This cupboard was rotten and covered in lead paint !

[@ModernMakeovers]

Lining the insides with new panels was a great idea, I’m actually doing the same thing with my current project 😆

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks Andy 🙂 looking forward to seeing what you do 👍

[@Greenacres1958]

Are you adding brass and/or dowls too. I hope that’s spelled right. Lol. Correct me if it’s not!

[@Greenacres1958]

Dowels. Walmart showed me!

[@sarahhardtbern]

So pleased to see the two of you know each other

[@karodora]

Modern Makeovers: I always look forward to your projects, and check almost daily to see if you have posted a new video. Same for Flipping Drawers.

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

The tenacity! I love it. Super talented, my friend, it looks amazing!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks Angie 🙂 this was a journey 😂love your last one as well🤩 watched it couple days ago 👌

[@julierobertson148]

This was much more than a "frog to prince" transformation. When I saw the "before", i thought you must have inhaled too many volital chemical fumes to even think the cabinet was salvageable 🙂. The after was absolutely stunning. You did it again!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@robertgriffith9703]

It came out Really Nice. But for Me, it Begs the Question; Would be Easier and Cheaper to Make it from Scratch? Is it just Too Far Gone? It Might be Interesting to do a Side by Side Comparison against Cost and Hours Spent. For You, this a Perfect Project. Lots of Problems that Need Lots of Solutions. And I Enjoy Watching You do it, Especially when it Makes You Squirm a Little bit! That's part of the Fun!

[@teacheme]

Agree. Much easier to make one from scratch. However as it started off as a restoration I reckon Jay decided to use what was salvageable to come up with a nice piece of furniture. I think that most of us have done something similar at some time.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks and I addressed this question at the beginning of the video 😉

[@ArnoldZiffle-jw2mv]

👍good job rebuilding that old piece.

[@dannraff]

What an amazing transformation.I love it

[@vicky1732]

From toxic trash to a dashing piece of woodart

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

I could not, did not imagine the end result. I did not see anything good coming from that dilapidated cabinet. I am in awe of your skill and vision.

[@Flippingdrawers]

😻

[@karengrooms4968]

Beautiful piece of work, wow you completely rebuilt that old dusty cupboard..your oneness with your craft makes you a master craftsman thank you I enjoy the transformations...

[@pinkytaylor5845]

Awww, like you rescued a puppy and gave it a forever home. ❤ It not only looks wonderful, but happy😅

[@paultomlinson528]

Amazing mate

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@bridgetgreen5069]

Your work is so beautiful!!!!

[@lynnrussell1630]

You make it look so easy! Wonderful idea!😢

[@angusmclaren6257]

One piece of sh#t is now a work of art. Hard to believe you took the base frame of a wood worm infested scrap pile and made such a cool bit of furniture from it.

[@robertschmidt6383]

A lot of work but well done!

[@gypsygirltarot2451]

The fact that you “felt sorry” for this cabinet made me love your channel even more!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you!! 😊

[@samanthacrissman1622]

I felt the same! How sweet.

[@tgflux]

He does anthropomorphize his projects! 😁

[@CatskillsGrrl]

My husband says I’m an Animist, too.

[@BobsyJo]

I just redid my file cabinet. She has uncomplainingly held all our important papers for 40 yrs. She now has a black finish with gold trim and some gold legs. She is so classy and happy!!!!

[@dottietruthseeker4546]

Alternate title, “I made a new cabinet”. Lots of great ideas in this one.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks ☺️

[@gregpendrey6711]

​@@Flippingdrawersdo I detect a bit of German accent?

[@tgflux]

@@gregpendrey6711 I've assumed Polish.

[@saintdave1985]

He sounds a lot like my Slovakian friend. My money is on that.

[@karodora]

I especially appreciate that you finish the interior of all of your projects as well as you do the exteriors. It definitely sets your work apart from many others. I also love your use of the word “Thingy.”

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks so much!

[@laraynekayfes5329]

Haha

[@dianefarmer674]

I only saw firewood until you recreated this into something beautiful.

[@tinydancer7426]

Except that you shouldn't burn wood that has lead paint on it. The smoke and fire vapors are toxic from the lead.

