Don't worry about being too chatty! You are one of the few refinishers who does explain what you are doing. It is a valuable teaching/learning tool! This one was pretty straight forward, but others help immensely when you explain what and why you are doing. Thanks for being you!
I like all your refinished videos. Don’t hesitate to record these supposed “unexciting” videos! And we need to figure out how to get Odies Oil to sponsor you!
@Transcend Furniture Gallery Odies (if I'm spelling that right) do sponsor TH-camrs I think. The Samurai Carpenter mentions them as a sponsor because he's totally won over to their product range. I know asking direct is maybe not everyone's thing, so maybe a passing superfan of yours will mention you to them.
Stickler is a very top end furniture maker. It has been making Furniture since 1900. Fabulous find! Refinishing it rather than painting is showing off that beautiful wood. 👍🏻
Do you know anything about Cresent Furniture? Just picked up an antique set of dressers for free. One of the drawers had a tag that said Makers of Solid Pennsylvania Cherry and Solid Mahogany Furniture. Wondering if anyone knows more!
To have a solid wood piece of a furniture is to be very wise. They are to be cherished. Thank you Angie for knowing how wonderful that type of furniture is--and knowing how to rejuvenate it and take care of it. That new owner will use the dresser and chest of drawers for the rest of her life, and hopefully keep them in her family.
JAW DROPPING restoration “ Chatty Angie” 😅 Your voice, the music, the process, EVERYTHING is always good. Would you please give some advice or guide to have a “starter kit” of tools, brushes, paints etc to do at home furniture flips ?
I love all the "not exciting" parts! Those parts make your channel so magical! The process is important to getting your results and I love seeing it all. I haven't seen a smile on Mr D.Walt's face in a while though. Thanks for giving us more cool videos Angie. Also the stripper gunk looks exactly like that octopus video!
When you said Stickley, I fell in love. It's my favorite furniture maker; I have a king bed in solid oak from their mission collection. I also have my parents' solid cherry high boy and low boy dressers that they bought in 1942 when they married, with the original finish. They need to be redone, but I don't have the equipment, money, or space to do it. So when I learned you were going to do a solid cherry Stickley dresser, I was in heaven. The finished dresser is dreamy gorgeous. I'm so glad that you didn't paint any of it. The wood speaks for itself. Lovely job!
Gurl yeah! The stripping of the wood looks so calming and therapeutic. i think that would be my favorite part if i was into restoring wood. so much fun!
Brilliantly beautiful!!! Angie you are very talented!!! I've been refinishing furniture for a long time and I never tire of seeing the beautiful grain of the wood come out from under the heavy factory finish!!! Thank you for sharing the "unexciting". Anytime you take wood from old and warn to gorgeous is exciting!!! ❤
2:15 I love love love seeing the panels in between each layer of drawers. I was always told this is one of the hallmarks of better furniture. If anyone is in a thrift store or picking up furniture from an online seller and they find panels between the drawers up and down, they have a well-made piece of furniture no matter the manufacturer. Stickley is definitely that! Great work on this gorgeous old dresser!
I love this channel particularly, you have an amazing talent plus a soft voice which makes the commentary so pleasurable..You've mad me appreciate the look of natural wood, its nature at its finest, and you bring it back so beautifully ..Watching from the UK by the way xx
I loved that, when you started using the brush to scrub off the finish, I said to myself, "she should mention that the brush has nylon bristles and not metal." A half second later, text popped up on the screen that mentioned the nylon bristles. You consistently cover such bases in your videos, and while sometimes one would consider some snippets as common sense, it isn't always the case. 🙂
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I had very similar cherry furniture. I'd love to see those pieces refinished like this! So, so beautiful! I agree that cherry is a beautiful wood. My mom has all cherry everywhere. Lol
WOWZA!!!!! That looks incredible. That is prettier and even though this sounds weird....healthier looking wood then new. They had the wood covered so thickly it seemed. This turned out AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.👍
Wowwww!!! Those black handles really help make the cherry pop! I love how you know pieces that are just destined for restoration vs flipping. Great job as always
Girl talk, it’s so relaxing and engaging. I’ve watched a few others that rehab furniture and I’m like don’t talk just show the process. However, you have a gift especially you explain into details what you do, so it’s easier to follow along or at least try.
Oh my gosh, that is gorgeous! It makes my heart glad that you are restoring these old pieces that are so beautifully-made. I found your channel while blundering my way through stripping and refinishing an old fir 15-light interior French door that was in the circa 1950 tiny bungalow we bought five years ago.
