Restoring a Mid Century Modern Chest of Drawers | Furniture PAINTER has an identity crisis!

[@michellesutton202]

This turned out so gorgeous. I love that you kept the walnut. It looks brand new. Wonderful job, and great video too.😊😊❤

[@louanneross6410]

Love how this turned out. Glad you took the time to step away and let the piece speak to you. It would have been good painted too but with the freshened up handles its beautiful. Love your videos Katie.

[@joyhawk23]

Thank you for walking us through your thinking process for different ways to solve your refinishing/painting decisions. We don't hear that often and it's truly helpful! Thank you!

[@debraneria4242]

What a Knock out.....You Definitely worked your Katy Magic On this Guy and This Guy is Gorgeous....Ready for The Grammys Red carpet Event Photos... absolutely Stunning😊👍❣️

[@jodilea144]

You did an outstanding job on this piece! I love the ones you paint, but your decision to bring back the original beauty on this one was spot on. 😊

[@custamized4151]

Pure MAGIC!!!!! So beautiful. Also, thanks for showing the "dilemma" moment. Nice to see that even one of the BEST gets perplexed sometimes.

[@janmcmahon7358]

I have to say I have learned so much from you. Your projects really inspire me to refinish furniture and keep it out of the landfill

[@kendralee225]

I loved that you were in such a quandary and decided to change your mind and keep the walnut. It was great to see your thought process and your flexibility when refinishing a piece

[@kimeverhart6253]

Oh Katie!! It really is beautiful! You ARE quite the artist! Thank you for saving this old beauty from the landfill and even from a can of paint! She deserves to shine just the way she was intended, in all her beautiful walnut glam! Wow!

[@lorimrasek7611]

The first thing I noticed was the handles gorgeous, I love the work you do, your like the Mrs. McGuyver or furniture you just always make it look so stunning.

[@peggyriordan9857]

It's so nice to see a furniture flipper keep a piece with the original wood showing. I see so many pieces get painted, it was fun to see how you flipped this into looking brand new. It was inspiring to see the effort put in to match the original shading and then stain it overall. I didn't know that real wood veneer was available to order like that. I will have to keep that in mind when I need some!! Thanks so much!

[@terrirojas]

1) I wish we were neighbors 2) I LOVE the blend of music and ASMR 3) I think this may be my most favorite piece you’ve ever done. Idk - it’s hard, you do really lovely work, but I’m thinking yes this is it. 💕 Happy weekend to you

[@micheleharvey8723]

WOW! I love that you preserved the wood with stain instead of paint. Incredible!!!!

[@dot2dal]

Nice job with the edge banding! Beautiful piece rescued again!

[@annettethomas2770]

Great call on the finish. Beautiful work!

[@BMC359]

Even though this isn’t my style, I still love what you did with it. I love the transformation, care, and thought process.Love your videos. Please keep posting more. It looks amazing. You do great work and I sincerely enjoying watching you.

[@Michelleigram]

Nice job! Great tutorial! And the conversation with self in the beginning made me LOL - "no....that would look goofy." Reminded me of the many conversations Ive had in my own head. 🙂

[@lynnjankura6263]

It turned out so beautiful, Katie! Awesome job with the veneer. I have a similar dresser from my parents and was going to paint and have the drawers a natural walnut color. Now I'm thinking I need to go walnut on the entire thing. Thanks for everything you do.

[@robinhammett9562]

So beautiful! I usually am a painted furniture lover, but love this.

[@debsmith2269]

Nice save. I'm glad you went the extra mile to restore this. The wood grain gives this a bit of life. It would still have been nice to paint it and just leave the drawers stained but this turned out beautifully. It was really good that you managed to use the original hardware too. Some mid century hardware is really interesting and unique.

[@RZ_Mask]

This is stunning! Thank you for taking us along for the ride as you worked through the process.

[@susanm8957]

Wow, love the warm rich tone. Great choice to use the veneer edge banding and great use of the original hardware! You are so talented😊

[@lisasmith9123]

This is a real stunner Katie, you did an amazing restoration on this piece.

[@JeanOlson-wp2tj]

Prayers for continued healing.. Paula, be sure to take care of yourself too! So glad surgery went smoothly!