[@colleenkidwell5820]

You forgot the final cat scan! LOL

[@Flippingdrawers]

😂

[@juneritchie2498]

This project is amazing! All of your restorations are inspirational, but this one really spoke to me. I think I will never look at discarded furniture the same way. Thank you for sharing your candid thoughts and your imagination. Best wishes to you in all your endeavors.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you ;-)

[@JoFreddieRevDr]

As none of the donor piece is visible, and you still have traces of lead in it, would it not have been less work, and a lot safer, to use it as a pattern for a new piece and have the contaminated wood safely disposed of?

[@Flippingdrawers]

Did you watch the video?

[@JoFreddieRevDr]

@@Flippingdrawers what makes you think I didn't? You said yourself, you basically made a sarcophagus for the bits of the original you kept, my view is that it would have been safer not to disturb the toxic paint with a sander, and just take the dimensions to make a new piece, and as you only really use parts of the original as a skeleton frame, using a few pieces of non-contaminated wood few to form that frame would have been less work. Yes, you wanted to try and save the piece, I'm just not sure that was the right move with this one.

[@kallisteinbarge5656]

I wasn't quite on board with this one until you decided to turn it sideways. What a great use for this piece!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@Greenacres1958]

I liked it until he flipped it. Now I love it!

[@javiTests]

Restoration? It doesn't look like the original at all! 😅 The title should say transformation! 😂👏🏻

[@Flippingdrawers]

It is mostly for the algorithm 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@IIChamp]

Beautiful, love the way you make something nice out of junk.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@ellarweegadsden8483]

Out of what "appeared" to be junk. Because, after all, it wasn't, was it?

[@doriglenn1358]

I also feel for furniture- I want pieces to be ‘Happy’ which is what you made this piece become! I know there were still photos at the reveal, but I swear it breathed a huge sigh of relief! You wanted this cabinet to be glamorous- you far exceeded your goal! Thank you for giving this piece a chance to live a ‘Happy’ life! 💖🌟🤘

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@xtender5]

Another great job, Jay! Hope your thumb got better, that looks painful.

[@Flippingdrawers]

All good now. Thank you 🙏

[@cynthialapp3541]

When you talked about shaking your clothes out and washing them it reminded me of the early days of covid. Undressing in the garage and putting my nursing scrubs immediately into a disolvable bag and right into the washer. I was happy to see the shelf inspector.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏 and yes, I was working in hospital during Covid so do remember 💀

[@kateabis]

I have a nurse friend that did the same thing whenever she came in contact with a patient that had the flu (pre-covid). She didn’t want her kids getting sick.

[@cynthialapp3541]

@@kateabis That was only the beginning of my clean up. My work shoes went in a tray that had a layer of bleach and of course I ran right to the shower. I even cleaned everything I touched in the car before getting out. I'm glad that's over.

[@kathleenkillen7820]

Wow. What a lot of work to take that piece from Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan!!!!!

[@jamieomahen2656]

I can hear that little cabinet singing 🎤 James Brown, ‘I feel good‘! 🎸 Every week I am amazed you set such high bars and hit them. Kudos 🎉

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@deborahsewell202]

Hi, from Michigan, God has truly blessed you with a gift!! Beautiful!!!!

[@patriciasamalens9840]

Bonjour d'Occitanie (France) Un meuble dans un sarcophage une première. J'ai pensé que cela ferait un joli confiturier (je ne sait pas si ce meuble existe au Royaumes-Unis) après quand vous avez changé l'orientation du meuble je me suis chouette (= super en français familier) un petit secrétaire à abattant. Pour au final un autre type de meuble, vous pouvez y ranger, un lecteur DVD (je suis contre les sites de streaming) une console de jeu, le plaid. Le meuble est très joli Question technique, s'il vous plaît pourquoi n'avez vous pas utilisé de décapant chimique pour retirer la peinture? si vous l'avez déjà expliqué, je m'en excuse

[@patriciahatton8292]

Great project - AS ALWAYS!! I love watching your creativity.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Greenacres1958]

Oh Jay. This has got to be one of my favorites you’ve done. I love flipping it in its side! And the dowl jig???? Fantastic! This one gets a huge thumbs up!!!! Love it.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Awesome 🤩 thank you

[@karodora]

It’s a dowel “thingy.”😊

[@christinevant8173]

Great job as usual you are so clever but … I found this pointless as you changed all the wood of the cupboard so I do not understand why you bothered and rather said you were going to build cupboard from scratch it would have saved all the bad lead clearing and it would have ended up looking the same Well done great to watch you work

[@Flippingdrawers]

I did explain the reason behind this in the video …

[@christinevant8173]

@@Flippingdrawers yes to show how to deal with lead paint .. which you should remove with stripper then there is no dust particles to deal with.. I think the result was brilliant as usual you are very talented I have watched you from the start .. but I just felt with your talent it would have been better to see you make something from scratch ( which you almost did any way ).. There’s a challenge for you lol

[@Flippingdrawers]

@@christinevant8173 you can’t just use any paint stripper on lead paint.