I think this video was a really good idea for you to make because it shows just how much better a different finish can make on a piece. I own a quality dresser that isn't in bad shape in any way, but it's boring and old fashioned looking. It's not antique, it's vintage though. I like it but I don't love it. I didn't want to paint it and I didn't see a reason to refinish it before, but now I see what's possible. I love this new updated look. I agree I would have changed out the hardware for myself as well. What you've done to enhance the wood is so gorgeous it makes a lot of sense to refinish a piece like that. Also I love the bunny break. They are so cute. I didn't know bunnies needed rescuing or that there were people who took on fostering them. I think I could be a foster person or even a bunny owner. They're adorable. I love what Odie's Oil does to enhance the entire piece. Thanks for letting us see one of your 'boring' refinishing jobs!
It's so much better without that thick lacquer finish on it. The odie's oil just brought it back to life beautifully. That top now - wow. Well done girl.
The natural wood is beautiful. The shimmer, the prominent grain, the colors...love it. Your choice to leave the wood natural allows the details of the furniture to stand out, like the base. The contrast of the handles against the wood adds a decorative element to the piece. Beautiful job!
It seems that the original finish on many of the pieces you rescue is so thick and opaque that it hides the internal beauty of the wood. I see you as a liberator of the wood's natural beauty. Thanks for your instruction and your integrity!!
Hi Angie, i love the chat. Your voice is very relaxing. And the bunnies, what a lovely person you are to care for them. And of course Angie, what a wonderful job on the cabinet, looks beautiful…amazing. 👏👏👏
Currently homeless and working on getting my own place. Your videos inspire me to keep working so that I can customize my own furniture one day. Thank you
Three years ago, I stripped a battered mahogany finish off a small cherry table from the 1950s. I put a clear coat on it, and it has continued to darken naturally over time, from a funky white-orange to a rich russet-orange. I could watch it darken in the moments after sanding--wild. I love it in my white Scandi living room. Painting over beautiful wood grain is the last resort before the trash.
Gorgeous! And-I just ordered a set of Odies Oil products solely because of YOUR excellent demos and usage of it. Without you, I would never have heard of Odies.
This piece was breathtaking. The black hardware really gave it a modern feel. Thanks for what you do. Just discovered your channel today. From Texas, USA.
I know refinishing a dresser in decent shape is small potatoes as far as your talents are concerned but I loved watching this. The more natural finish for the cherry wood gave the piece the perfect update. I could smell the Odie's! Watching the transformation from 1980's to today was a highlight of my day today and would have been even without the bonus magical rescue bunny intermission. Thank you for giving the girls a loving, healthy, happy place to live along the journey to their forever homes.
Bravo! This video is exactly what i needed - I have a maple dresser that needs some attention and do NOT want to paint. I can do this process. Thank you :-)
What a gorgeous refinish! I sometimes feel that when we tend toward paint we forget how pretty wood is and we cover up the beauty that is already there because we're thinking about colors and not what's actually best for the piece. You saw the beauty in the wood and nailed the finish on this one. I don't even like those drawer-pulls but painting them black was what they needed. Really pretty, I love this!
Very inspiring. I recently acquired Chester dresser. I'm seriously considering refinishing it and pinstriping it. Hopefully after watching a few more of your videos I will have the nerve to pull the trigger and go for it.
Don't worry about being too chatty! You are one of the few refinishers who does explain what you are doing. It is a valuable teaching/learning tool! This one was pretty straight forward, but others help immensely when you explain what and why you are doing. Thanks for being you!
You're so welcome! I really appreciate that! 😊
One of the reasons I love your channel is that I don't have to worry you're going to paint over a solid cherry piece by a great maker. Thank you!
You're welcome!
I like all your refinished videos. Don’t hesitate to record these supposed “unexciting” videos! And we need to figure out how to get Odies Oil to sponsor you!
share some videos to their facebook page if they have one.
Yes! And this is great for all the furniture purists who freak out about paint hahaha. Send em all over here!
She should have several sponsors, she is by far the best finisher I found on utub.
@Transcend Furniture Gallery Odies (if I'm spelling that right) do sponsor TH-camrs I think. The Samurai Carpenter mentions them as a sponsor because he's totally won over to their product range.
I know asking direct is maybe not everyone's thing, so maybe a passing superfan of yours will mention you to them.
Shared this video on their FB page🤞🏽
I think turning the handles black brought the colour of the wood out more. It's stunning. Oh my gosh those bunnies are well adorable x
your right i feel the same way what a awesome piece totally great job!!
