Restoring And Repairing A Mid Century Modern Style Sideboard

[@lindacarden9698]

Thank you for saving this gem. You help us see that restoring isn’t always that hard.

[@samcrossley8280]

Just wanted to quickly hop on and say thanks for this DIY vid. I followed it this weekend and restored a sideboard and it’s come up beautifully

[@ColonelCustard]

What I love: the moment you wipe off the dust, wipe on the Danish oil and that gorgeous grain jumps out. Always the money shot for me.

[@M4rkle]

"And then I sneezed!" - that actually made me laugh out loud!

[@felixreali7101]

same here...happens a lot with Keith's vids lol

[@jakers1158]

Me, too!

[@DJBryanDavid]

Nice work! Love seeing a restore job vs a paint over.

[@sharongrant-nicholls1921]

Beautiful renovation it's great to see these mid century pieces of furniture being saved and used. 👏👏👏

[@aaronq2627]

I was most impressed when you said it only took you a few hours to do this. If I attempted something like this, it would easily take me a few days just to think about doing it 😃

[@rachelglass6904]

Thank you! Used your steps to restore my grandmother’s Danish modern dining table. It looks great. Thank you!

[@michellelivingstone6464]

I have one but it's mega long an I haven't started it yet, u make it look easy an done a beautiful job. il give it a bash.

[@CleberLirio]

AMAZING.... You were amazing fixing it. the final result is amazing.

[@paulrichter3081]

looks great, I really love the 70's furniture. Well done. 👍

[@jamespatrick1548]

I live in Palm Springs California and mid century modern pieces like yours are always in high demand. Good job! It looks beautiful.

[@frenchiedekent8572]

Brilliant. I love the fact you reuse, recycle anything and I am learning a lot.

[@ES-gu1nj]

Wow, what a great job!

[@SteifWood]

Great job on a great design furniture. Did the same restoration on a small vintage writing desk made from solid wood/veneered mahogany some 15 years ago. After sanding to 240 and filling some voids with a mix of dust/glue, I buffed up scratches and lite spots (actually the whole thing) with 2-3 coats of a varnish made of 5x strong powder coffee (Nescafe Gold :) and then 3 coats of water soluble floor lacquer (Trestjerners). The desk is (heavily) used every day and not one sign of wear and tear can be seen.

[@msf0708]

Beautiful. This is lovely.

[@BigDaddyOworkshop]

great refinish. Just an FYI, you want wooden drawer runners to be a softer wood than the drawers since it's much easier to replace worn drawer runners than worn drawer sides.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+Michael Olson ah, that makes sense! Thanks

[@emilykrahn3185]

Looks beautiful

[@classic287]

I love mid century furniture. Great job...

[@jamessimpkins433]

It sounds counter productive, but if you slightly dampen the tea towel before you apply the iron, the steam actually works better than dry heat to remove water stains! Nice work!

[@athmostafa2462]

sneezing is a good thing , bless you mate , I'm enjoying your videos .

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

Wow, that was quite a transformation. Looked lovely.

[@BrianMax]

Beautiful piece. I love mid-century furniture.

[@heathm5151]

It is a brave man who sands veneer. I tend to go down the strip, or scrub with metho and steel wool path. Sand paper as a final resort. But each to their own. Great outcome.

[@peterpanassow7814]

U find the coolest furniture. Love mid century modern!

[@johnscullion7685]

Nice job again man 👨 👏 👍

[@lisalovelace4452]

That's gorgeous and you did a marvelous job on it

[@jayl8528]

I just finished doing a 1940's mahogany dresser and cabinet- and used ACETONE AND STEEL WOOL (no sandpaper!) . Works awesome and took off the old cruddy finish wonderfully. Then, finish the firniture with FORMBY's TUNG OIL- a gorgeous natural oil finish. I applied three thin coats of ting oil and it looks great. More natural than plastic looking polyurethane. Formby's is real natural tung oil- not the fake "tung oil" from others. Just my 2 cents from experience.

[@zhizhi9138]

Jay L Have you tried a hemp oil? What is best?

[@momof2momof2]

This would go perfectly in my mid-century themed home

[@rykhaviland3591]

I've just discovered your channel. I watched the videos for the parquet table, the plywood end-grain table, the chest of drawers salvage, and now this one. I'm seriously impressed with your skill and your taste!

[@teresabell6586]

Beautiful piece.

[@dawndobson7760]

It’s beautiful- well done!

[@user-gi2kq5iu5l]

Enjoyed the video but that smug proud cat got me! "Das ist mein!"