[@christinevant8173]

@@Flippingdrawers I have used stripper in the past as shown to me by a cabinet maker and it worked

[@christinevant8173]

Look it up on google chemical stripper is the fastest and safest way to remove lead paint

[@KarenL-qt7dy]

Jay, as soon as this piece tested positive for lead, I just wanted you to get rid of it. After seeing the final results, I am so happy that you didn't. It was surely an unhappy piece of furniture, but now it would dance if it could. It's a beauty, and extremely functional. Great job!!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@suecox2308]

I know you like to challenge yourself, but maybe there are limits, eh? Like you, I did feel sorry for this poor little cabinet, but if she started out as Cinderella, you somehow turned her into a princess. ;-) (And btw--Ouch!)

[@lynnew5619]

Lovely grain on the doors. 👍 Learning a lot from how you do things.

[@machellelutz1096]

I had fallen in love with a cabinet only to discover that it tested positive for Lead. I looked for ways to deal with it but everyone told me to send it to the dump. I found a company in the US that is the only company to make a paint stripper specifically for lead paint! You cannot buy this in any box store, at least here in Canada you cannot. The product worked amazingly well. I love your work and your standards are beyond reproach!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏 glad you understand that paint stripper is not the best option (see other comments 😂) thanks for watching 💛

[@vickiefowler1429]

When removing lead-based paint, you should use stripper so there are no fine particles to deal with. The stripper goop can be sealed up in an old can or jar and disposed of at an appropriate facility. You should never sand it off.

[@EmmieC]

I think they make a chemical stripper specifically for lead based paint too. I was really upset to see you scraping and sanding it. 😢

[@georgejones3526]

Don’t criticize his technique. I did that once and found out that he knows everything.

[@helenjohnson7583]

His sander filters like a vacuum and he explained that the filter bags were carefully changed afterwards. He can’t include every detail in these videos. I’m sure he was extra careful.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Upset????? Really

[@Flippingdrawers]

Unless you send me lead paint specific stripper that won’t produce harmful fumes….. assume that I did the best I could in that situation instead of patronising me 😉

[@ritacollins8666]

You made this cabinet very happy.😊

[@ленагрек-е6ш]

Hello from Ukraine

[@lauramorris3409]

I love how you see furniture as having a soul. I am the same way. It is beautiful, as usual. You really went all out on this one. Where do you find your knobs? You have used some unique ones!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏 Amazon and Etsy

[@martharosegordon8278]

Hello from Western North Carolina, USA 🐱

[@Greenacres1958]

Oklahoma USA here!!!!!

[@lauriehill8240]

Wow! Quite the Cinderella story for that poor old cabinet! No one who hasn't seen this video will ever know what it's origin was! I'm wondering just how you 'terminally' cleaned your workshop after working on this cabinet (lead paint and wood worm)? Also noticed you injured your thumb.... and the show must go on! (Hope it wasn't too serious - despite the obvious blood!). Your projects and how you present them are very entertaining! Glad you take some 'down time' as well - your recent pictures on Instagram are a testament to that.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏 all good now. I didn’t do any sanding in my workshop so just general proper cleaning vacuuming and blowing off dust

[@dshey6802]

It's really, really handsome, Jay. If I hadn't watched the whole video I wouldn't believe it was most of the original piece. I also learned from this project how important veneer is.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@mustafaemrekurban]

Sonuç olarak çok iyi bir iş çıkarmış olsanızda takıntılı kişiliğimden dolayı kaplanmanın altındaki kirli ve boyalı kısım hep aklımda olacak.🙂teşekkürler.