The way you caught that stripper drip with the brush 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🤩🤩
Catlike reflexes ;-) hahaha I was wondering if anyone would catch that (pun intended, lol)!
😅😅😅yep.... well at least I did
WE LOVE THE BUNNY INTERMISSON!! WE WANT MORE CATS TOO! LOL!! LOVE THEM!!!
You made the right decision with this finish. What could be more "luxury" than real deal cherry?
Stickler is a very top end furniture maker. It has been making Furniture since 1900. Fabulous find! Refinishing it rather than painting is showing off that beautiful wood. 👍🏻
Sometimes I type too fast the company name is Stickley.
Do you know anything about Cresent Furniture? Just picked up an antique set of dressers for free. One of the drawers had a tag that said Makers of Solid Pennsylvania Cherry and Solid Mahogany Furniture. Wondering if anyone knows more!
I'm glad you included this "less exciting" video. Still informative!
Aah, the wood has come alive!
Love the cherry wood and the bunnies! 🐇 💜
Beautiful job refreshing a classic. Mr. Stickley would be proud. The black hardware is a great compliment to the cherry.
I love when you talk through your videos. I love your insights.
I love your work and am SO happy to have found your channel! You’re a wonderful teacher and serious artist.
To have a solid wood piece of a furniture is to be very wise. They are to be cherished. Thank you Angie for knowing how wonderful that type of furniture is--and knowing how to rejuvenate it and take care of it. That new owner will use the dresser and chest of drawers for the rest of her life, and hopefully keep them in her family.
JAW DROPPING restoration “ Chatty Angie” 😅 Your voice, the music, the process, EVERYTHING is always good.
Would you please give some advice or guide to have a “starter kit” of tools, brushes, paints etc to do at home furniture flips ?
Please keep the bunnies coming. Beautiful work, as always.
I love all the "not exciting" parts! Those parts make your channel so magical! The process is important to getting your results and I love seeing it all. I haven't seen a smile on Mr D.Walt's face in a while though. Thanks for giving us more cool videos Angie. Also the stripper gunk looks exactly like that octopus video!
When you said Stickley, I fell in love. It's my favorite furniture maker; I have a king bed in solid oak from their mission collection. I also have my parents' solid cherry high boy and low boy dressers that they bought in 1942 when they married, with the original finish. They need to be redone, but I don't have the equipment, money, or space to do it. So when I learned you were going to do a solid cherry Stickley dresser, I was in heaven. The finished dresser is dreamy gorgeous. I'm so glad that you didn't paint any of it. The wood speaks for itself. Lovely job!
The factory finish made it look like cheap veneered particle board, what a beautiful transformation!
Those dark 80s finishes gave cherry a bad rap. Love seeing someone appreciate its true beauty.
Gurl yeah! The stripping of the wood looks so calming and therapeutic. i think that would be my favorite part if i was into restoring wood. so much fun!
Brilliantly beautiful!!! Angie you are very talented!!! I've been refinishing furniture for a long time and I never tire of seeing the beautiful grain of the wood come out from under the heavy factory finish!!! Thank you for sharing the "unexciting". Anytime you take wood from old and warn to gorgeous is exciting!!! ❤
Absolutely stunning in her natural Cherry finish!
Thank you so much!
You never fail to amaze me with your restoration skills, Angie. This is a stunning result! 😍 And I never complain about bunny cuteness intermission!
2:15 I love love love seeing the panels in between each layer of drawers. I was always told this is one of the hallmarks of better furniture. If anyone is in a thrift store or picking up furniture from an online seller and they find panels between the drawers up and down, they have a well-made piece of furniture no matter the manufacturer. Stickley is definitely that! Great work on this gorgeous old dresser!
this is the way all cherry should be finished. i love seeing the natural wood pop!
Thank you so much for watching! 😊
I used to have bunnies, they are so cute! Glad to see your foster bunnies, it warms my heart!
They are! Thanks for watching!
Oh, I LOVE natural-finish cherry wood. Love the darker hardware, too. Thanks for this!
You're most welcome!! 😊
It is beautiful! No paint, no stain needed. Cherry is my favorite also.
I could watch you ALL day!
Wow, I can't believe how much better that piece looks with the hardware painted black! Thanks!
Cherry wood is so beautiful. The colour variations, the grain - just gorgeous. Great job highlighting it.
This is beautiful!!! You do such wonders for unwanted, run down or tired furniture. I enjoy watching you give life back to them.
Just gorgeous. You are a fine craftswoman.Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for mentioning your respect for quality pieces and what you consider as a "paint project"!