[@heidisettles5537]

I admire your design choices and it was nice to hear you "talk it out." So gorgeous! Curious if you would do a video about how you keep your work area clean and video ready

[@emiliam778]

Great video! I really love how you filmed yourself thinking, you didn't just speed up, you really showed your process. In the whole fast-paced world offline and online, that was something amazing to me. I appreciate it very much. Thank you.

[@songbird3094]

This piece is stunning. It was definitely worth all the extra work 😍

[@lesliejohnson7247]

Gorgeous! I’m so happy you didn’t have to paint it! And, I am not at all opposed to painted furniture. 😊

[@twilde3754]

Katie, you amaze me. When you explained your dilemma, I thought "buy a veneer strip, buy a veneer strip!" So glad you did. Another work of art.

[@kathyl5610]

The transformation is amazing, absolutely beautiful. You are one talented lady! Thank you for sharing with us. Take care, stay safe.

[@TheresaHoughten-tb7oe]

At first, I thought that walnut stain was too red, but seeing the finished pieces just rich looking. You pulled America on this one. I did not think this one would ever come out as good as it did. It’s beautiful you are a miracle worker.

[@galebecker3487]

Hi Katie, another perfect specimen. Love it. Take care Gale x

[@KateCompton1]

Oh my goodness Katie! This piece is stunning! I would love to have this for my own. It’s so rich looking and has an elegance to it. I love it.

[@sarahjanke9945]

The care and thoughtfulness you put in every piece is incredible and this one is no exception!! I didn’t even like the hardware at the start but your restoration changed my mind.

[@bensegebartt7464]

What a beauty! This turned out so good, that top is amazing and the hardware gives such a punch 👊

[@smokymountainangoras]

Amazing !!! It couldn’t have been restored any better than this !!!!

[@aok2727]

Elegant and clean! She is going to live long and prosper, thanks to you!

[@gcrousseau]

you conversation while changing directions is so relatable!

[@marilync9271]

ITs so nice to see it transformed back to what it looked like originally. The restoration looks amazing!

[@miradjurdjevdan]

Wow - this is the same exact finish as my parents four-piece MCM set - the dark walnut stain. I love MCM and it’s clean style. I’m glad you rescue so many.

[@JenkinsTish]

Wow! What a transformation. Gorgeous. That walnut iron on veneer was the bomb!

[@hanaaa6394]

I love it when you restore something back to good as new. Respect!

[@marilynyarbrough7951]

Holy moly, what a transformation. I’d bet it’s prettier than it originally was. Thanks for sharing.

[@johannetremblay3128]

This is a beautiful restoration ! What a nice job !

[@sheenahsu9845]

I love the way you handle the details of flipping over furniture and change plan to solve the problems of reality instead of doing wrong but thinking to save time,cost or trouble. Great mind leads a successful career everything they undertake.

[@gracesheldon6583]

As usual a great job!So creative!!

[@gariecowles4097]

It looks beautiful! I’m so glad you were able to restore it, I love walnut.

[@roshawndalight7470]

Such a pretty finish. Looks great Katie!

[@karenmitchell6814]

I was yelling through my iPad, “Order walnut veneer! Amazon, 2 days!” You must have heard me.🤣😂😁

[@paigedesignswpg]

Stunning. Love the way you were able to pivot and rethink your plan for it. Thanks for the tip of making sure all the wood has the same base colour before applying stain. Have missed watching you!!

[@1062ish]

Back to its original beauty.. Looks like its just been delivered from the manufacturer ❤️ love it.

[@colleenmccarthy-evans3149]

Beautiful, I'm so glad you could rescue this piece!

[@sherrytangirala8590]

You're my favorite restorer. You have a ton of talent!

[@melodypanek448]

Holy smokes! What a great ending! I didn't think it would look so pretty when finished, but it looks wonderful! Great job!!!

[@lilMissAdoria]

Wow, this piece blew me away. How gorgeous! I am so, so glad you listened to the piece and let your idea of painting it recede. It came out stunning, and looked brand new. ♡

[@shirleyfoster8056]

Katie, wow you did an amazing job on this piece. It turned out really beautiful! Have a beautiful and blessed day!🙏😊

[@ReinventedDelaware]

What a lovely piece Katie! As you were pondering how to deal with the edge, I knew you would come up with the perfect solution! The wood is just beautiful!

[@rebeccavinyard2899]

You did this chest of drawers a solid by refinishing and repairing it. It looks like a million bucks!