[@SuzWhat]

I’m bummed I missed the premier but I’m glad I got to watch the replay. This turned out so beautifully. I really like how you felt “sorry” for the old thing and wanted to beautify it. You succeeded. It is so interesting to me how people can be so smart to engineer tools for specific purposes. And then it is so cool seeing creative and smart people like you using them. I hope your thumb is ok. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏 my thumb is all good now 😉 glad you enjoyed the video 💛

[@jannamarie3990]

Awesome job 🎉 this would have made a perfect candidate for a ugly duckling challenge 😅 it looks nothing like it used to. It's now quite lovely ❤😊

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you ☺️

[@lenlevine7146]

Like other commenters I thought, “why is he bothering?” Great example of how to apply an imaginative and artistic solution to what looked like worthless junk. Bravo! Also thought about the day, years in the future, when another woodworker decides to “fix up this old thing” and is totally shocked and confused by what is under the veneered ply.

[@helenjohnson7583]

🙂

[@Flippingdrawers]

lol surprise surprise 😂

[@hpot53]

Yes, Cinderella! You shall go to the ball. Spectacular transformation, Jay. Ken from Alabama USA

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@ellenswartz7203]

I watch resellers of antiques and collectibles. They have the same emotional reaction to some pieces. They apologize to them when they can’t save them, rescue them even if they’re a little damaged and give them loving pats when they have to walk away. So I get it when you “feel” the need to save this piece. And what a gorgeous makeover. I also love the music you used in this video. Very moody and emotional. Thanks Jay.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@krislechien1190]

Your artistry is amazing.

[@wielowieprzwieprz1637]

In England you shouldn't worry much about lead. There is big chance that your water pipes are made with lead.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Unlike where you live?

[@wielowieprzwieprz1637]

@@Flippingdrawers they are banned since 1970.

[@higgnz1966]

Fabulous job. I like the dowels solution for the base.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@williamsiyanko4631]

Again Jay you have turned a piece of furniture into something beautiful and brand new.😂😂😂😂😂

[@toni5810]

Another superb restoration/makeover! New life indeed! I thoroughly enjoy your craftsmanship. (Watching from Youngstown, Ohio - USA!)

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you very much!

[@sandihj]

I’d love to be a mouse in the corner a hundred years from now when someone decides to restore this family heirloom. What will they make of the unorthodox construction? 😁

[@Flippingdrawers]

😂😂😂

[@judyrosy]

There are some things even I would not restore. This is one of those for me!

[@donnasheraden6371]

Great job as always. i hope your weather has improved. It's rainy & unseasonably warm here in South Carolina.

[@VIncentSunflowers]

The kindness you show to this cabinet (and all the other cast-offs) is testimony to your empathy and respect, Jay.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you ☺️

[@tracy-annwolfe9395]

Yet another beautiful piece was completed! Keep up the great videos.

[@evelyntanswell3311]

You have amazed me! I would never have taken on a piece like this. It was ugly! The lead paint would have been the clincher to putting it in the dump. Well done!

[@dorothymccurdy7362]

What an awesome job! You are very gifted Jay. It came out beautiful.

[@GreenWitch1]

That’s what I call thinking outside the box. Very nice work Jay, as usual. However, I don’t think you used enough clamps on that piece of wood 😉

[@Flippingdrawers]

😂 Thanks ;-)

[@MsCharlieapple]

Amazing transformation! And so many ‘thingies’! The dowel thingy was my favourite. I’m very jealous of that! 😂

[@helenjohnson7583]

Kind of like an inverted electric pencil sharpener but with the grinder blades set at a straight and wide angle.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you!! 😊

[@jesseratcliff3508]

Why did you choose not to use paint stripper to take as much of the paint off as you could before sanding/scraping?

[@Flippingdrawers]

It can create hazardous fumes with lead paint… and it’s messy so just a personal choice.

[@jesseratcliff3508]

@@Flippingdrawersthanks for your answer. I was genuinely curious and you hadn’t mentioned it as an option. 😊

[@annaromao6330]

Oops 😬 your thumb !

[@lilicadiz5822]

Precioso ha quedado el mueble. Gran idea el darle la vuelta y utilizarlo en horizontal. Así que es otro que también piensa que los muebles antiguos tienen Alma, pues ya somos dos 🤔🤔🤔

[@lauralimweeheang4914]

From distasteful to class. Such an awesome end product. Everything that Jay touches turns to gold. Love it!

[@paragod1011]

Absolutely beautiful.. Fantastic work! And it didn't sound silly.. I felt bad for it too. It didn't ask to have that life it had. But now? It looks happy!!! I can see it smile at it's new life!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you so much!