[@asmanaser4307]

Wow I didn't expect it to look that great at the end

[@MS-ti8ub]

Wonderful job! That piece of furniture is gorgeous! Lucky you!:)

[@michaelmooney3369]

I love mid century modern furniture, I have hundreds on my pinterest board Furniture, Lights, Accessories.

[@chemcody5119]

Very nicely done Keith. It looks great!

[@MissLady-pq4hc]

So beautiful!

[@jamesclarke9149]

Good job my friend.if I could give you a little tip .if you use a stanley blade to take the polish off. It's much easier. Just by using a pull stroke with the blade it comes off great.well done on your restoration.

[@libraiis]

why did you not just draw aline around your old runners before you took them off?

[@elchimpo9590]

Nice work great restoration even for a particle board piece of furniture. Looking forward to more projects.

[@josephineparker6129]

I love this! I’ve just bought a huge mid century wardrobe and am watching this with interest! Do we have to sneeze before certain cuts?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@lebronjameslol3521]

I have a similar cabinet from the 50s but its a TV console with record player and radio. It still gets power, I was thinking of doing something with it like you did with yours. Might make some coin on the equipment as well if the tube still works those can be worth a small fortune. Im gonna drag it out after my next home improvement store trip.

[@opasworkshop8373]

that turned out awesome way to go

[@awr2217]

The sideboard looks awesome, great job. This is the first time watching your show. Looking forward to catching up on the other episodes.

[@suecox2308]

Beautiful. A great refurbish.

[@thetonyblair1]

Lovely mate!

[@pauladonnelly1282]

Lovely work you do!

[@Master_Blackthorne]

Great work and I like your cat!

[@Stephens8x6Workshop]

Nice work! It's surprising what a little bit of renovation and TLC can do to tired furniture. With the Danish Oil and Briwax I suspect the finish will be better than new. Much better than MDF and plastic 21st century alternatives any day!

[@deskelly9313]

Looks fantastic. I'd be wary of using a rag dampened with water to remove dust from a sanded surface in case it raised the grain

[@miahleissa9599]

beautiful job! Thank you for sharing your tips with us! :)

[@RagnBoneBrown]

thanks!

[@wgsmcw2012]

Wow, looks like real wood!

[@TheBestFanGirlEver]

Mike Williams Veneer is real wool albeit a very thin sheet of it. It’s a cost saving alternative. It has the look and color do the real wool (for instance, walnut or cherry) but without having to use a solid piece of it. This makes sense especially on large sections because you can increase uniformity too.

[@kimberlyplayer]

To remove watermarks from wood: try mixing a thick paste of olive oil and salt and rub onto the wood - leave it for about 30 minutes. The salt draws out the moisture and the oil feeds the wood.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+Kimberly Player thanks, will have to try that one next time

[@malcolmchadwick4047]

Great video. The best way to remove water Mark's I find is to apply meths to the ring and flash a lighter to it, blow it out immediately and the heat brings the moisture that's trapped under the finish to the surface and evaporates. Much the same as the iron procedure you demonstrated but with more success. A professional restorer showed me this trick.

[@airingcupboard]

Nice. I think I might go for this finish. I’ve seen you use acrylic spray varnish over oiled wood and wondered if it would react... wax on oil looks smart...

[@pencilfluff......5489]

Looks great!

[@heathercreates8406]

It looks Amazing!! There is a fantastic product in the us called Howards restore a finish. It's like magic!!

[@brechtthebest]

I think it is still better build than most modern budget furniture such as IKEA. They go a long way in good circumstances, but not nearly as long compared to quality woodworking. That being said, I do still use IKEA furniture and such since they can go a long way for the money and quality woodworking is not that affordable unless you can build it yourself, and the latter one is not accessible for me yet.

[@josi4749]

Brecht Schatteman this might actually be vintage IKEA. We found a 1960s IKEA in our garage, designed by Erik Wörtz. Quite good quality! I think they started dropping in quality in the 1990s

[@sseb007]

Thank you for sharing.

[@stevecraig6256]

Nice job 👍🏻👍🏻

[@felixreali7101]

great end result (again) :-)

[@heru-deshet359]

I love getting mid 20th Century furniture, restoring it and selling it to hipsters at a premium. They can't get enough of it.

[@polarbearsrus6980]

great job, thanks for sharing!!!

[@DaveMcG]

Nice design, good video

[@Utoober729]

Great job. And kitty cat approved 🐾

[@rethalenior1748]

Beautiful

[@danielbornhoeft7803]

looks great!

[@KarennaC]

thank you i have an old Brown and Saltman (?) sidebar with some stains and i think i may be able to try your technique... and the products .. great help.

