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[@beckyann7572]

I love painted furniture when it’s the best thing for the piece but it so satisfying to see a piece restored to its natural wood, love it!

[@refurbishedish]

Totally agree! Thank you!! ❤

[@donnajohnson3334]

This is the best work I've seen on the short vids ❤

[@dougr.2245]

beautiful, when you finished!

[@reginen4788]

Where do you sell your items?

[@BeIlG]

I always thought painting real walnut is one of those sins you do not commit. Well done fixing this pieces!

[@booknerdjebbi5037]

It's veneer

[@FlapjackR]

Ah yes, thou shall have no other Gods before me… or paint real walnut.

[@tegathemenace]

​@@FlapjackR😂😂

[@kiwigirlNZ]

@@booknerdjebbi5037Yeah, walnut veneer, which *is* real walnut. It’s just not a solid piece of furniture made from walnut.

[@sarahoconnor9356]

People definitely have personal preferences and sometimes paint can save a piece of furniture by hide otherwise noticeable damage

[@yoboi13]

I love that you don’t mind painted furniture because, it’s easy to remove. Then proceeds to show us how to do it! You just supported everyone with that statement. Thank you! I’m off to call my mom and tell her my childhood dresser can be restored! 😅 I’ve been facing her wrath for decades!

[@refurbishedish]

Paint can always be removed with some effort! In fact they’re my guilty pleasure! 🤭

[@brieoshiro]

Yeah I painted an old drysink (not an antique) and my grandma wasn't thrilled at first. Honestly it's my house and the style of the dark heavy finish wasn't vibing with us. We now we like it more and I know I can strip it back if I ever change my mind.

[@LoriFranklin-ee4sh]

The picture hanger would be "anti skid" or stopper if you lean mirror or picture against wall behind furniture to keep it from sliding off

[@laurentt.3403]

I aggree. My floor are like a fun house flooring. No zero degree at all anywhere. So, you have to figure straight furnitures on non-straight floor and pretty anything in my home are stuck to compensator and fixed to the walls.😅

[@kelseycarlton1253]

i thought it could be an easy hack for lightly baby/toddler proofing some furniture, didn’t even think about this!

[@nurselinda2155]

In California we attach heavy pieces of furniture to the wall to avoid injuries and damage from earthquakes.

[@justalittlebitmo]

You matched the new topper so well with the walnut, it's unreal

[@refurbishedish]

Thank you so much!!

[@truthiseverything9511]

Thank you for saving this beautiful dresser from the "LIVE LAUGH LOVE" curse!

[@mrfish.-]

UGH! In my opinion the original dressing looked…okay, but the “live, laugh, love” made it look SO tacky 😭. The new one looks 1000 times better.

[@jessicar173]

😂😂😂😂made me laugh

[@RajKarma]

The restoration makes it look more expensive & beautiful.

[@WatchMomFlip]

I thought the same thing!! 👏👏

[@jimgardner5129]

SO GLAD you added veneer to the top. What a gorgeous dresser. Nice work. It was an absolute crime to cover that with paint. You saved it.

[@ljones98391]

The drawer design of that piece especially is down right gorgeous. Beautiful restoration. You should be proud of your work.

[@DorkyDallsDen]

I don't know how anyone could have live laughed loved in those conditions, thank you and godspeed 🙌

[@lazaruslazuli6130]

I stripped and refinished an old chest-of-drawer that hand belonged to my wife's grandmother. The grandmother did 'spring cleaning' by putting another coat of paint on furniture. At two points in the piece's history, grandma had adhered contact paper to the top. When everything had been removed, I had a beautiful chest with 1/4-sawn book-matched drawers, and a 1/4-sawn 1x6 glued and pinned top. It was worth the effort to refinish it.

[@brieoshiro]

I love chippy, painted furniture honestly. I enjoy that primitive/country style. But I'd never paint anything that was an antique or actually valuable. There's plenty of cheaper stuff to play with. I love walnut too. This turned out really nice and cozy looking.

[@Crosshill]

its a great way to upcycle an already beat up piece of furniture or something that was cheaply made which you would've otherwise thrown out, its kinda cute looking

[@happymethehappyone8300]

I have been in all aspects of construction,, woodworking,, furniture,, etc.etc. all my life..I specialize in restoration,, Including historical projects/sites/etc. as well as furniture..With that said,, I want to compliment you on your work,, For me,, Nothing beats the feeling of bringing a piece back to it's original beauty/glory. ❤

[@Simply_surviving]

I LOVE the wood grain on the side of this once finished. It has GORGEOUS striping detail!!!!!!

