Monday, March 12, 2012

Nightstand Gets Renewed Life

Here is a story of another piece of furniture - destined for certain death, but given a second chance right here in TheSmithGarage. It was quite unhappy and a little chippy on top. Picked this up at a thrift store several weeks back, and I have been searching for what to do with it. I actually hoped to save it for another few weeks and give it a treatment of CeCe Caldwell's Paint, but I am so impatient, I needed to get in the garage this weekend and do something. So this little guy got his lucky day with some ASCP Provence Blue. Here is what he looked like before any work got started.


And I used a bit of sanding on top to remove some of the chippy paint/stain/lacquer that was on top. Looking back now, I should have removed it all, now I know. I had to apply a few extra coats of paint to build up the top enough to get a smooth finish.


You might be able to tell from the pictures this is 80s furniture. It has a rolling slider drawer, which is nice, but it was badly mistreated when it comes to the finish. So - as I mentioned before - I still have some of my ASCP $40 paint in TheSmithGarage, so why not use it if I need to repair and save an old piece. Provence it is.


This is a picture taken just after I applied some CeCe Caldwell's clear wax. Did I tell you before it smells like honey. I actually was tempted to slap a bit of it on some toast and give it a try. The wax is very nice and smells great, but it does take a night to cure, even with the sunlight.

So after a good nights sleep, and a little work with the buffer - I chose a simple old brass pull to add a bit of elegance to this piece. Of coarse I painted it with my VW muffler silver (AKA - nickel).

The finished piece -


Do you love it? I hope someone does - it already went to TheSmithHotel at Oregon Street Antique Mall. I know it's not an antique, but it is something that folks are looking for at antique malls. It's funny, our many of our thrift stores in town have started raising their prices so high, that people are looking in Antique stores for furniture now. It's kind of ridiculous that a place like Salvation Army ("doing the most good" is their slogan) could charge retail prices for used beat-up furniture, but they do. So if you are local and looking for clean, quality, redone furniture for reasonable prices - come to Oregon Street Antique Mall and you just might be surprised at what you find - make sure you come upstairs and visit our space at TheSmithHotel.

On another exciting note - my shipment of CeCe Caldwell's Paint will be here this week. Can't wait to have my first "paint party" for my friends here in town.

Linking to:
Between Naps on the Porch
I Should Be Mopping The Floor
DIY Home Sweet Home
Domestically Speaking
Primitive and Proper
{Primp}
Shades of Amber
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Beyond the Picket Fence - under $100
Decorating Insanity
Miss Mustard Seed
Until next time ...

Mr. Smith

18 comments:

  1. What an amazing transformation! I love the color, I have yet to try the Annie Sloan paint...it's the price on it that kind of sets me back...I also have noticed the same thing at the trift stores. I went to Goodwill the other week, and I was shocked of the high prices on furniture, especially when most of them were MDF not solid wood.

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    1. That makes the hunt for cheap or free stuff that much better. Tis sad though.

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  2. Sweet! I love turquoise - aqua - whatever we are calling it these days!

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    1. Thanks Anne - this is a soft blue - "provence" - because French stuff is so cool. I will have some turquoise and other blues very soon - can't wait.

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  3. Looking good! Love that color.

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    1. Thanks Patti. Looking forward to breaking into a bunch of new paints next week. Come back to see them.

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  4. Rob, I have found that I don't need the furniture to be so smooth using the ASCP. I paint about two coats on it. Let that dry a day then put on their wax and buff it. The wax fills in all the uneven parts and does the smoothing for me. The point of the ASCP for me is the no sanding phase.
    Can't wait to hear about your new paint..haven't heard of it out this way.
    tammy

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    1. Yeah Tammy - I'm still working on that "perfection" thing. Really hard for me to let go, but it is getting easier and easier as I use the ASCP and CCC paint. We got our first shipment an hour before Mrs. Smith and I left for our anniversary trip. Next week will be exciting.

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  5. Rob, what do you use to apply the wax and to buff it?
    When you get the CeCe Caldwell Paint in could you send out color samples...like on a post card?
    Thanks!
    Ann
    p.s. Happy(early)Anniversary!

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    1. Ann - I apply the CCC wax with a natural bristle brush - buff it with a car buffer - makes it easy. I will come up with something on sample colors - we will be selling 4oz sample sizes online and at Oregon Street soon. Thanks for the Anniversary note - it's been a fun journey.

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  6. You truly saved that ugly duckling's life. Stunning redo.

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    1. Thanks Ann - it was pretty rough. The color really brings out some cool lines.

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  7. it looks so much better! i love the shape of this table- it has a nice masculine look.

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    1. Ahh! Thank you. Nice to get a masculine piece every so often. Love your blog.

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  8. Looks great. I just love that paint color!

    Blessings, Grace

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    1. Thanks Grace - thanks for following - we'll have some additional pieces very soon with lots of color.

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  9. Visiting from Transformation Thursday. I absolutely love this project and you are truly talented!

    Thanks for the inspiration and have a great weekend.

    blessings,
    karianne

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    1. thanks Karianne. I am working on a cool project this weekend and hoping to get something posted on it by Tuesday this week.

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