanted to highlight just that. There was a nice defined lip on the edge to tape off too which made it easy. Also, the edges would have been a little harder to sand completely down (there was like a century worth of water damage and gunk on my cedar chest). If you take the time and effort though, I think it would look great if you stained the entire top too though!
It looks fantastic. Chalk paint is not set until you seal it, meaning that you can wash that off. Use a water based varathane if you’re worried about yellowing, or a clear wax.
The finish was damaged but the veneer is still there…it’s beautiful
I have the same ceder chest. When I was little I would slide off the "waterfall", top over and over, it was so much fun. It belonged to my grandma and then my mom. I'm now 71, and this has been in my family all my life. It's full of family memories including my baby clothes. You did a very special paint job on it, but don't be surprised if your children wear it off having fun sliding off the top.
Noooooo how can you paint over that gorgeous workmanship?? Cant you see the parquet and marquetry?? Oh boy!
We have a chest just like it. I just finished restoring a Saratoga trunk so now my wife is inspired to do the chest. Great job and creative resto.
Turned out great! 😊
Nice work, glad you did not paint it gray like everyone else. Lovely.
I have my grandmothers cedar chest that I want to redo. The lid is cracked into 2 pieces. Any suggestions? Should I try to glue it back together? Or replace it?
if I watch another video of someone painting a cedar chest not knowing how much they are worth I'm going to lose it:(
I have my mom and dads and it is just like this. And It is exactly the same as this one you did. I accidentally had water damage on the time. I am giving it to my granddaughter. Very nice job, I think I will paint it too.
I have a cedar chest I’m redoing and was looking at ideas and yours is so cute. I’m definitely doing the monogram on front such a cute idea. Also if you use flat modge podge first on stencil let dry and then the black paint their will be little to no bleed through!
omg! I'm restoring this exact type of cedar chest my mother in law gave me. I've definitely been afraid to damage it and wasn't sure if I could sand the top with a power sander. I really hope that beautiful grain will come through on the top of mine
Wow..
I have the exact same ceder chest from my grandparents. I mean, it is 100% identical to yours! They got it for their wedding in 1948 i believe?
My chest also got the same kind of water damage yours did, no more, no less.. i need to fix it, but ive never done this type of thing to wood before & was intimidated & nervous to mess it up. I had no clue what kind of sealer/stain/paint to use. But your video really broke things down beautifully!
Thank u so much for posting this!!! I am going to start working on mine this weekend.
Btw.. Yours turned out really beautiful! I can't wait to get mine done now!
Just wanted to say thank u!!
Your chest turned out so nice! Why did you paint the sides of the lid with chalk paint instead of having it match the top? Curious because I'm looking to redo a chest that is almost exactly like yours.
Thank you for watching! I painted the sides of the lid because the very top had such a beautiful and unique grain pattern that I really wanted to highlight just that. There was a nice defined lip on the edge to tape off too which made it easy. Also, the edges would have been a little harder to sand completely down (there was like a century worth of water damage and gunk on my cedar chest). If you take the time and effort though, I think it would look great if you stained the entire top too though!
What grit did you use to Sand the top?
That's beautiful! 👍
Sanding between poly coats should be with 220 not 400. Too fine a grit will inhibit bonding between coats.
Where did you purchase the stencil? I'd like to restyle my granddaughter's chest in a similar way
Dampen your brush with chalk paint. Or keep a mister bottle handy. I find it easier to tip the piece over when stenciling.
Great job.
Beautiful
It looks fantastic. Chalk paint is not set until you seal it, meaning that you can wash that off. Use a water based varathane if you’re worried about yellowing, or a clear wax.
Oh I wish you had stained the entire piece. Beautiful veneeer
What stain did you use on top?
Nice job! :)
Oh. I don’t know if you know or not but the cedar chest was a Lane furniture.
A&B&R Builds!
Should have used a different kind of paint with your stencil. Acrylic craft paint or chalk paint works best. Turned out nice though!
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You need to remove stencils when the paint is still wet…you should also be using a dry brush rather than dipping and painting
Omg,
Chalk paint over beautiful wood is just obscene.
awful. Why would you ruin such a beautiful piece.
Wood that pretty should never be painted
@@mikehiggins5682 Why not? It's not yours.
I think you would have preserved the integrity of the piece with a light colored stain or wax instead of that chalk paint. It turned out nice though.
It kills me to see it painted like that
Stencils should be removed right away
You completely ruined it !
Someday someone will remove the paint and finish the job.
there is beauty in paint
Good job on ruining that work of art.
Oh pish posh J. Turner, eye of the beholder.
I can't stand people saying this kind of rubish. Paint is a viable finish as is stain ect. There has been painted furniture for centuries.