Amazing what some care and elbow grease can do to a piece of furniture! Another excellent tutorial ... love this channel!
I love this channel particularly, you have an amazing talent plus a soft voice which makes the commentary so pleasurable..You've mad me appreciate the look of natural wood, its nature at its finest, and you bring it back so beautifully ..Watching from the UK by the way xx
I love her voice too
Love the dresser. And of course the bunny breaks are appreciated by us too.
I loved that, when you started using the brush to scrub off the finish, I said to myself, "she should mention that the brush has nylon bristles and not metal." A half second later, text popped up on the screen that mentioned the nylon bristles. You consistently cover such bases in your videos, and while sometimes one would consider some snippets as common sense, it isn't always the case. 🙂
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I had very similar cherry furniture. I'd love to see those pieces refinished like this! So, so beautiful! I agree that cherry is a beautiful wood. My mom has all cherry everywhere. Lol
Leaving it natural shows the beauty of Cherry Wood. You did an Awesome Job. Looks Brand New...❤ Excellent Job.
Another gorgeous transformation! I agree with you, some furniture shouldn't be painted...just needs to be refinished. Well done!
Absolutely beautiful, once again Angie you have done it! Thanks for sharing this beautiful restoration!
I enjoy watching you bringing lefe back to these lovely pieces of furniture.
Glad you like them!
Gorgeous!!! 1000 times better... I love that you restore beautiful wood and don't just paint everything.
WOWZA!!!!! That looks incredible. That is prettier and even though this sounds weird....healthier looking wood then new. They had the wood covered so thickly it seemed. This turned out AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.👍
I know right? It was all a uniform brown and gloppy-looking. Now it positively glows.
Wowwww!!! Those black handles really help make the cherry pop! I love how you know pieces that are just destined for restoration vs flipping. Great job as always
I love cherry as well and those old dressers are everywhere so this is a perfect project.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Girl talk, it’s so relaxing and engaging. I’ve watched a few others that rehab furniture and I’m like don’t talk just show the process. However, you have a gift especially you explain into details what you do, so it’s easier to follow along or at least try.
I had no idea cherry could be so beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it without a dark red finish before.
I love watching you breathe new life into unwanted furniture - this piece looks so beautiful now
Oh my gosh, that is gorgeous! It makes my heart glad that you are restoring these old pieces that are so beautifully-made. I found your channel while blundering my way through stripping and refinishing an old fir 15-light interior French door that was in the circa 1950 tiny bungalow we bought five years ago.
Cherry IS gorgeous. Also, thanks for fostering bunnies--I have 2 adopted troublemakers.
Thanks so much for watching! Bunnies for life!! 🐰🐰
I think this video was a really good idea for you to make because it shows just how much better a different finish can make on a piece. I own a quality dresser that isn't in bad shape in any way, but it's boring and old fashioned looking. It's not antique, it's vintage though. I like it but I don't love it. I didn't want to paint it and I didn't see a reason to refinish it before, but now I see what's possible. I love this new updated look. I agree I would have changed out the hardware for myself as well. What you've done to enhance the wood is so gorgeous it makes a lot of sense to refinish a piece like that. Also I love the bunny break. They are so cute. I didn't know bunnies needed rescuing or that there were people who took on fostering them. I think I could be a foster person or even a bunny owner. They're adorable. I love what Odie's Oil does to enhance the entire piece. Thanks for letting us see one of your 'boring' refinishing jobs!
Watched this before but still listened again while painting…. You’re lovely to listen to and very relaxing. Please chat away!!!!
The bunny interludes are everything. Please keep it up.
It's so much better without that thick lacquer finish on it. The odie's oil just brought it back to life beautifully. That top now - wow. Well done girl.
Beautiful cherry dresser. The oil finish sure brings out the wood's grain.🌷🌷
I love seeing the wood over painting when the piece is that beautiful.
Certain wood grains I really try to restore if I can at all. Thanks so much for watching!
Wow. I’m shocked at how good that old dresser looks now. 👍👍
Very, very nice! Like the more natural, clear finish, and the black hardware really completes the look.
Angie, I REALLY like the unstained, natural finish you attained. It's great to have the tray, labels and original hardware! 🥰
Thanks for watching!
I love this. My dad has an old cherry bedroom set and I think that instead of painting, this is the route I will go. Thank you.
The natural wood is beautiful. The shimmer, the prominent grain, the colors...love it. Your choice to leave the wood natural allows the details of the furniture to stand out, like the base.
The contrast of the handles against the wood adds a decorative element to the piece.
Beautiful job!
