It's lovely. Reminds me of a MCM walnut bedroom suite that a cousin held onto because it had been hideously expensive in 1964! I would have run away screaming from the Blue Beast, but you tamed her with the refinishing equivalent of a whip and a chair.
I’m completely in awe of how much work you put into bringing this piece back to life. Now it can go on to live many more years in someone’s home. It is stunning!!
I wish I was 20 years younger. I’d love to be able to do this work. I always thought I’d be gardening and painting chairs and refinishing furniture in my retirement. Hasn’t worked out that way. I remember my mom used to do this. How satisfying!
Those carved drawer fronts! Looked like it was more patience on your part than the stripper that ultimately prevailed. You did a beautiful job, really! That piece would have ended up out by the curb, if I had tried it. LOL
Exquisite. You chose the perfect color. I can't believe someone painted over that gorgeous wood -- and even the hardware! The height of laziness. Thank you for bring this piece back to its former glory.
It's beautiful. I love wood. Why anyone would paint over that in the way they did. I have only done refinishing for myself. But I do know how much work it is.
Watching that paint come off was so satisfying! I love how you take us through the mistakes, I always learn something new when creators do this. The piece looks fantastic, she’s a total Beaty now 😍
This definitely was a total transformation. You have so much patience to bring the beauty back to this piece that would have most people running from! Great job.
Stripping and sanding can be so frustrating. Sometimes I think I’m gonna strap and then I revert to sanding and then when it won’t sand I go back to stripping again. I feel like you really help us understand that you need to just work through it and I’m very appreciative that you explain the problems you’re having. Your channel is very real about that and it is so refreshing. Thank you so much for sharing the whole process
It really is a process 🫠 I appreciate your feedback. I wish I didn’t make mistakes, but it is just a reality and this is more of a learn with me channel and that’s why I share. 🙌🏼😊
It's only about a 1000% improvement. There's one thing about tackling a project like this; there's no where to go but up :) I hope whoever did that paint job watches this video to see how much work it was to undo the damage they did. It turned out really well. I probably would like to see it a shade darker but you did an amazing job of color matching and overcoming all the curveballs this project sent your way. Also, since you teased us with the demilune by including it in the footage around 33:00 - 34:00, you absolutely must show we you do with that piece !
Live and learn! That dresser taught you some good things you now have more knowledge you can use in future projects and your videos you put out sharing what you learned help others. That’s awesome! And honestly got a very complementary color in the end! That poor dresser was a drippy, colossal mess! And wow underneath all that was a gem…so glad you took it on! I see those rails are just a wee too brown so is you do anything with that dresser I think that is all it needs. I think if I was going to redo them I would just use syringes and just mix fairly mix a small fairly precise mix to do a test that is small. Adjust the amounts in a new mix with cleaned dry syringes.use just enough to do a small test on a rail that has a drawer on both sides of rail. Eventually you will pretty much be able to do such without thinking too much! I did custom framing for over twenty years, new and repairs, and if color was off you definitely can spot it! But so much easier if you can do color matching with smaller areas and when you do go to mix a bigger batch still test that! I hope that helps! ☺️
I haven't finished the video yet, but I use microfiber cloths soaked in acetone and I lay them on the part/s I want stripped. Within a minute or 2, I use the carbide scraper and it comes right off! And since it dries so fast, the odor leaves quickly.
One word…..WOW! I absolutely love this color and finish. You totally nailed it. This is a very informative tutorial and we all appreciate learning your hard lessons. And I’m thinking about that stripper. I’ve learned not to panic from you and that is monumental. Thank you my queen wizzard of wood finishes.
It is what it wanted to be. Thank you for listening to your furniture. Furniture says. I have something to say! 😂 Another project reaching their potential. Congrats 🎉
Wow, Lisa! What a SAVE! I love the color and what you did with it. I cringed inside when you had to scrape and sand it all to start over.😫 I have a MCM dresser and nightstand that’s mostly stripped and sanded but was put in time out until I feel like doing the acetone with a wire brush to get all the last remnants of paint out of the grain. Way to go for sticking with it!
