Off The Hinges

This gorgeous pair were a commission for a fabulous client. The dresser was her grandmother’s though it had been stored in a shed for 30 years!
The client had purchased a matching navy cupboard I posted a couple of months ago not realising it was the same furniture maker and style as her Nanna’s dresser in storage! The dresser was almost beyond repair for being in the shed for so long. But we really wanted to save it.
These were designed to match the navy cupboard as they would become part of a bedroom set. We kept the original legs as these reminded my client of her Nanna. There were only 4 and they were too long to go side by side so I cut them down and joined the curves. I had some similar legs in my collection that we used for the back 4 legs. Due to 30 years in a shed, every piece of wood and veneer were split and coming apart, requiring weeks of repair work.
We tried about 15 different handles, until I decided to refurnish the original ones to match. So we managed to rescue everything from her Nanna’s
dressing table right down to the hinges!
I love pieces like this that are sentimental and a part of someone’s family history. As much as this dressing table has been held onto for all these years, it was never going to be used again in someone’s house. Now my client has her favourite piece of furniture from her Nanna with all the memories she has of it in her own house. And they are such unique statement pieces that she gets to tell their story to anyone who sees them!