Thank you so much!
I love natural cherry. This piece turner out absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing
It seems that the original finish on many of the pieces you rescue is so thick and opaque that it hides the internal beauty of the wood. I see you as a liberator of the wood's natural beauty. Thanks for your instruction and your integrity!!
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
Ahhhhhhhh cherry in all it's exquisite natural glory!!!!! Thank you for sharing this, I adore natural aged cherry.
You're most welcome! Thank you for watching!
The dresser is breathtakingly beautiful, Angie! Loved watching you transform it. Great work as always.🐇🧡🐰
Hi Angie, i love the chat. Your voice is very relaxing. And the bunnies, what a lovely person you are to care for them. And of course Angie, what a wonderful job on the cabinet, looks beautiful…amazing. 👏👏👏
Beautiful cherry. Wonderful job finishing a high quality piece. Best choice letting the wood speak for itself.
Thanks for watching!
a beautiful piece a work well done. It is so good to see such a young lady appreciate quality wood in a world full of plastic.
Stickley, wow. I live in the city where Stickley was made. What a find and what a beautiful restoration.
So pretty. Like new. Way better than before! Love your channel, thanks for all the great videos
I have this same dresser in a storage unit, it was my childhood dresser. I loved seeing what you did and maybe some day soon I could do mine!
Love the dresser transformations. And love those darling foster bunnies!!
Thank you so much! 😊
Painting the hardware black was genius. This looks so good.
Thank you very much!
Currently homeless and working on getting my own place. Your videos inspire me to keep working so that I can customize my own furniture one day. Thank you
Hang in there and keep the faith!
Three years ago, I stripped a battered mahogany finish off a small cherry table from the 1950s. I put a clear coat on it, and it has continued to darken naturally over time, from a funky white-orange to a rich russet-orange. I could watch it darken in the moments after sanding--wild. I love it in my white Scandi living room. Painting over beautiful wood grain is the last resort before the trash.
Gorgeous! And-I just ordered a set of Odies Oil products solely because of YOUR excellent demos and usage of it. Without you, I would never have heard of Odies.
The black pull made it pop ,,,,lovely piece great job ,,,I love natural wood
I agree cheery is a beautiful wood. Great job 👏
The wood seems to glow with the odies oil 👍🏻👍🏻
Gorgeous. The black handles make it stand out more. Love it!
This piece was breathtaking. The black hardware really gave it a modern feel. Thanks for what you do. Just discovered your channel today. From Texas, USA.
That is absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful wood is God's art. ❤
It's gorgeous. Great refresh and it looks updated too. Thanks for the bunny break.
It’s bright and you can see the beautiful grain again!
Fellow flipper here! Thank you so much for sharing, I always learn so much from your videos, I’m already looking forward for the next one 😊.
I agree on not painting on cherry wood, and to take it a step further, on any hardwood, but that is just me. Like the finish on this piece. Thanks.
I know refinishing a dresser in decent shape is small potatoes as far as your talents are concerned but I loved watching this. The more natural finish for the cherry wood gave the piece the perfect update. I could smell the Odie's! Watching the transformation from 1980's to today was a highlight of my day today and would have been even without the bonus magical rescue bunny intermission. Thank you for giving the girls a loving, healthy, happy place to live along the journey to their forever homes.
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️
I am in live with this piece. So much fresher and natural.
I'm so glad you like how it turned out!
Oh my gosh, the bunnies are so cute! Love the bunny intermission! LOL
Bravo! This video is exactly what i needed - I have a maple dresser that needs some attention and do NOT want to paint. I can do this process. Thank you :-)
This restoration has to be one of my favorites. Probably because cherry is my favorite type of wood for woodworking. Keep up the great work.
What a gorgeous refinish! I sometimes feel that when we tend toward paint we forget how pretty wood is and we cover up the beauty that is already there because we're thinking about colors and not what's actually best for the piece. You saw the beauty in the wood and nailed the finish on this one. I don't even like those drawer-pulls but painting them black was what they needed. Really pretty, I love this!
I ALWAYS love the bunny and kitty intermissions 🥰
I'm so glad! Thank you again for watching Johanna! 😺🐰
Very inspiring. I recently acquired Chester dresser. I'm seriously considering refinishing it and pinstriping it. Hopefully after watching a few more of your videos I will have the nerve to pull the trigger and go for it.
The BUNNIES!!! Thank you for sharing with us!
Angie: I’m just watching this video now. I bet this dresser is still looking beautiful for your client. Wonderful job! Carol from California
Thank you so much Carol!