Fixing BUBBLED LAMINATE Tops: 1970s dresser MAKEOVER

[@libbyholt3863]

I love your philosophy about turning ugly ducklings into swans & saving them from the landfill. AND, you do SUCH beautiful work!! This was a very inspiring video. Thank you!

[@kgunstream]

I know you might never see this comment since it’s a year old video, but had to say I so appreciate your genuine gentle, and loving spirit. It comes through in all you do. The appreciation of all the goodness of already created furniture, manufactured or hand made, is so wonderful. Your work is knowledgeable and artistic. Thank you for showing all your learned tips even like putting painted furniture feet on the clips!! Genius. I’m new to flipping and use it as my creative outlet for relaxing after much time spent in pastoral counseling and caring for others needing repair and refurbishing , so similar 😉 My favorite line this time is “Frankenstein-wood” haha

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

I appreciate your great comment Karen! Thank you so much for watching and I'm so glad you're enjoying my content. Best of luck with your projects. 😊

[@flash2tz]

You know, I've watched a LOT of youtubers revamping icky furniture. While some are absolutely gorgeous, they are impractical for the novice. You do beautiful work that I feel I can almost pull off! You make smart decisions that are practical and not so time consuming. Also, you're a January baby so I can't help myself.

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Hahaha Capricorns unite!

[@purplegreen5436]

My mother in law had a dresser like that; they bought it in 1960-61

[@chosennotworthy]

@@purplegreen5436 My parents bedroom set was exactly like this solid wood with laminate walnut finish piece. We had to let them go when Mom inherited her Mother's furniture. I hated to part with the solid wood 1960's style furniture.

[@deborahmatatall]

This is gorgeous! I actually love the drawer pulls now they’re flat black. They look elegant. Great job and awesome wood repair demo!🌸

[@FourJaysFour]

Me too, they're so unique!

[@ashleyosborne6239]

I thought the same thing! They’re very unique.💜

[@832KJV]

'Frankenwood' - lol. Great job; especially love the matt black handles; what a difference!

[@robinrummel1359]

I love the sacred sage color with the white washed drawers and black hardware! You've converted me to liking MCM furniture, whether painted or stained, because yo somehow make each piece better than when it was new!! ☺️💖👍😉

[@DaniHMcV]

Bought a table from Ikea in a beautiful dark, almost black finish and the kids have ruined it with their science projects, dinging, scratching, rubbing the finish off. I thought I would have to throw it out and buy another but I’m going to use a sander and strip off the top and apply a dark stain and put a protective coating on it. Thank you for the inspo! I feel like furniture we threw out could have been saved if we gave it just a little bit if extra TLC. Hopefully I can save a couple things we have now because I really didn’t and don’t want to be someone that just throws stuff away. Tysm!

[@JAHManeShaker]

Love that you are trying to keep furniture out of landfill! I’ve refurbished an entire 3-bed house will all second hand furniture that I’ve up cycled. Mirrors, beds, wardrobes, tables. It’s been so satisfying to take something that would have ended up in landfill and give it a new life. Love your colour choice on these pieces ❤️

[@robervar1097]

Sounds good "Save the Ugly Ducklings ". 🐥

[@kathysantos2594]

You truly have me look at furniture, especially those old, looking really bad shape differently. It turned out brilliantly

[@CeciliaMM]

You have such a wonderful taste in colors, in textures, moreover in caring for these condemned pieces and seeing the potencial they have. Thank you for going the extra mile.

[@knut982]

Colour combination's simply great. The wood damage at the bottom was daunting but you pulled it off! Kudos!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Yes I wasn’t sure how the bottom would pan out but it’s super strong now! Lol

[@gailbutler3310]

I love what you did, they look lovely. That hardware is so cool! Glad you kept it.

[@debbipacker4215]

I have never seen anyone put so much care and detail in fixing an old peice of furniture that would have ended up in the dump. What a hard worker! Good job!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Thank you very much!

[@bootsontheground1388]

I love the tones you picked out. It looks great. My little boy and I did the same to an old dresser that's been in our family since the 60's. It was falling apart and looked so ugly. So we moved it into the backyard and started sanding, did some repairs and then stained and sprayed it with a semi gloss clear. Looks brand new. And my little boy is so proud of himself because now it's in his bedroom. It was so much fun working with him and making a special memory like that with him. He was only 6 at the time but working with tools made him feel like a big boy. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@aot9644]

I love how she turned out. 💕 She's got a big sister that's just as beautiful as she is! The drawer pulls look like closed eyelids with eyeliner.

[@mikesteele05]

The hardware is what makes that piece! It’s so unique, and it really pops with your color scheme! And I love that you flipped the hardware upside down!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Yeah, to me it just looks better this way! Almost like it was supposed to be this way all along (flipped upside down)!

