Second Life Restoration

Three things. I love working on old furniture and I love working on furniture that belongs to a family member. My SIL ‘acquired’ this 4 drawer OLD dresser and was hoping to sand and restain it…..But its history didn’t allow for this process. It’s really the perfect size , providing lots of additional storage and adds so much character but, whoever made this - I’m assuming it was handmade - used whatever wood and wood pieces available to them. I could also tell that it had been ‘repaired’ or ‘remade’ over the years. Painting and distressing it seems like a viable option. There was no point in trying to modernize a piece like this, it’s old, it’ll always be old so by respecting that the process we chose has worked. It’s going in her cottage so it now has that perfect balance of beachy and antique she was looking for. Oh and the third thing….I continue to love what I do!