Oh gosh, girl, I was SO frustrated. 😵💫 And mad at myself 😤 But I had to finish it, so stepping away for the evening helped. I have another dresser in time out right now too 😂
It really looks great! Phenomenal job even with mistakes which I appreciate you including them as we can learn from you the good and what didn’t work out so well.
Absolutely beautiful. you are a perfectionist for sure. Thanks so much for sharing this journey. I am in a learning stage and want very much to start a furniture restoring business. I am 63, but it's never to late to begin a new journey. I have done some chalk painting and decoupage on a few peices for myself. limited skill on working on antiques, so thanks for sharing.
Omg! That piece was a beast. I would have been crying several times during the process. It turned out beautiful, the color worked out great. Congratulations on another great flip!
I watched for 10 minutes and then subscribed-I admire your perfectionism! You worked so hard at erasing every sign of the horrible paint job. Sure won me over!! Great job! Now I have more videos to enjoy and learn from! Thank so much! 😊
Bravo! Bravo! Once again you really nailed it! Such a beautiful piece ❤ Please continue on with revealing all your mistakes. 🙏🙏I learn so much from you and I especially enjoy your tenacity and ingenuity when fixing your mistakes. I love watching your videos!
I admire what you do, and the results look amazing - it takes lots of work to refinish pieces and seems like you are learning with each piece you do. I’ve refinished a few pieces and find I’m kinda all over the place and not very organized. Maybe that’s why it bugs me a little watching your videos because it reminds me of how I approach things - I don’t see as much attention to detail as with other furniture refinishers that I get a lot of satisfaction watching but knowing I could never get to that level of detail and precision they put into their work.
Love it! It must have been frustrating to have to strip and scrape more than once, but you really ended up with a beautiful piece in the end. Thanks for sharing your mistakes!!!
Looks amazing Lisa- I really felt for you when you had to scrape and start over! But its so helpful that you show that you can come back and fix things- I was ready to throw in the towel on my latest dresser but I asked myself- "what would Lisa do?" and I went back and fixed it-:)
I like how hard you always work to get it right. Even using Dental tools to get all that teal color off. I love the finish you ended up putting ion it. Well done!
WOW! When I saw this piece when you 1st got it I had no idea you would choose to go back to raw wood due to the amount of work that took. Using a little green stain to knock back the red tones was a great tip. I was thinking if you had guilded the half circle to match the hardware it would have drawn the eye in an upwards and lessening the overall look of the different woods. My hat is off to you for turning this piece into something be!💖💖💖💖
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼 others mentioned doing something with the half circles too. I think after scraping off all that paint, I didn’t have the heart to add anything else but stain and topcoat ☺️
Oh wow - you worked hard for this one! But it totally paid off - corrected mistakes and all. So lovely to see it in its MCM state rather than the ghastly paint cover up. Love it❤
You have a lot of patience for so much work and details. Very glad to see the paint removed. The color is pretty, but yes the frame color doesn't look right yet. Overall,1,000 times better than the "before. Trenna from John's Furniture Repair channel is a master at matching colors or drawing grains, often when some wood needed to be replaced for a repair.
It's lovely. Reminds me of a MCM walnut bedroom suite that a cousin held onto because it had been hideously expensive in 1964! I would have run away screaming from the Blue Beast, but you tamed her with the refinishing equivalent of a whip and a chair.
Ha! Best comment Charlene!! 🤣
Beautiful! Great job!, love it.
@@monaleze thank you! 😊
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I’m actually REALLY GLAD you talk about your mistakes because it helps me know what to watch for!
It’s never easy sharing fails especially when they are my own doing, but I’m glad it helps. 🙌🏼 Thanks Bethany!