[@tonimedlen5371]

This is so gorgeous! You must be very good at choosing furniture because I’d never know it was so beautiful underneath all that paint!

[@refurbishedish]

I always try to research them first if I can. In this case there was a photo of the backboard with a product # and name so I googled that, found a photo of it, and then reverse Google image searched that photo to find different pictures to reference. 😊

[@tonimedlen5371]

@@refurbishedish ah ha! Thanks for sharing that info! I’m in Australia and im not sure we have such amazing stuff here. BUT - there is only one way to find out so your info is very helpful!

[@kaylasworldtm472]

You did such a good job!! You saved this piece. It seriously went from clearance aisle at hobby lobby to being restored to its original glory. Also, You managed to match the stick on veneer almost perfectly!! I’m seriously impressed

[@kathleenfullerton2873]

You did the right thing dear. It’s the way it should be.

[@kasziel]

Such a beautiful dresser! Thankfully u brought it back from that dreadful moment it had

[@annabobanna5073]

Love the after - picture hanger? No idea what that could be used for. The top fix was genius.

[@Uufda651]

When you first put that veneer on top I was worried it'd be yet another upcycler fumble but trust the process that turned out gorgeous

[@amyashlyn2999]

That is a beautiful piece! Love, love, love the warmth of the natural wood!

[@wallihaley5194]

Wow!!! You did an amazing job!! Thank you for rescuing that beautiful piece!

[@debbiehadad7968]

Wow!! Finished product is gorgeous! You did an amazing job.

[@catherinecoffey4351]

This remake was a 100 percent improvement 😊 love it

[@dichroichameleon]

I love the final product!! It looks amazing! Totally refreshed and mid century modern.

[@Delicate_Disaster]

Omg it's gorgeous! I panicked for a second when I saw the peel and stick, but the final result is literal art.

[@jennifercartwright2360]

I love walnut too. I think the refinished walnut suits this piece best. Beautiful! Great job!❤

[@richewilson6394]

I love it!!! I'm a huge Mid century modern person. I love the walnut and teak wood girl!!!

[@caroleestark819]

That’s fabulous. It looks like a different piece of furniture! Wonderful work!

[@user-qp3wt5qe9g]

I love natural wood colors. The piece turned out beautiful.

[@robinjackson5035]

Thank you for not repainting this piece. Turned out gorgeous!

[@MeredithHagan]

Ugh the original condition of the piece makes my skin crawl, thank you for rescuing it!

[@joshuapowell7516]

The picture hanger could have been for a DIY way of keeping it from falling of a child were to crawl up the drawers.

[@refurbishedish]

Ahhhhh that could be it!

[@lisaroper421]

That was my only thought too.

[@Okie-Girl]

Exactly!😊

[@Blaahvalz]

That's very common on furniture sold here, so that's almost definitely it!

[@JMBBrasil]

Natural wood, well restored like you did, it’s always the most beautiful!

[@GailReed-zk1nk]

I really like how it was made to look natural again!

[@user-eg3me3gm7w]

It's absolutely beautiful now that the green is gone.

[@SavyPenpals]

Omg I love the handles on this piece so happy you restored it

[@morganabeach]

Where do you find your best pieces to revamp? Where do you get your motivation for the final look? You make it look so easy.

[@always0tired415]

Thank you for restoring this absolute beauty

[@bakekay21]

Picture hanger on the back could serve in anchoring it to the wall.

[@nassimmir9706]

Love natural walnut. Such a beautiful wood

[@humph_]

the picture hanger on the top of it was probably used as a support. the previous family probably had a small child and used the picture hanger and some sort of tie to keep it anchored to a wall so if the child tried to climb up on the table, the table wouldnt tilt over

[@junehallaran5897]

The dresser might have been used as a room divider at some point and the picture hanger used to hang a poster or something. Love the natural wood.

[@Jess-Summerbaby]

Wow! The veneer top shocked me! It's perfect

[@TheMissnola]

I was so nerveous when you said peel and stick. Then you stained it and the end result was just beautiful. Even getting the legs to match instead of just painting them a dull and tried colour. Pinewood furniture are some of those that are perfectly fine to paint. Mdf furniture the same. When working with veneer it's so important to know what you're dealing with and to love the originality of the furniture.

[@elizabeththompson8433]

The picture hanger may have been a diy furniture mount for keeping furniture from tipping over around kinds. Some of my family did similar back in the day and some of the inherited pieces still have them there.