[@judithburke1539]

The touches of brass elevated this piece to another 3-4 levels! Stunning!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@bethgreen8766]

What kind of power bank do you have and what does it run on?

[@Flippingdrawers]

I have 2. Jackery and EcoFlow. It’s probably easier if you just google these names. Lots of info on their websites

[@hannahstraining7476]

It's a nice, modern piece with clean lines. Nothing special...until you see how it started out! I love the intention that motivated you to take on this project. You will smile every time you look at it. A very special piece indeed.

[@sumterite]

Beautiful work. You’re a nice person to put that kind of effort into such a ragged piece. But if I may “Mom Talk” you for just a moment, I’d be more comfortable having you avoid the lead altogether! The result was very nice, and I enjoy your videos.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! 😊

[@jillynnrekowski3106]

That piece would have been a great candidate for an ugly duckling competition. You definitely turned it into a beautiful swan!

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

Oh my goodness!! You have absolutely outdone yourself on this project!! That TV cabinet is a far cry from the dirty little shop cupboard you started with. I'm glad you were able to transform this ugly duckling into quite the beautiful swan!! ❤❤❤

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@bluecurlygirl]

Oh my god Jay it's fabulous. Rushing back to watch it again. You've inspired me for a project for my hall. Love it soooo much. Aren't enough superlatives buddy (if that's the right word - it's late). What a transformation. Well done Jay. Your creativity is wonderful.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you my friend 😀 glad you enjoyed it 💛

[@DavidCadena-h1l]

One of the positive aspects of your projects is that you teach as well as entertain. From a piece of junk to something of value. Well done Sir 👏

[@Flippingdrawers]

Wow, thank you!

[@joycecutter3358]

you made me chuckle with your thingy description of the pieces you used

[@XenobiaF]

Thank you for giving this old, neglected shelf unit new life as something beautiful and elegant. I suspect she is beaming with happiness in her being.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@marklaw9124]

Wow you did a good job there. That's a great transformation, and letting it be used for a nother 60 years.

[@lyndseybeaumont7301]

It looks spectacular. Nothing to really see of the old cupboard, it’s been totally reborn lol. I love it!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! 😊

[@aslinndhan]

Thingy is a technical wood working term. You took a little piece of furniture someone else would have thrown away and made it attractive and useful. It still has a nice mid century feel and it is solid and actually quite pretty. Bravo!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@TheNeeblez]

Using the dowels on the bottom was a great idea. Beautiful!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! 😊

[@williamharris8367]

I used to live in a 1960s-vintage apartment building. The inside of the kitchen cupboards had multiple layers of paint, some of which probably contained lead. Happily, it was not flaking off. I was still very happy when the old cupboards were replaced.

[@MG-co8ug]

When I saw your intended project, I simply invoked the mantra, Trust The Process. The end result was stunning. Highly impressed, but not the least surprised. Thanks for the show.

[@SarHje]

That was more or less a new cupboard ;)😅

[@shari5982]

How beautiful! Turning it sideways was absolute genius!

[@cherylriffle6871]

Beautiful !! Anyone would be proud to own this piece. You did an amazing job on it Jay.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you very much!

[@jeniceowen5184]

As always, beautiful.

[@charrush2561]

I learned so much in this video. I'm not a carpenter/wood worker but i do enjoy your videos.

[@Flippingdrawers]

I appreciate that!

[@OwlingDogDesign]

Excellent work!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@glimmersbytanya]

Wow!! This turned out so nice!! Thanks for educating people about lead paint!!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Glad you liked it!!

[@pamelaportrey4083]

Very creative project I love that you made a silk purse from pig ears😊

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@lauralake7430]

Your Samurai stayed nearby to keep you safe from harm!😀

[@marchelleharris4842]

Beautiful work, Jay. It is gorgeous.

[@lilme4321]

My favorite flipper by FAR! A talented, artistic, perfectionist with style! 😍😍😍

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@shellydehart8217]

What a awesome piece. To think what it once looked like n now a beautiful piece of furniture that’s functional. I would’ve never thought to put it on its side. I could see you put your whole heart into this functional piece. You did a lot of work on it n it shows. I was in Awe when you used that cool tool to make a dowel. I’ve never seen any like that. I’m beginning to think when there’s a new tool out there Jay has got it 😅. You’re becoming a true craftsman n I love it. ♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👏👏🌟

[@167curly]

That is an ingenious rebirth of that tired old cupboard, Jay. Congratulations.