What a cool transformation...Good Eye Samuel...and Save that Base as you Never Know when You will need that...I love the color and Chevron pattern... stunning 🥰👍
Do like the effect from plywood edges (even though some of us still use those popsicle-sticks since, one, they're birch, and real wood, and, two, I don't have the saws to make these from plywood. Ya use whatcha got.) Completely reasonable for painting, so good job all round, imho...
Samuel, this piece is so beautiful!! I love the herringbone drawer faces! I think if you’re perfectly happy with the paint you use, you should rock with it. I like Behr as well but also really enjoy fusion mineral paint. It’s pricey but high quality. Great job as always! ☺️
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments. I do really appreciate it. Question with the fusion mineral paint. Does it still require a top coat?
@@CedarPineDesigns it doesn’t! But, I usually do one on the tops of my high traffic pieces.. and sometimes I will use wax on the body of them if I want to richen the color. It’s nice knowing that I wouldn’t “have” to though. I did a nightstand for my sons room a few months back.. he’s 10 and doesn’t care about keeping furniture nice and there isn’t a single scratch or anything on it yet. I didn’t use any top coat on the body after using my favorite fusion color, coal black.
@@rebelrefurb8397 wow. I’ll definitely have to do some research and check in on that. I just feel like I have to do a top coat. Especially over paint. That could definitely save some time
Love the look of the ply as opposed to the popsicle-type sticks most use. So much more dimension and cost-effective. Love the hardware you chose. I love that you're trying new things...this is so cool!
Those middle drawers is absolutely gorgeous! Love it! I was a bit sad to see the base and hardware go, but maybe you will reuse them another time? The piece looks amazing, well done! 🙌
Holy smokes Sam!!! The chevron, the pulls, & the legs all = DOPENESS!!! Well done Bud. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!! And... that should sell in a hot min. for $550!!!
I subscribed to your channel this afternoon and have been binge watching videos! Wow 🤩 you certainly have an eye for design. Keep doing what your doing 😃
Love everthing about it, you nailed it! the hardware and legs was the cherry on top. Behr makes a really good chalk paint that sprays beautifully. The finish is really smooth for a chalk paint and the varathane works well as a topcoat over it.
Nice job. Not sure about the legs but it looks appropriate...I would have loved to see you sanding the bottom were the original legs were. We might not see it but for customers focus on attention to details that is a plus. The same applies to the spread paint inside de furniture.
I love this design. Fantastic work. I think your product choices are fantastic and easily accessible. A lot of high end furniture paint is not cost effective and hard to purchase in person. On the ply wood herringbone, what does the texture feel like after you top coat?
Thank you so much for the positive feedback. I to don’t think the high end paint is worth it at the end of the day. The ply wood felt so smooth after I sanded it smooth and did about 3-4 coats of poly.
I really like the added detail to the piece. However, in the video ,it really doesn’t stand out with the light color on the rest of the dresser. You did a great job!
I love the piece. But love the herringbone drawers so much it would be neat if the rest of the piece was in a darker, contrasting color to really make those special drawers pop.
I really like the chevron pattern and the use of end-grain plywood to create it. Madebyraphael has been doing this for a while, creating some really unique and beautiful pieces. You’re correct about the paint though- I’m one of the non-fans of over-use, although this piece turned out very pretty. I just prefer a little more grain to paint ratio. Curious to see how quickly it sells.
Thank you so much Amy. I’m glad you like my work and I to love plywood end grain furniture pieces. Unfortunately for this piece it some very boring wood grain. I do have an update video coming soon for this piece so stay tuned.
I think some people are talking about your use of latex paint. Chalk paint gives a longer lasting finish and Behr has it. Latex looks good while fresh but but the older it gets the more plasticy it tends to look. And if you want a change, mineral or chalk paint is easier to work with, and is easier to blend or do more artistic effects with. If latex works for you, keep it up!
Also, if you want to try a mineral paint, one of the middle priced ones that actually performs like the most expensive, try Melange paint. It also comes with an all in one, with primer and top coat included!
Thank you so much for the compliment and all the info. I’ve see people use melange and it looks great. I’ll definitely have to take a look at some of these mineral paint companies.
Hello Samuel I have a question. Have you ever tried to keep one of these original and have to match the stain on a thin piece of veneer that blew through an edge sanding or had a chip in? I've got a gorgeous mcm dresser with THIS Very finish and I don't know if I should paint the little spot or stain it. Have you done such a repair? My piece is perfect other than this one small spot on front edge and I'm dying to keep it original. Btw Samuel, whoever originally designed this piece would be yelling at the screen "Now why didn't I think of that?!"
Thank you so much rhonnie for reaching out. I’ve definitely sanded threw the veneer on the edges plenty of times. What I did to fix this is stain as normal and let dry. You will then see that the edge where you sanded to far is very light. I get either the stain and a rag, or a stain pen and go over that spot and let dry a bit before dabbing off. Repeat that process basically letting the stains dry over top of the light spot and dabbing away leaving it on the surface of the wood because it won’t penetrate and match. I hope this helps, if not let me know and I’ll try to explain it in more detail.
Samuel, what an amazing job you did, your talent and ideas are spot on. This piece was much different from what you usually do. But! Your creativity came out in a whole new light. 👍
Samuel, you have a really good eye for design. The pulls and the legs are perfect. The herribone pattern takes the piece to a whole new level. You are talented.
Wow! The idea to use the plywood on those drawers was brilliant. Love the legs too. I just used those same ones on a dresser I refinished. Thanks again for another great video Samuel