I just did this toning technique on a desk and I kept messing up the top and had to strip it 4 times. I feel your pain.
@@jillhanfland416 toning is tricky!
Same here!
Beautiful piece! You must have a lot of patience!
I’m completely in awe of how much work you put into bringing this piece back to life. Now it can go on to live many more years in someone’s home. It is stunning!!
Aw, thanks Patti! 🫶😊
I wish I was 20 years younger. I’d love to be able to do this work. I always thought I’d be gardening and painting chairs and refinishing furniture in my retirement. Hasn’t worked out that way. I remember my mom used to do this. How satisfying!
It’s a lot of manual labor, but I do think it keeps me limber 🤣☺️
Those carved drawer fronts! Looked like it was more patience on your part than the stripper that ultimately prevailed. You did a beautiful job, really! That piece would have ended up out by the curb, if I had tried it. LOL
@@freewaybaby Aw, thank you! 😊
Exquisite. You chose the perfect color. I can't believe someone painted over that gorgeous wood -- and even the hardware! The height of laziness. Thank you for bring this piece back to its former glory.
Aw, thank you! It was definitely a rescue 🤩
It's beautiful. I love wood. Why anyone would paint over that in the way they did. I have only done refinishing for myself. But I do know how much work it is.
Watching that paint come off was so satisfying! I love how you take us through the mistakes, I always learn something new when creators do this. The piece looks fantastic, she’s a total Beaty now 😍
Wasn’t it? So satisfying 💆♀️ it’s never easy sharing the fails especially when they are my fault 😩 Thanks Natalie! 🫶
You saved this piece! I wouldn’t worry about the frame not matching. It’s the way it was made not an imperfection. Beautiful work!
Thank you so much! 😊
You’d never know this piece was painted, you did a perfectionist job getting the paints off!
Aw, thank you! I sure tried! 😊
I learned so much from this! I really like the finish - not too dark, not too light, and true to the era.
I really liked the final finish too! It’s such a warm yet lighter tone 🤩
This definitely was a total transformation. You have so much patience to bring the beauty back to this piece that would have most people running from! Great job.
Thanks Dianne! I was questioning my life choices at one point 😅
I admire your tenacity with this piece! All that work!! Job well done!
Thank you very much! 🤩🙌🏼
That dresser was a nightmare! Well done!
Indeed, it was! Thanks! 😊
I love the color because I think this looks like an original. You are a strong woman to keep at it until it was right!
Thank you so much! 😊
Stripping and sanding can be so frustrating. Sometimes I think I’m gonna strap and then I revert to sanding and then when it won’t sand I go back to stripping again. I feel like you really help us understand that you need to just work through it and I’m very appreciative that you explain the problems you’re having. Your channel is very real about that and it is so refreshing. Thank you so much for sharing the whole process
It really is a process 🫠 I appreciate your feedback. I wish I didn’t make mistakes, but it is just a reality and this is more of a learn with me channel and that’s why I share. 🙌🏼😊
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Your attention to detail in stripping is impressive!
Thanks! 😊
It's only about a 1000% improvement. There's one thing about tackling a project like this; there's no where to go but up :)
I hope whoever did that paint job watches this video to see how much work it was to undo the damage they did. It turned out really well. I probably would like to see it a shade darker but you did an amazing job of color matching and overcoming all the curveballs this project sent your way.
Also, since you teased us with the demilune by including it in the footage around 33:00 - 34:00, you absolutely must show we you do with that piece !
Ha, it’s a good one! I’ll be starting on it this week. 😊 Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Wow! What a great flip.
I loved it too!
