Dresser Revamp: Prepare to be Amazed. This fake wood dresser gets a major overhaul!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- This dresser and pair of nightstands was in rough shape: damaged, bubbling veneer, lots of stains and scratches, and the burl wood was fake. But I had a wild idea to add a real wood look to this outdated 80s furniture.
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00:00 Dresser Revamp
00:45 Assessing the Damage
02:01 Repairing Veneer
03:54 Primer
04:58 Adding Wood Slats
09:31 Painting
10:26 The Big Reveal
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it was worth it looks amazing
Thank you 😊 I loved seeing the transformation.
Yes beautiful
Thanks!! 😊
YES, so worth it, great job, WOW! so lovely !!!
Thank you! It was so fun to design that wood pattern 🥰
You did a superb job of up styling a dated and damaged piece. I just found you on TH-cam. Will be watching more in the future. I like your teaching style tucked in the dialogue
Thank you! 😊 I have so much fun combining the woodworking with the furniture refinishing, and I enjoy sharing what I’ve learned so far.
Love it!!!
Thank you 😊
It 100% is real. burled elm, a very rare and desirable wood. The case framing is ebonised walnut. The original hardware was solid brass. The furniture is the Chin Hau line by Century Furniture, one of america's top teir manufacturers, and designed by Raymond Sobota, a renowned mid century furniture designer. Pieces from this line are considered to be icons of 70s modern, and sell for thousands of dollars.
Thanks for the info. Some of this helps to make sense of my confusion when I was assessing the pieces. In many ways they had the marks of quality: solid frame, dovetail drawers. But the pressed wood under the veneer, and when I sanded (not aggressively) the Burl the texture disappeared, led me to believe this was not a high quality piece but more likely a good knock off. Either way, the extent of unfortunate damage to the tops and the entire left side of the dresser removed the possibility of a proper restoration for these pieces.
@RescuedbyAmy great job on saving another piece of history from hitting the landfill. Not sure why people are upset with you for saving the piece. They should be upset with the people that didn't take care of the piece whereas to pass it along in a state where it just needed to be refreshed/ restored, not repaired, and completely redone.
I agree 🤣 Some folks seem to have strong opinions about painted furniture! You’re 100% right, this set wasn’t well taken care of, so the options were limited.
So contemporary.........love it.
Thank you! I’m in a coastal area and this look is popular 👍
Perfect for my imaginary ocean front cottage 🫠
Favorite comment so far 👏👏
Oh yes. It is beautiful
Thank you! It was so fun to give it a completely different look 😍
Crazy gorgeous!!!!
Thank you!! It was fun to see the transformation 😊
Beautiful to see but I will never attain that skill level . Amazing work and great teaching
Thank you! I’ve had a lot of practice (and failures too!)
Very beautiful and unique! It's so much better now than it was before!
Thank you! Yes, she was in rough shape.
Well the furniture flipper you bought it off didn't see it as such a catch as they didn't do anything with it. If it was so fab I'm surprised no-one snapped this set up to restore 🤷🏻♀️. You decided to do what you wanted to to YOUR furniture 😊. I'm sorry, I had to say it as the people who are critical can be so rude. I loved the final look.
Thank you 😊 Everyone has different taste. But yes, this piece was in no condition to be restored 😳
Love the new look!!!
Thank you! Such a big change!!
It looks amazing, but I imagine it was difficult to get a decent return on your time. Really enjoyed watching your woodworking skills!👏👏👏👏 Also, I think I had sympathy nausea when I saw all those nails poking through the back.😫 Great improvisation!👏👏
Thank you! Yes it was very time consuming, even before the cabinet door fiasco 😆😆
Absolutely beautiful creation! I’m a new subscriber and I love your channel ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!! New videos coming out shortly 😊
i LOVE IT! vERY UNIQUE.
Thanks!! It was a lot of work but I think it was worth it!
I have that set at my condo. Beautifully made furniture. Some of my pulls are broken. I’d love to buy your extras 😊. Nice job.
Thank you! Yes it’s extremely well made, that’s why I wanted to save it somehow 😊 The hardware is for sale on my Etsy store, I’ll try and copy the link in a separate reply 👍
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I like this look better the other looked so fake and orange.. Ps I subscribed 😊
Thank you so much 😊 Another new video will be coming soon!
Great work! Wow! Great video 😊👍🏻
Thank you! It was so fun to see it transformed 😍
You gave it a pretty cool revamp!
Gotta admit I love the original look, though. Not only do I aestheticly like burl and 2-tone, but also it gives me fond flashbacks to my time living in South Korea, where it's a popular look. Shame it was 1)not real, and 2)in such a state!
Thank you! Yes if the burl was salvageable I definitely would have tried to save it 😅
I am so tired of seeing unusual wood pieces getting painted white as part of a “restoration” or remodeling. They all look the same and will need repainting because the white paint will chip. My mother did this to some lovely mahagony pieces that I lived with as a child. @stevenradtke8645’s comments are spot on in this case.
This piece was extremely damaged and in a very bad state of disrepair. Sometimes the only option to keep a piece of furniture out of the dumpster is to paint it. But since you’re not a fan of painting furniture you should definitely avoid watching any more of my videos. I’d hate for you to be more upset. 😢
Ruined by Amy. Beautiful piece with stunning burl veneer that sge sands off.😢 Now it looks like Ikea
“Ruined by Amy” that’s catchy too! 🤣Sorry you didn’t like it. Everyone’s got different taste.
One thing you might want to consider is that this is a business for Amy, and she has to produce something that will sell in her market. The look of the dresser is dated, and it had a lot of issues, which she explains in the video. I personally prefer refinishing wood to painting it, but condition issues must be considered, especially if you're doing this as a business. The look that she gave the piece will sell it. If you look at middle-high end furniture at places like Anthropologie or Crate and Barrell, this light look is what sells.
@@MusicDoc-oe5sw Spot on, you explained it better than I could 🤪 Thank you!
@@rescuedbyamy You're welcome. People sometimes don't understand the limitations of running a small business. When you're selling furniture locally, you have to know your market and what will sell. You also have to know how much you can afford to put into a piece to make it profitable since this is your livelihood. Not every piece of furniture needs a complete restoration, especially mid-century furniture, much of which was mass produced and contains particle board, plywood, and thin veneers, and is often damaged when purchased second hand. When you paint something that will sell, it will continue to be useful and not end up in the landfill. That is a worthy goal for any business.
Such a thorough and insightful explanation of all the factors that have to be considered when embarking on a project like this. 👏👏 I may discuss this in a future video, and I’ll definitely be quoting and attributing your concise commentary 🙌🙌