7 Months at the Thrift Store is long enough
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- The Kroehler dresser was in the thrift store for over 7 months. If you check out my 2nd thrift store video you will see this piece in that video. They were about to get rid of the piece from the thrift store, so I ended up purchasing it when it was half off. There were a lot of 'future-proofing' decisions made with this piece. It lasted for over 50 years, and I would like to see it last for another 50.
The drawers were reveneered to add some interest, which also allowed me to add more consistent and easy-to-update hardware. Legs were added since furniture bases aren't very popular and are often damaged from moisture over time. Hope you enjoy this furniture makeover!
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💫Products Used💫
Contact Cement - amzn.to/3gBwvGd
Plastic Wood Wood filler - amzn.to/3VMivbJ
J Roller - amzn.to/3EELh6T
Rubber Mallet - amzn.to/3u5tMrM
Veneer - Tineo Wood Veneer ordered off Ebay
Mirka Sander - amzn.to/3APGG0F
Sandpaper - amzn.to/3gGXpws
Mirka Finishing Sander (Deos) - amzn.to/3U6mJJL
Finishing Sander Sand Paper - amzn.to/3OLwn3C
Festool Dust Collection - amzn.to/3VkSBvk
Shop Vacuum - amzn.to/3V6vdSu
Shop Brush - amzn.to/3AP6U3v
Hexagon Pulls - amzn.to/3VboUNC
5 Inch Drawer Pull #1 - amzn.to/3gBv8aq (Good for Mid Century modern style pieces)
5 Inch Drawer Pull #2 - amzn.to/3UcEOpD
Furniture Legs - amzn.to/3gBvrlH
Kreg Jig - amzn.to/3Bb8kFN
Pocket Hole Screw Pack - amzn.to/3OIoUlF
Milwaukee Drill -amzn.to/3V9LwOv
General Finishes Brown Mahogany Gel Stain -amzn.to/3u3inZp
Deft Satin Lacquer - amzn.to/3gxlG8c (Cheaper at Ace Hardware)
Mohawk Medium Brown Walnut Toner - Can be purchased from Mohawk.com or a Mohawk retailer
Wet Sandpaper for final Finish Sanding - amzn.to/3ihac8Z (You can also use a paper bag.)
Murphy’s Oil Soap (used to clean the drawers) - amzn.to/3i9bov7
Howards Feed N Wax (used to wax the wooden sliders) - amzn.to/3XBrU7G
Cut Resistant Gloves - amzn.to/3XxCBbc
Jig Saw Laminated Blades -amzn.to/3u1j3OK
Jig Saw - amzn.to/3F6rCOX
Edge Clamp Saw Guides - amzn.to/3ANa2wA
Speed Square - amzn.to/3ARiRpd
Ratcheting Screwdriver - amzn.to/3XBrU7G
Shop Towels- amzn.to/3ANpPeN
Dowels - amzn.to/3XxZX0h
Aerosol Shellac (clear) - amzn.to/3F5uMT1
Flush Cut Hand Saw - amzn.to/3GTFCwN
Workshop Headphones - amzn.to/3VcjHoD
Wire Brush - Wagner Brass Brush purchased at Home Depot
Finish Remover - Stripwell.com
Black Paint - Melangepaints.com Color is Jett Black
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I love how you consider the future of a piece and that you're simply one part of its lifespan. Beautiful result.
About 30 years ago I wanted a new dresser because I didn’t like the blonde finish on the one we had. New dressers were so $$$, expensive and not well made, so I decided to refinish mine. I, too, went with a walnut stain. New drawer pulls and I still love my ‘new’ dresser. Lovely job!
Thats amazing! Thank you for sharing!!
I am so glad this piece ended up with you after all- clearly it was meant to!
Holy smokes. What a beauty!!
I almost titled the video Peer pressured into buying this dresser 🤣 🤣 🤣 Thank you ❤️ 😊
Thank you Angie for recommending Emily’s channel on your TFG community post.
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Beautifully executed refinishing on the dresser.
I appreciate the attention to detail.
@@paulamccarthy9511 Thank you Paula! 😊
Put some blue tape over the cut line when cutting with the jigsaw to prevent even more tear out. Great vid, thanks!
Thanks!
I'm old enough to remember when blond finish furniture was popular, even as a kid I thought they looked kind of cheap and low end. Beautiful results Emily.
I agree with you!
Thank you JP! 😀
me too!!
Grand-tastic ! Glad u used at least one of the fun original knobs . Great to see many of you upglams light the look by changing the base to tapered legs etc God speed
Thank you Rober!
He turned out to be quite a handsome fellow 😮!
Thank you ❤️ What did you think of the side handles?
@@ReconstructingEmily they were pretty cool 😎 You really didn’t even need hardware but being so big it would’ve looked naked without pulls. The ones you chose were like the perfect jewels to the ensemble. So glad you decided to leave the lone skydiver also.
I remember as a child in the early 1960s, my parents had a whole house full of this style of blonde treated furniture. Only the drop leaf dining room table & four chairs were still in the basement of the 2nd house we moved to, after the estate sale once our parents were gone. All of it had been repainted in that billiard green popular around 1976.