Live and learn! That dresser taught you some good things you now have more knowledge you can use in future projects and your videos you put out sharing what you learned help others. That’s awesome! And honestly got a very complementary color in the end! That poor dresser was a drippy, colossal mess! And wow underneath all that was a gem…so glad you took it on! I see those rails are just a wee too brown so is you do anything with that dresser I think that is all it needs. I think if I was going to redo them I would just use syringes and just mix fairly mix a small fairly precise mix to do a test that is small. Adjust the amounts in a new mix with cleaned dry syringes.use just enough to do a small test on a rail that has a drawer on both sides of rail. Eventually you will pretty much be able to do such without thinking too much! I did custom framing for over twenty years, new and repairs, and if color was off you definitely can spot it! But so much easier if you can do color matching with smaller areas and when you do go to mix a bigger batch still test that! I hope that helps! ☺️
It does! Thanks for the detailed suggestion 🙌🏼😊
I haven't finished the video yet, but I use microfiber cloths soaked in acetone and I lay them on the part/s I want stripped. Within a minute or 2, I use the carbide scraper and it comes right off! And since it dries so fast, the odor leaves quickly.
Great tip, thanks Melissa!
One word…..WOW! I absolutely love this color and finish. You totally nailed it. This is a very informative tutorial and we all appreciate learning your hard lessons. And I’m thinking about that stripper. I’ve learned not to panic from you and that is monumental. Thank you my queen wizzard of wood finishes.
You’re sweet, Lisa! 🫶 I love the body and drawers. I’m just gonna tweak the frame color and I think it will be perfect. 🤩
I’m so impressed that you stuck this out!! I don’t like red in wood and you really did a great job getting rid of sooo much of it!!!
I sure tried! Thanks! 😊
Thank you for one video on UA-cam that successfully removed so much paint and did NOT just paint it again.
You're welcome! It was a beast, but I got it! ☺️
I love this and I hate light wood finishes but you can see the quality and hard work you put into it!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Wow. You have so much patience. I would had it at the curb in tears.
It was tempting 😬😩😅🙌🏼
Beautiful piece of furniture. You are a perfectionist. I can’t even imagine re- stripping everything!
It was a rough one. 😬 Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
I’m really glad you show your mistakes so I can learn more from you. Thank you and this piece is gorgeous now .. great job
Thanks for your feedback! 🫶🤩
What a Beauty ! You're an Excellent Teacher !
Aw, you’re sweet Jeannie! 🤩🙌🏼
It is what it wanted to be. Thank you for listening to your furniture. Furniture says. I have something to say! 😂 Another project reaching their potential. Congrats 🎉
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Beautiful job done! It is an all new piece and back to its former status!
It sure is! Thank you!
Perfect color! Love the piece and oh my goodness the work!!!!
Right?! I made it way more difficult than it needed to be 🤦♀️
OMG....you have an abundance of patience! Gorgeous!!!
Well, I have to finish it or it will be stuck in my garage forever 🤣 Thanks! 😊
Fantastic attention to detail. Loved seeing those drips and oversprays gone
Thanks! Oh, me too! It was so satisfying watching them disappear 😊
Wow, Lisa! What a SAVE! I love the color and what you did with it. I cringed inside when you had to scrape and sand it all to start over.😫 I have a MCM dresser and nightstand that’s mostly stripped and sanded but was put in time out until I feel like doing the acetone with a wire brush to get all the last remnants of paint out of the grain. Way to go for sticking with it!
Oh gosh, girl, I was SO frustrated. 😵💫 And mad at myself 😤 But I had to finish it, so stepping away for the evening helped. I have another dresser in time out right now too 😂
Such a beautiful piece of furniture. Worth all your work.
I agree! 🤩🙌🏼
Perfection! Well done Lisa!! I love the color too!!
Thanks Arlene! 🫶
Patience, persistence and perseverance won the day--looks Amazing. Color is perfect!
Thanks Mary!! It definitely tested my patience 🫠
Sooo much work! Excellent results! Well done
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Love it and the color is perfect. It reminds me of Danish modern style. I'm glad that you did not give up! Great job.
Aw, thank you. 😊
I love it!! So much work and just to let you know how much I appreciate how well you did!
Thanks so much, Jeanne! 🤩
I love the detail on those drawers. It looks beautiful.