[@sonkey1]

These pieces turned out amazing!! I actually like the hardware, after painted.

[@michellepeters6532]

Dude! After you painted those drawer pulls I was completely in love with them! The design is SO unique to me! And, of course, the rest of the piece is absolutely stunning! Great job Angie! (To put it mildly😂)

[@aok2727]

These are the pieces I appreciate most. They seem beyond redemption and then, here they are, all sleek and viable. Another lovely piece.

[@janicesnapp2850]

Thanks for sharing your “Frankin-wood” repair. I’m amazed you were able to repair that! I will keep that knowledge in mind as repairs like that would have made me say no thanks to a piece prior to seeing this. Lovely furniture rescue!

[@jas8815]

Again, your attention to detail is a joy to watch. The transformation was amazing. I still don't know how you can look at the "before" and imagine what the final outcome could possibly be. Love the Sacred Sage on this piece, such a beautiful color!

[@darlenemccarthy7251]

I love what you did with this piece!! You were so patient in repairing that part too!! I love how you did the drawers!!

[@bellepoupee61]

Bonjour Angie! You are such an inspiration! Wow! Those are gorgeous! Well done again! Have a wonderful day. Christine 🇨🇦

[@g.d.anonymous8235]

You did such a detailed job on fixing the splintered wood and I always learn so much from you. Glad you kept the drawer pulls - they are unique, and look good in black. I had a dresser like this when I was a kid, and it looked so cheap, even then, but you transformed it so well!

[@FourJaysFour]

Agree. Angie is so very humble and keeps it REAL, encourages we use tools within our budget. She demonstrates doing the most with whatever you've got. Watching her videos feels like you're beside her, figuring out the process as she goes along. And that figure-it-outiveness is what it is actually like once you get into a furniture project. Most of us don't have a pop-up paint tent, compressor, sprayer, surf-prep sander...

[@vene_cia]

Awesome job! Thank you for keeping things out of landfills 💚 we’re trying to do our part, too.

[@deesold2newthings342]

The top of the taller dresser almost looks like its smiling from the love you have shown it while giving it a new and beautiful life. Thank you for sharing your work with us once again, you have truly inspired me to look closer at the laminate pieces along the roads I have been driving past.

[@CedarPineDesigns]

I really love this piece. That lighter grey green looks so good with those white wash style drawer fronts.

[@jimtongas821]

Love how you totally transform these pieces. Never would have thought it was the same piece. You turned an old, damaged, outdated piece and turned it into a new modern piece. Congrats again. Learning so much. Just finished refinishing an old nightstand using some of your techniques. Came out great.

[@MerryEileen]

Love your work, especially that you uncover that wood grain and enhance it. You might consider finishing the back of possible so pieces could be room divider/island. Thanks for salvaging what might end up in landfill.

[@LeCrenn]

Really impressive how you were able to repair that fractured piece of wood underneath. I've got a laminate dresser from the 60s that is in better shape than this one. Now I've got an idea of how it could be painted and refreshed. I like the warm white wash you did on the drawer fronts.

[@isabelle.9]

Oh YESSSSS! I finally found the perfect inspiration for my 9-drawer dresser makeover! I couldn't figure out the color scheme for it, to make it look like it 'fits' with my seafoam night tables + my fully black standalone closet-dresser. Boom! There it is! So happyyy!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Yay! I'm so glad I could help! Thank you so much for watching!

[@janicesnapp2850]

Thanks for the encouragement to attempt rescuing a Laminate dresser. Haven’t gone there yet! I will be on the look out for a cheap laminate piece now that I’ve seen what you’ve done with your dresser!

[@starnyc5964]

Beautiful.....your ability to repair these hopeless looking pieces and transform them into beauty is a true testament of your skills and talent

[@mmlitcher]

You definitely turned that ugly duckling to a beautiful piece. Makes me more willing to try working with laminate now. The colors combined with the black hardware totally completed it!! It's also great getting to see your process of repairs as well since I'm somewhat of a beginner. You put out great work ❣️

[@marilynthaxton3073]

You always amaze me with the possibilities of ways to bring "the dead" back to life !!🤔 You never forget about the ones like myself that are just beginning, and those that are experienced, and you give us priceless information, tricks of trade, that save us time and money....Also it saves another from the dumpster! ❤️😁

[@elegantupgrades]

Perfect intro, Angie!!! And obviously the piece turned out beautifully.

[@ReconstructingEmily]

Something weirdly satisfying about watching the heated wood glue. Awesome change from what it used to be. I really think it looks way better than it did before ❤

[@aquatic_donut]

Wood as we know is a great carbon sequesterer. Saving furniture ensures that the carbon stays locked. Not only saving from landfill, but helping fight climate change 🙏❤️

[@ohmakar8453]

I LOVE how you masterfully turn every piece of furniture into a work of art. You are an inspiration to me. Thank you!!