[@LogrusUK]

Great project, Dude - looks wick and a new place of height for your Frip to perch on! 😃

[@SuppenHahnBier]

Cool Cat and good job

[@burnzdog]

Great vid thanks

[@rashidamin7241]

Very nice .. amazing 💝💝💝😘

[@carlosandino821]

I started to follow your channel and I'm amazed. I am also furniture restorer but I am a hobbyist. I liked the techniques used, they are similar to mine. One more subscriber already on your channel. Greetings from Brazil!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+Carlos Andino thank you!

[@TheTessabw]

Then i sneezed, cracked me up. Wish I could sand as quick as you lol🤪🤪

[@wildonemeister]

(Superior) Danish Oil does not contain any varnish. It's a thicker and higher quality oil (tung oil) compared to cheaper alternatives. It won't resist mechanical wear more than other oils. If you want an oiled look with a varnish protection you should choose a varnish with zero gloss and high penetration. Glad to see you not using boiled linseed oil :) Keep up the good work!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+wildonemeister Wikipedia says "a long oil finish, a mixture of oil and varnish, typically around one-third varnish and the rest oil"

[@thestranger11]

Truly attentive

[@DarkScarlettVixen]

Your cat seems to like it as well!

[@davidwilliamson2115]

In the old days the glue was prob hoof and horn and the modern gules are exstreamly strong and failers are next to the glued and repaired sections

[@michaelevans1658]

Good recycle Kieth.

[@annebrunner3649]

We saw similar pieces of furniture for $1200.00 and up last week in an antique mall in Madison, WI.

[@gryffindork9563]

I love the colour of the style of this furniture! You did an amazing job on this 👌🏻♥️ P.S when you do add your mark on it on other pieces, I think you need to make yourself another stamp saying you restored this piece.

[@odileabriel8052]

BRAVO.! Dommage que vous ne soyez pas en France j'aimerais faire un stage chez vous 😍😍

[@charleys7]

Thank you, love the cat

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+Charlotte Sykes me too 😻

[@Dianaemanuel]

Great job! Really enjoyed this video. Thanks. :-)

[@gryffindork9563]

Such a sad world! It’s become too much of a throwaway world! 😔 Bless you.....

[@quamb]

you'd have to be crazy to throw away danish furniture. restored it's worth $$$

[@grahamedearling1204]

Nice job

[@gardengirl694]

Because of the sneeze comment I subscribed and I’m getting notifications. I love you LOL

[@vernondavis7077]

Hu. Do you have any tips for hiding or taking out a scratch on the handles? I have a gplan sideboard very similar to yours but two of the handles got scratched in transit. Many thanks for the vid

[@RagnBoneBrown]

First!

[@zarazen8110]

Awww the kitty is soooooo cuuuute!!!!! *Liked*! lol.. Love the end product and subscribed!

[@Laffy1345]

Rag 'n' Bone Brown damn, 3,000,000th + tax.😂

[@barryroberts6470]

Nice work Keith and £20 well spent. TC, Barry (West Kirby, Wirral)

[@rebeccahardie4212]

Hi there, this video is really useful. I have a 60s gplan sideboard with some really dark wood stains across the top (almost look like damp wood) have you any idea how to remove these stains? Thanks so so much

[@adrirodrig93]

Good job! :)

[@neillindsay2687]

I am trying to tidy up some solid wood dining room furniture after the cocker spaniel puppy has grown out of scratching everything. I’ve sanded down the scratches which has removed the original stain/varnish. I’ve tried some ronseal dark oak stain which is about the right colour. However, it does not sink into the wood? I presume it is because it’s a water based stain? I cannot find oil based stains and varnishes anywhere locally? What would you recommend?

[@madebymeah]

I'm always late to the party, but this is amazing. I have a sideboard sitting in my dad's garage for the last 6 years that I need to restore. It's not too fad but I live in flats (ground floor) so I have always put it off. I remember there's a little damage in one of the sliding doors, but can't remember much more. I am determined this year but need to know if i need to strip any old finish?

[@nickh2519]

Great result with the scratch on the end panel, it seems to be gone! Did you try re-ironing any of the stains after the sanding? I wonder if getting down to the wood might have helped.

[@ronforrest3865]

enlightening and educatioal r.f.

[@Grant2406]

Great video as normal. I think the only thing I might have done is made new legs. those are a bit thin for my tastes.

[@红色的浩克]

Wish I could be as fast as in your speed up actions when I get my hands on my project...what was that X50 quicker?..lol J.K..

[@RagnBoneBrown]

+Jo FitzPatrick me too!

[@domenicoquarantatube]

Bravo!

[@bobbybillionXRP]

Is it ok to apply the oil straight after the damp cloth or do you have to wait for it to dry?