I had the opportunity of purchasing a lot of furniture from a house that was going to be bulldozed.
In February I was offered the job of doing An Estate Sale and possibly staging the home. For health reason I turned the job down. The house was "Sick". Leaky roof, leaky cat and extreme dirt made it an unsafe situation for my crew.
Last week the listing agent told me the house is sold and will be demolished and that I could purchase items.
I was leery about entering the house AND taking on a job of refinishing furniture after reading posts from the AR community. Will I be able to do it since I've never done it before?
Being the adventurer that I am------ I donned my pollen mask (it was little help) and purchased several items
While working on the projects I realized that I was "going green" and doing the recycle thing with furniture. It was rather interesting trying to use only recycled or natural products for giving the furniture a new life. Citrus strip and old cotton shirts were used and sandpaper.
These are the items I purchased
Cleaned and ready
The difference is amazing
The rocking chairs were the easiest to clean up with soap and water
This table turned out beautifully. It's in the middle of the picture above
These two table are almost finished. They have been stripped and cleaned.
Today they will be oiled. The tegs were destroyed by the cat. I'll be looking for legs of different heights so that I can use them in different areas of a home.
The long table was a coffee table and the smaller was an end table.
They are both walnut
Oiled and waiting for legs
This mahogany table is giving me a very hard time. The legs are broken and need to be glued.
The table won't accept the stain in all areas.
I've used citrus strip and an electric sander many times and the finish won't come off. When I oil the table this is what I get.
Back to the drawing board with this one.
I knew this was going to be the most challenging project so I left it towards the end of the project.
There are two chairs that do with it that need new fabric seats. I've never done that before.
This has been fun and a challenge and I'm ready for the house to stage with them.
Stage-Show-Sell services Oakland Macomb and Wayne counties
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