[@lydialangfordjoiner765]

You do amazing things! Thank you for rescuing the “great pieces waiting to happen”! Fantastic tutorials- these 2 pieces are amazing!

[@joemartin4747]

Wow! That’s incredible. Looks really nice.

[@JR-yx3po]

You are sooooo talented. But when I watch your videos and see how much furniture-crafting and woodmaking skill you have, I’m too intimidated to try my hand at all this!

[@ginamccrudden5816]

Love how it turned out!! I especially appreciate the way you fix things without tools because we all do not have them, including me!! Thanks.

[@bluecurlygirl]

Timing couldn't be better. Just picked up two nightstands and the laminate tops are bubbled on both.

[@justtryme2020]

Amazing!! I've just found your channel & am binging😊. I've got mad respect for what care you take with repairs and that you try and save pieces others consider worthless!!

[@Beruthiel45]

We bought a small three drawer dresser with a mirror exactly like this piece, in about 1970, for our toddler daughter's room. It had the same finish and legs but wooden handles, and you're right, it was very solidly made, all wood and lasted. Still in good shape when I gave it to a family member several years ago. 😊 I love to see sturdy but rather grungy things remade like this, thumbs up. 👍

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Exactly! Most people’s first comment about laminate dressers is “they don’t last”. Well, they’re still here, aren’t they?? Haha ❤️

[@Beruthiel45]

@@TranscendFurnitureGallery Yep 😁👍

[@marylouarens7588]

Looks great….love how you went after that repair….colors are very nice. Enjoy watching you.

[@terryf5131]

Excellent! You saved it..made it nice..and no trash in the landfill. A win win.

[@brittrathbunwoo7370]

I think these are beautiful. I love how you carefully & lovingly address every need of each piece, no matter large or small. Admirable. This is one of the things that sets you apart as a craftsman from others. You should be proud. I know I am!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Thanks so much!

[@Bump688]

Oh man, I just love your work. You have such a good eye. Thumbs up to you.

[@elizabethlevine4263]

I can’t believe how awesome this turned out! You’re a true magician!

[@meekinheritor2171]

Just looking at those soothing colors calms me. The hardware just fits, too.

[@kimberlyhanley5905]

Wow! Another beautiful transformation.

[@RedDevilRaspberry]

You never cease to amaze me! Truly beautiful! 💕✌🏼

[@julesoyler4306]

WOW! They are truly lovely! Thank you for sharing!!

[@KnowCanDo]

gorgeous! and you are so patient with your repairs! learning a lot watching your videos.

[@adinashaina9977]

Wow! It literally looks like it is SMILING now. 😃

[@pickadish4534]

It is very time consuming, but the results are always great and rewarding 😊

[@SarahJeanM]

This was a great tutorial/teaching video and it made me feel like I could do this too. Thanks and keep the videos coming!!

[@rebeccaragan9916]

Very nice. I have old 90s furniture that has pressboard and laminate so this gave me some ideas! Thanks

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@minitoes67]

You are wonderful! You do everything right. Plus it always looks more modern when you're done!

[@trishwilson7517]

Oooh, the little boat-wrapper you made for the primer- very clever, Angie! Another inspiring save, my friend!

[@tiffanyglenn546]

What do you use to clean your hardware? I am refinishing a hutch and I love the original hardware on it, but it definitely needs to be cleaned!

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

These ones weren’t too bad so I just used the same degreaser that I used on the dresser but there are many different products and ways (from boiling in vinegar to different polishes). It just depends on what the metal is and if there is any sort of coating or finish on it (vs solid metal).

[@amandamauad]

I wish you posted a video everyday! Love your pieces, and your view!

[@karenwilson7295]

You continue to inspire me! Judging from the patience, love and care you gave this piece, it’s evident you ❤️ what you do. These pieces look fabulous and I too love the way the handles turned out, beautiful job.

[@dottiemathews6853]

ONCE AGAIN ANGIE....SEXY! THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT YOUR FURNITURE! "SEXY!"

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Thanks Dottie! I appreciate you!!!! ❤️

[@lisagray8952]

I'm in awe at your vision and the work you do on furniture. You are my favorite furniture artist!

[@blancavr1]

Even the hardware came out beautiful 😍

[@johngrubb1590]

Angie that's fantastic I love it.🤗👍

[@lisazelko3353]

Stunning….the only word for this piece. Thank you.

[@darlawoolford9953]

You never disappoint! Looks great! The black matte paint totally changed the look of the hardware.

[@LemonstoLemonadeFurniture]

I learn so much from your videos! Amazing as usual! Thanks!