[@hnycreek]

FANTASTIC! Katie, I wish you could save all the stuff from being dumped! Most people would have sent this to the trash! Great job!

[@barbaramoss6413]

Agree, agree, agree with the rest of your community! Loved it!

[@cynthiajoeverett5798]

Boy, you're good....and patient. I'm in awe.

[@doddnejadfard3251]

Oh,,,that is such a fantastic job,,,,,,beautiful piece,,,,,,love the handles,,,,,,,good for another 50 yrs

[@shirleysollenberger9268]

As always you do amazing work. Beautiful piece

[@alliekingsley7919]

You made this piece sing, beautiful work! I love that original hardware restored to a golden glow with that gorgeous veneer and stain color you chose. So glad this one got restored instead of painted, though I'm sure if you had painted it, it would have looked lovely too.

[@teresacathey8189]

Wow Katie!! Very, very nice work. You figured it out, and you worked it out gurl. Your amazing!!👍🥰🥰🥰

[@donnagarcia7936]

I learn so much from you. You do amazing work.

[@patriciamoody3137]

I bet this looks better than it did when it was new. It’s a beautiful piece and thanks to you it is spectacular.

[@elizabethohare1366]

You have a magic touch! This chest of drawers is beautiful.

[@heatherlaird-mcleod3271]

Your on fire at the moment Katie, really great work. Thanks for sharing

[@helenk5579]

Gorgeous result, great job with the veneer band, you make it look so easy!

[@laurelarmstrong4535]

So beautiful. You do a wonderful job of saving the wood and original beauty of the piece

[@flamingoliz]

This piece turned out so great! The wood is so pretty and I love the hardware. Great job.

[@colleenkidwell5820]

Love it! You really let this piece speak to you.

[@erinhill4986]

It looks absolutely terrific! What a gem!

[@lauriepayseur5897]

Great job! Glad you took the time to get the extra pieces!

[@NewSummitInc]

She's a beauty! I love the finished piece.

[@Artist12682]

Beautiful and I love your attention to detail. You work so hard!!!

[@julieritter3973]

Really nice project Katie !! Love everything about it. Excellent skills and choices.

[@ellenkelley8416]

Wow!!!! What a transformation. And it was free!

[@shabbysuse7821]

What a lot of work but so worth it Katy, it looks amazing!

[@bonniemantel4954]

I used your method for cleaning hardware yesterday, and it worked like magic. Thank you!!!

[@MsMeri1969]

So glad that you didn’t paint it! It is a beautiful piece! Can’t believe that someone would throw that away! Just proves, with a little bit of time and effort, you can bring something back to its original beauty.

[@johannaholmgren8088]

Wow, amazing restoration!! It couldn't have looked any better if it was new. You did a great job of staging it also. 20/20!!

[@user-ix8bx6ek3t]

It turned out gorgeous....good decision to get the veneer through Amazon. You are so skilled and talented Katie!

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Holy Smokes Katie!!! What a comeback. Fantastically done as always. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!

[@gypsyqueen3806]

What a beautiful job!! I love how it turned out!!! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

[@ChicAntiquebyHolly]

Love love love love love this Katie!!!

[@MerryEileen]

I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time, and this is my favorite!

[@suetraviss8888]

Gorgeous! You brought it back to life! 👍

[@nikkiep23]

Very nice piece Katie! I'm glad you stuck with it.

[@mariannekimenhour356]

Katie, this piece turned out beautiful. Great job.!

[@JButler661]

Wow it looks beautiful, Katie! Good decision on restoring the wood.

[@janebradfield2373]

Oh my goodness!!! Such a beautiful job!

[@lauriehuber3040]

Amazing restoration! Looks better than new. 👍😉

[@JolovesDecor]

That’s amazing. The hardware is beautiful.

[@ondinadixon1875]

GORGEOUS! GORGEOUS! Katie I just ❤️❤️ IT 👍

[@virginiaforrister1606]

Oh my goodness, Katie, bravo!

[@maryoconnell3857]

Just seeing this now; you did a phenomenal job on this piece. Beautiful work!

[@beachysands4036]

Another great project. The veneer turned out very nice.

[@Leasola38]

Nice restoration Job! I love it! My grandparents had a chest very similar to this in their home! Kudos! I get excited when I see you have posted a video!