Thank you for sharing!
I remember furniture like this from my childhood. I have to say that I never realized that there was actual wood underneath there--I had guessed plastic over chipboard!
That is such a good tip for getting the last dregs of paint off instead of sanding!
I'm so glad you ended up getting this piece! It was meant to be!
Thank you Alicia! ❤️😊
Lovely makeover! My first "real" bedroom set as a child was blonde. You don't see much of it anymore.
Thank you 😊! Surprisingly I see quite a few in my area (the blonde pieces), but they don't sell well unless its toned to be less yellow.
Wow Emily, That dresser looks beautifully modern now.
Thank you Joseph!
I learned so much from this! Excellent job❤ and your poetry my friend ..🎉🎉😂😘
Thank you ❤️😊🤣
Emily, I cannot believe the transformation of this dresser, WOW!! It is absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you Lori 😊😊
@@ReconstructingEmily You are so welcome!
I love the new veneer! It completely transformed the look, and it matched the top so nicely. The refurbished dresser is just beautiful, and I love the rich tone of the wood.
I wasn’t a fan of the old hardware, and I’m glad you decided to paint the piece you kept black to match the new pulls. The black plastic one was nice, but it looked a little shabby with the interesting hexagonal pulls that you chose for the small drawers.
Great work my friend 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
This is my first time visiting your channel, at the suggestion of Angie at Transcend Furniture Gallery. You did a really fine job with this piece. I love the natural wood grain and I bet this piece even smells good after all the TLC you gave it. Just lovely!
Thank you so much Maribob! ❤️
My first time here too. Angie is one if my favorites. I subscribed to your channel. Love the redo. Thanks for sharing.
@@diannegordon7393 Welcome and thanks for watching!
Wow….what a beauty…my mom left me a set just like yours…I know how to refinish them now….thank u for sharing your talent.
When cutting or sawing laminate, I think it helps to put a piece of tape down over the line where you’ll cut. Hope that makes sense.
Nice job! It’s so different and updated; I love it.
Thank you Kay! 😊
This is a wonderful transformation. It looks so classy.
Thank you Laurel! 🙂
Exceptional job, Emily! I love the update. It’s elegant and timeless. Furniture hot sauce😂😂! Thanks for the poem.🌸
Thank you so much Deborah ❤️
Gosh, I let a blond dresser of a older neighbor to go to Goodwill. I sure wish I’d kept it.
Beautiful job!!!
Thank you! 😊
I have tried using painter's tape before cutting with the jigsaw and that really helps with the tear up. I love your videos, and the poems!
Thank you Juan! I have used tape as well, but this was more of a 'how good are the blades test.' I think the next time I have a piece like this I am going to do tape and laminated blades. I appreciate your comment!
@@ReconstructingEmily I assume that was the case. Looking forward to your next video, I was inspired to refinish an old piece of furniture to accommodate my espresso machine. Cheers!
Excellent restoration, look's great have a nice day, Brian UK !!!.
Thank you Brian!
Such beautiful work. I always enjoy your makeovers.💙
Thank you! 😊
I’ve never liked that blonde 1950s finish. This now looks beautiful. Good job!
Thank you so much V bee!
I'm new, you explained wonderfully, I was not lost at all
❤️ That means a lot to me Andrea! Thank you for the comment!
I'm so glad to see a blond piece redone. I inherited many of these and that finish is not my favorite so seeing alternatives is great. I appreciate you telling what woods you thought they were made from, and really like that you explained why you chose paint for the areas that were painted. The results were pretty.
Thank you 😊
Wow! This was a pleasant different direction!!! I'm glad that you took this on after seeing it for 7 months. Mahogany is beautiful, even as veneer. Much better than the "frosted blonde" gunk that you painstakingly stripped and sanded, repeated and used a soft wire brush on. 😖 (Deep breath with my hair care this evening and a reminder that it's okay to be blonde and not dye darker, quit being jealous and here's the nice conditioner.) 😆🤣😂 I love the black contrast between the drawers and the hardware!
😀 Mahogany is very beautiful! I always wish they would have used the same color grain filler as the wood and not the white/yellow in the wood grains. That would make the process so much easier! Thank you!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Love a black/wood combo !!!
Thank you Velma!
I like your flush trim saw 😊
lmao... you now understand what I meant by 'I could have used this 2 days ago'?
I simply loved this transformation! Detail and pulls are spot on beautiful! Finishing touches remarkable!
Thank you!!
Nice job, i love the black made it all come together
What a cool transformation! Looks great. Hope you got payed good money for it!
Thank you Emma!
Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks, Emily
Thank you! 😊
Well worth the wait! That is unrecognizable!!! Stunning! 😊
Thank you Gail! 😊
Turned out stunning. Happy to see a new video.
Thank you so much!
Reminds me of my childhood when my parents had blonde bedroom furniture. Beautiful transformation.
Thank you 😊
Love it!❤
A great improvement and I liked your helpful narration
Glad you enjoyed it!
It turned out beautiful.