[@khaledal-awadhi5000]

Dear It is an awesome job. I started a business restoring old furniture that was yearsvback and I stopped. Now, I think I am going back to that job. Thanks to people like you.

[@annam4090]

Wow....you did it again! Beautiful!

[@conniediperi4837]

You never cease to amaze me. I love your choice of colors, your vision is spot on. This work is definitely you, if you can call it work. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@sarahcalderwood2750]

I love watching you turn old and ugly into new and beautiful. Great repair job. So glad you fix instead of it going to the landfill. Great job on this!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@kimdickinson5277]

Awesome! You really are very talented.

[@jimgoff8126]

Beautiful piece, thank you for sharing how you make repairs ,I just love watching your work.

[@MadCityModern]

Awesome! Very few people would have taken the time to fix the damage. That's what sets you apart from the rest. Excellent intro. Thanks for sharing. Barry, Mad City Modern (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Thanks Barry!

[@SabsRehabs]

Beautiful like always! Cant wait to learn how to stain laminate!

[@cynthiabutler268]

Those two colors sold me, thank you

[@Kajunliza1915]

I mean Wow. What else is there to say. Those are absolutely beautiful.

[@TranscendFurnitureGallery]

Thank you so much Liz!

[@kaiblack3334]

I'm shooked. This turned out beautiful. I love how you really take care of the pieces you get. I'm ready to go to habitat restore and find some pieces😁😁 awesome

[@ashleyhansen7146]

Dang…once again, you worked your magic on this one! I love seeing these incredible transformations🤍

[@bluecurlygirl]

Finally got to finish watching it! Joys of motherhood!! Ah my goodness but these turned out proper wee beauties. Great job and yes, they do now look happy with the hardware upside down. Thank you so much for another great video. Big hugs from Ireland.

[@rdb4996]

You make it seems so easy, so effortlessly. I'm sure it takes up a lot of time, still it feels like something anyone can do with outdated furniture they have. I'm not saying they will have the creativity, taste and insight you have though 🤭

[@beforeandafterwithleannami6203]

I am in awe of your understanding and admiration for wood. I am just beginning my venture into furniture revival and I aspire to be as talented and knowledgeable as you. You are my hero. Lol. I don’t have a video yet. Like you, I am not comfortable in front of the camera but when I do I will most definitely refer people to your page. Thank you for letting us in on your process.

[@cathyknapp9360]

Beautiful piece I just love the colour that you Chosen and the black handles with a natural wood or whitewash looks awesome a difference you are a true artist taking that one piece of board apart and repairing it it turned out he actually really good love watching your DIYs have a great evening God bless you my friend

[@carolfuchs2774]

Nailed it again!! I love the handles painted black. They look totally different and go so well with the new look. Good salvage!!

[@marybethlongstreth186]

Your work is just beautiful!! I love the contrast of the paint with the natural or washed. It's a perfect balance!!

[@Frederiekje221]

You're the Bob Ross of furniture up- cycling. Loved the video!

[@robynw6307]

Painted black, that hardware looks fine. Gives each drawer a happy smile.

[@jewels7291]

I love your ethics to each piece. always attempting to show off any great wood and if you have to paint its so complimentary that it looks just right. Thanks for saving our planet!

[@kathywiszowaty4607]

As usual I'm blown away at your vision and most of all that you have the skill set to bring your vision to reality so beautifully!!!✌❤

[@RED-cy7ig]

The moment I saw that plastic like coating on the furniture I assumed wrongly you would probably have to remove all of it. What a nightmare that would have been. It's really great how you work with what you have with amazing results.

[@romianm]

That reveal... Beastmode. Wow. Amazing work. You could do a full ASMR video, no words with that reveal beat.... 🔥🔥🔥🔥. great job, love the content

[@2zwaantjes]

What a perfect job you do on EVERYTHING!!! BIG BIG INSPIRATION to do something with stuff I have waiting in my basement and garage, thank you so much for sharing your talent with the world!!! P.S. forgot: nice tats!

[@bettinabarry8423]

Looks fantastic!! Cheers

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

Another terrific video. Yesterday I picked up an unloved very abused nursing rocking chair off the side of the road. The back was barley twists and the seat was coil springs, burlap, straw and some nasty looking black hair (horse hair?). It has 10 million nails in the seat frame. I tried to figure out what year it was built. I couldnt find anything similar on the internet. I'm torn on if i should rehab it or use it as garden decor. It is currently sitting under a red dawn cedar out by the garden. I have a question... What colors look good with oak hardwood floors? The internet is either stingy and wont tell me what colors go with certain types of wood or im using the wrong key words.

[@bridgetbrown8351]

Hi there!🤗 watching you from Philly. Love your work. Mrs.Angie. and I am redoing my room now. Due to my cute crate closet fell down. 😘😍🤩💖👍💝😉🤗😎👑💣😇☕