Wooden Toolboxes Makeovers
When I first got the two wooden toolboxes, they were pretty rough—scratched up, stained, and worn from years of use. But underneath all that, I could tell the wood had real character waiting to shine through. I started by stripping off the old finish, slowly revealing the beautiful grain and color underneath. The boxes were […]
Antique Plant Stand Refinished
Some friends had a family heirloom that wanted to be refinished but was in pretty bad shape from water damage over the years, especially the top. I didn’t know about how to do veneer at the time so I bought a piece of marble from Amazon and that worked great. I stripped, sanded, and stained […]
Live Edge Repurposed End Tables
I repurposed an old desk into two end tables. The first thing I did was take it all apart and start refinishing it. I stained it with black stain and finished it with satin polyurethane. The top wasn’t in good shape so I created tops with some live edge Mulberry wood I had. I cut […]
Food Truck Live Edge Counter
Some friends had a small food truck that was very cute but needed the counter repaired and refinished. The live edge counter was broken and the finish was in bad shape. The first thing I did was repair the crack and fill the crack in with some epoxy. I then stripped off the finish and […]
Saving a Childhood Memory
My client had a bedroom set since she was a kid. It had a kind of cool design to it but it was made of particle board with a nice veneer on the outside. The was take residue on the wood from several moves and we decided to paint it. But as I was working […]
Mid Century Liquor Cabinet
A year ago I was contacted about converting a lowboy Mid Century Modern dresser into something useful. She had sold it and a highboy dresser to a woman. The problem was the woman just took the drawer and subsequently left all the drawers in her car during a hot Denver summer. The drawers were ruins […]
Doors to Match the Floor
I recently worked on finishing 12 doors for a new client. They were made of Douglas Fir and the plan was to match them to some walnut countertops she had created. I stained a sample door with the stain given to me but the client decided she wanted the doors to match her floors instead, […]
Dresser Transformation into Bench
[ My client had a Mid Century Modern dresser she tried to sell. The buyer paid half and took the drawers with her. She left them in her car during a hot summer day and the drawers were ruined. My client was left with a dresser without drawers – practically useless. The dresser had been […]
Danish Modern Dining Table
Beautiful vintage Danish Modern style solid wood teak dining table. All parts of the table have been carefully refinished by hand with a durable poly satin finish. The original wood was never stripped; the surface was just buffed out and given a new coat of finish to enhance the original color and protect it. The […]
Birdseye Maple Dresser
I bought a birdseye maple dresser for $20 at a yard sale a while back. I’ve always been a fan of birdseye maple. This dresser had been hand built by his grandfather about 80 years ago. Most of the dresser was in good shape except for some green ink stains on the top of the […]