Me too! Thanks 😊
LOVE the strip job. There is something so satisfying seeing that pain just come off in strips. BEAUTIFUL piece and redo!
Right?! So satisfying 🤩
It really looks great! Phenomenal job even with mistakes which I appreciate you including them as we can learn from you the good and what didn’t work out so well.
Thanks Kim! 🙌🏼😊
Absolutely beautiful. you are a perfectionist for sure. Thanks so much for sharing this journey. I am in a learning stage and want very much to start a furniture restoring business. I am 63, but it's never to late to begin a new journey. I have done some chalk painting and decoupage on a few peices for myself. limited skill on working on antiques, so thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! It’s never too late! Good luck in your journey 😊🫶
Omg! That piece was a beast. I would have been crying several times during the process. It turned out beautiful, the color worked out great. Congratulations on another great flip!
Aw, thanks so much! It was SO frustrating especially because it was my fault 🤦♀️
You did a beautiful job! I can’t imagine even starting such a project.
Thank you so much! 😊
What a wonderful labour of love! Absolutely amazing!
Indeed, it was! Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
So glad you finished it. I no the dark looks so good!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
THANK YOU for your honesty
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I watched for 10 minutes and then subscribed-I admire your perfectionism! You worked so hard at erasing every sign of the horrible paint job. Sure won me over!! Great job! Now I have more videos to enjoy and learn from! Thank so much! 😊
Aw, thank you! I do try! Welcome! I’m glad you’re here 🤩🙌🏼
All your work is so gorgeous! Your patience is amazing ❤
Aw, thank you!
Beautifully done!!!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
I am just happy that you got the blue and white paint off the surface. Nice job!
Me too! 😅🙌🏼😊
Back to its original beauty. Great job!
Yes! Thank you!
Beautiful!! Thank you for your comprehensive coverage, mistakes and all❣️
Aw, thanks Margot! 🙌🏼😊
Loving your makeovers thankyou for posting
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Color is perfect, especially to the era and the style.
I’m think so too! 🤩
Your persistence paid off. Beautiful.
Thank you! 😊
Bravo! Bravo!
Once again you really nailed it! Such a beautiful piece ❤
Please continue on with revealing all your mistakes. 🙏🙏I learn so much from you and I especially enjoy your tenacity and ingenuity when fixing your mistakes. I love watching your videos!
I will! Thanks so much, Michele! 🤩🙌🏼
The Timelapse of the stripper was very cool! Beautiful end result!! 👌🏼👌🏼
Right?! 🤌 Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Nicely done! So much work! It's beautiful.
Thank you very much!
You did a fantastic job, it’s really amazing. Thanks for all the detailed information you share.
My pleasure. Thanks Edna!
The color is wonderful! It looks so good on that piece
Thank you! I think so too! 😊
Great job. For me color work and finishes in general are the most difficult and mysterious processes of the whole refinishing art. Again great job.
Oh, I completely agree! 😬🤔😕
Mindblower transformation!
It was a good one! ☺️
love it. I admire your perseverance
Thank you! ☺️
I admire what you do, and the results look amazing - it takes lots of work to refinish pieces and seems like you are learning with each piece you do. I’ve refinished a few pieces and find I’m kinda all over the place and not very organized. Maybe that’s why it bugs me a little watching your videos because it reminds me of how I approach things - I don’t see as much attention to detail as with other furniture refinishers that I get a lot of satisfaction watching but knowing I could never get to that level of detail and precision they put into their work.
This is more of a ‘learn with me’ channel. It’s not highly edited and I show my mistakes and, yes, sometimes I’m all over the place. 😅
Incredible!! I KNOW how much work that is. Excellent job! 👏
Aw, thanks Erin! 🫶 You’ve had your fair share of these pieces. So much work. 🫣😬😉
She is beautiful! Color is perfect! What a challenge 👍
Indeed! Thank you! 😊
Turned out beautiful! A really great mid tone!