Thank you!
gorgeous, stunning...a pleasure to watch, thank you!
Thank you Colleen! ❤️
So, so beautiful, Emily!
Thank you so much Nancy!
Gorgeous!
If you are worried about chipping just put down some blue tape over the area you want to saw. Then mark it and make your cut.
No more poetry for you! Thanks for a lovely refurb!
Beautiful transformation! Thank you for taking the time to list all your tools/products. It helps me find things easier to add to my arsenal when working on furniture. 👍
You're welcome and thank you for watching Patti!
This is a beautiful transformation!
Thank you Holly!
My grandmother had that set!
I was trying to find an advertisement to see what the whole set looked like. I was unsuccessful. Did the set have side tables?
Yes they had a drawer and a place for books
Their dresser had matching mirror. Then a chest high dresser
Mom's next-door neighbors had this set, until they retired and went full-time RV traveling. Their grandson took it outside and barely roughed it for paint to stick. He went with black, for his new house. It can be undone easily. I am sending him this video.
Absolutely beautiful! What a work of art!
Thank you very much Kathy!
Really beautiful transformation! Thanks so much for sharing
Thanks so much Sophia! 😊
Beautiful. No one would ever guess what it looked like to start with.
Thank you Mary!
What a roller coaster ride! I loved the color of the wood when you removed the original finish. When you decided to remove the aluminum trims I was like, noooo! Then you re-veneered the drawer fronts and I was like yesss! You said you were going to paint parts and I was going noooo! Then you put on the black legs and hardware and I was going yessss! This really was an excellent transformation, Emily! Thanks for sharing, I'm inspired to look for one of these, I love it!
That is quite the roller coaster. It was for me too. Lots of decision making on this one, and even the aluminum inlay I was on the fence about. Thank you for watching Richard!
@@ReconstructingEmily I've watched all your videos, you're one of my favorite restorers. You, Angie and Barry are awesome!
@@richardguile4669 ❤️ This means alot to me. It means a lot to all of us really. Thank you Richard!
Spectacular restoration and pretty impressive poetry !
Beautiful!
Thanks Phyllis!
Great advice. Thanks
Beautiful transformation!
Thank you!
Wow! Turned out great!
Thank you Tracey!!
U did a great job. Please keep up the good transformations.
Amazing!
Thank you Kit!
Perfection!
Thank you Marcia!
This looks amazing. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Looks brilliant 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you! 😊
great work Emily!!! always love the furniture hot sauce hehe
Pretty sure you were the first person to notice the label! 🧡
You are very knowledgeable. Nice job!
I appreciate that! Thank you!
Beautful results!!!
Thank you Kathyrn!! 😊
Looks beautiful. Great job.
Thanks Ric!
just gorgeous, fantastic job
Thank you! 😊
Superb work. Looks incredible
Thank you so much Karen! 😊
Great job Emily!
Thank you Tanasia!
Firstly, freakin amazing Emily!! Well worth the wait!! Secondly how awesome to add the tiniest of Rhymes towards the end of the video. It was a welcomed treat for peeps that watch all the way through!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
❤️ Thank you so much for watching til the end 😀 I appreciate you Mike G.!
Absolutely stunning
Thank you Angela!
Well done!
Thank you!
You did SUCH a good job with this piece! Knowing myself and if I was making this for my own home, I'd have used Bondo, done a scuff sand, and painted the piece. The extra effort you went to to remove that old finish (quite ugly, in my opinion) and bring out the beauty of the original wood is commendable!
Thank you! What color would you have painted it?
Thank you so much. I learned so much here!!!!
Thank you for watching and happy to share! 😊
I don’t blame ya, I would definitely keep it to.
The transformation - BEAUTIFUL!!
Thank you Toni!
I am so glad you kept top middle drawer pull!
LOVE the Outcome❣️
Thank you Patti! ❤️
Wonderful choice !! Your so good.
Thank you Laura!
Nice job!
Thank you Lydia!
It is so good to see you back in my feed! I love watching your process, and your poems always make my day.
Thank you Adrienne 😊😊
That is lovely 🙂
Thank you Mel!
Thank you for showing us this flip, it was great! I loved what you were able to do with it. It definitely looks so much better.
Thank you! Much appreciated Amayrani!
Stellar!
Thank you Libby 🌠💫
Outstanding transformation! Lots of time, thought and care put into it for sure. It looks amazing!
Thank you very much Debbie!
So glad to watch a video by you. This transformation is beautiful I love the color choices. Great work Emily
Thank you Mrs Jax! This one was a bit of a trudge to get through but worth it! 👌😊
Very nice!
Thank you Michael!
Love it!
Thanks!!
That's really pretty!
Thank you Cindy!
@@ReconstructingEmily Your welcome!
Beautiful! Wish I had room! 🙂
Gorgeous
Thank you Allisa!
I can’t believe that is the same piece!! Beautiful!❤
Thank you so much!
Beautiful
Thank you so much Karen ❤️
Bravo!
gorgeous
Thank you Kimberly!
it came out nice,
Andersonville, Tennessee here!
Good evening Tracey!