Watch me restore and give new life to this old desk. (Not so) Easy furniture flip or DIY project. Trash to treasure. The difference on this project is amazing.
I agree completely. When I see how the older furniture is constructed compared to most newer furniture, the difference is amazing. Thanks for watching!
This is a piano desk. Old 18th century and 19th century piano forte’s were changed in to desks if the piano forte wasn’t in a good condition or just no longer needed. But I think this one was only based on the model and never really a piano forte or forte piano itself. Nice you gave it a new lease on life.
Thankyou so much for your videos. I have a love of antique wooden pieces. My home is full of them. Now have the confidence to buy not so perfect pieces and restore myself for my pleasure. My latest project is a mahogany 1940 room screen.
Sounds like an interesting piece to work on. Good Luck! I just love saving old pieces from the thrift stores and giving them a new life. I don't pretend to be a professional at all. I just love doing it. Thanks for watching!
Handsome! A real beauty. Thank you for using your talents & skills to make this 'no longer noticeable' piece come back to life & shine again. 👏 Gorgeous...
I love your videos, how you detail every step, the grade of sandpaper you use, the typer of stain and varnish you apply etc... I'm learning a ton from watching your videos. Thank you for making them!@@Randyshufflesfurniture
You're very good at this and way more patient than I am. Wow, how beautiful. I loved those gorgeous diamond details and would probably have bought the piece for that reason alone. She might be old but I think she's got a lot of story yet to tell and now she will, thank you! ❤
When I Find theses pieces I always imagine the life that they have had before they get to me. I like to think that they have a lot more life left. Thanks for watching.
Oh my goodness. It’s sensational! You don’t find many people who take the time for restoration rather than throwing on paint. It’s so beautiful in its intended finish. I just restored an antique 1928 vanity table for my granddaughter. I was shocked how may layers of latex (5 different colors in multi layers) sat on top of the original shellac finish. I took it to raw wood and brought it back to as close as I could get to original look. Took me 3 months, but it is glorious now (to me, anyway). I love your work 🎉 22:03
Thank You! It sounds like the vanity table you did for your grandmother turned out amazing. Good for you and I'm sure your grandmother loved it! Another piece that will be enjoyed for many years to come.
I have this almost exactly same desk I'm refinishing now.....instead of the diamonds on either side, mine has 2 drawers on either side......crazy!!!!😂😂😂. I think I'll watch this!
I picked up just the core part of one of these “spinnet desks”, so named after a musical instrument it’s modeled after, at an antique store several years ago. Had no idea what type of desk it was (what it was called) or what I would do with it. I’ve since seen two videos, this and one put out by Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration and now I know what the legs/bottom should look like, how then(missing) lid should work. Thanks for a great video, I’m inspired to start work on restoring what’s left of mine. It’ll make a great home office with a laptop and just the necessities for paying bills, able to be closed and keep that stuff outta sight. 😊 Edit: a typo
OMG! I am restoring a desk very similar to this one for my cousin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! I am using Minwax products and I am having difficult with the final finish, but I'm watching your RU-vid and hope to learn of to finish it.
Very nice !! When you are dealing with woods that throw red, put a green base down first. it neutralizes the red then you can put on your stains. We use an analyzed dye stain for that. I don't know where you are in the valley but Rockler and Wood Craft carry that. The other thing you can do is put down your first color and then spray a mixture of 10% shellac mixed with 90% denatured alcohol. This also gets rid of the blotchiness in the figured woods and will block the red. If you can't find these let me know I live in Mesa, I buy all that in bulk from wholesalers Have lots of that on hand. I do massive amounts of cherry and mahogany's
Greetings from Florida! Love your work! If no one has mentioned it yet, this style of desk is called a Spinet desk. The name comes from the lift top that looks like the keyboard cover of a spinet piano. Take care!
This turned out absolutely gorgeous!! You are so very talented sir!! Staining the inside of the drawer so that the wood was not so "blonde" compared to the rest of the piece, would have been a nice touch. I've just discovered your channel today, this is the second video I have seen and I'm about to choose another!
What an amazing find. Personally don’t care for that. Super dark top but what can you do. I was shocked one hour when you glue that drawer bottom into the groove. I’ve never seen anybody do that.