I think so too! Thanks!
It's gorgeous. Good job.
Thank you! 😊
Amazing! So beautiful!
Thank you so much! 😊
You are totally bad-ass for refinished furniture. No matter what the issue is you can fix it and make it beautiful. You are awesome1
Ha! Well, I try! 😅🙌🏼
Wow...lotta work .handsome results
Yes, it was! 😬 thank you! 😊
Beautiful end results.
Thank you! 😊
Fantastic!!! Especially from the starting point. What a beast!
Indeed! Thanks 😊
Wow, what a beauty under all that. The engraving makes sense in bare wood.
Right?! I was so excited to see it in such good condition too! 😊
Love it! It must have been frustrating to have to strip and scrape more than once, but you really ended up with a beautiful piece in the end. Thanks for sharing your mistakes!!!
It was a journey 😩 But I love the final product 🤩
Looks amazing Lisa- I really felt for you when you had to scrape and start over! But its so helpful that you show that you can come back and fix things- I was ready to throw in the towel on my latest dresser but I asked myself- "what would Lisa do?" and I went back and fixed it-:)
Aw, Shannon, you’re funny! Well, usually after a break I can riddle out another plan. I still have one piece in time out though 🫣
What a transformation!!!!!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
LOVE IT!! Amazing transformation.
Thanks Suzanne!
You really worked that piece! It is beautiful! 😊
Thank you! 😊
Really pretty dresser. Way better than before!!!
Indeed! It’s wasn’t too hard to look at least a little better 😂
I like how hard you always work to get it right. Even using Dental tools to get all that teal color off. I love the finish you ended up putting ion it. Well done!
Thank you so much, Lorraine! 🤩🙌🏼
It’s really beautiful!! You sure put in a lot of hard work, but it turned out fabulous!!🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much! ☺️
I think it’s just perfect. Always enjoy your videos. ❤
Well, thank you kindly 🤩🙌🏼
Love the color you ended up with! 😍
Me too! Thanks! 😊
Beautiful results 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Compared to what you started with, it looks so much better. I like when you tell about your mistakes, it is a learning experience. Excellent job.
Aw, thanks Debbie! I’m glad it helps 😊🙌🏼
Beautiful work! ❤
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
BEAUTIFUL ❣️ You did an AWESOME JOB.
Many thanks! 😊
Looks so much better. Love it.
Thanks Kathleen! 😊
BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Looks great. I love your attitude.
Thank you! 😊
Stunning!!! Thank you.
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
WOW! When I saw this piece when you 1st got it I had no idea you would choose to go back to raw wood due to the amount of work that took. Using a little green stain to knock back the red tones was a great tip. I was thinking if you had guilded the half circle to match the hardware it would have drawn the eye in an upwards and lessening the overall look of the different woods. My hat is off to you for turning this piece into something be!💖💖💖💖
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼 others mentioned doing something with the half circles too. I think after scraping off all that paint, I didn’t have the heart to add anything else but stain and topcoat ☺️
Great work ! ❤❤❤
Thank you! 😊
Such patience!
I try 😬🫣😊
Great job! That piece was a mess and you saved it. So much work. Well done.
It was a mess! Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
It's stunning!
Thanks so much!! 🤩🙌🏼
Oh wow - you worked hard for this one! But it totally paid off - corrected mistakes and all. So lovely to see it in its MCM state rather than the ghastly paint cover up. Love it❤
Thanks Joy! She’s ready to shine again 🤩
You have a lot of patience for so much work and details. Very glad to see the paint removed. The color is pretty, but yes the frame color doesn't look right yet. Overall,1,000 times better than the "before.
Trenna from John's Furniture Repair channel is a master at matching colors or drawing grains, often when some wood needed to be replaced for a repair.
Yes, I tweaked it again and added some brown mahogany gel stain and it was a perfect match. Thanks! 😊