[@jamieh8101]

Natural! Almost always!

[@Kdkdleeme]

Totally beautiful mid century style 🩷 looks incredible

[@Rivionna]

Wow , incredible job! Looks amazing, so glad you took off that paint!

[@nenaj1]

The original color and stickers were cute

[@Gabi-lv5nb]

This is so pretty!!!

[@krisss572]

Always love natural wood.

[@dm5341]

Beautiful work. I would love to learn how to do this work. I love natural wood and most old furniture has great wood and designs. ❤

[@vickidemarco2076]

I actually liked the painted dresser very much, but it was done very poorly. You did a great job of restoration & the top color was spot on. Great job! 5 stars!

[@ebl36]

The picture hook could be a way of making sure it doesn’t fall forwards when the drawers are open. Easier than screwing it to the wall, if you don’t want such a permanent solution

[@manudavis2164]

Wow 😮 the end result is amazing

[@geemeyers2559]

That turned out so beautiful.

[@cricos_crea]

You brought back this chest of drawers to the first look

[@marytaylor9001]

This added at least a year to my life. LOVE restoring furniture!!!!

[@tammystockton6835]

This one turned out so pretty!

[@LegendHasIt]

This is stunning! Where do you sell your items

[@refurbishedish]

Thank you! Facebook Marketplace!

[@rickwoman]

Without colour, just the bare wood (with or without stain, the fairer the better)

[@susanhensley9444]

That piece is amazing!!!

[@RKMAK78]

The after is gorgeous! Good job! 👌🏻

[@lyubov7203]

Omg your work is magical

[@_blank-_]

Why is this so satisfying, please someone do this to my soul 😂

[@marielle99]

Those hangers are sometimes used in europe to keep the dresser from falling over (don't ask me why but its for security but no one uses those because we don't have eatthquacks that often so it doesn't really surf a purpuse for us)

[@justinecosper3791]

I love the finished product! You did a great job!

[@justhuman3424]

Mygad it looks so beautiful!!

[@wonderhollow3240]

You did such a nice work it looks like you did engineering or wizardry. Wow

[@ScottAndJulie]

I am so surprised how well the veneer came out 😮

[@DonniTom]

Walnut stain!!! Gorgeous wood.

[@SconesAndTea]

Beautiful! ❤

[@bearg-ma9168]

Excellent work. This is what refinishing should be, restoring to it's original glory unless it never had any, then go ahead and paint it to keep it out of the landfill.

[@NT-co8yd]

That was so satisfying omg I never thought I’d love a video like this 😂😂😂😂

[@tesslovely]

Nice work! The picture hanger, I'd probably say it was used as a baby change table and used to tie down the change pad/basket etc so the baby doesn't accidently fall off. 😉 just my thought

[@aaronfleming9426]

Well done, I love the warmth of hardwoods like walnut and cherry...I can get painting particleboard or pine or even oak, but walnut and cherry just beg to have their natural colors shine!

[@aking3624]

The hanger was probably placed as a stop gap to keep either a mirror or frame from sliding off...

[@refurbishedish]

Ooooooh I think you might be right!

[@lorikegley3327]

I like painted furniture but this is beautiful! Im partial to walnut too.

[@annetteg1174]

Absolutely beautiful finish!

[@WZech-ly8dm]

Your work and skill are AMAZING 🎉

[@kevil6362]

This is probably my most favourite. All the beautiful details are finally visible 🤩

[@rod1320]

The natural wood is so much more beautiful! I’m wondering what those who painted it were thinking 😅

[@charmc4152]

They probably didn't have the know-how to refinish it, so paint was the quick and easy solution that worked for them in the moment. When it didn't work for them anymore, they were back to not knowing what to do with it, so they let it go.

[@luisabolado]

YESSSS FINALLY GOOD TRANSFORMATIONS

[@rileynatalie]

It was cute before but the after… *WOWZA* ❤

[@1012chart]

STUNNING! Great work!

[@catetanenbaum2418]

Damn this is such a great transformation

[@effieboo9275]

Def walnut veneer! I am thinking about trying to get into furniture refinishing/flipping because of you and a couple other creators!

[@Jane-yr2cg]

It looks so fabulous!😍🤩❤️

[@k.markendahl4063]

Oh my god that is a really good flip!

[@notthereyethomestead8413]

Natural wood is the best way to leave it!!

[@kathymartin2306]

Great job. You brought it back to life.

[@greasyrider786]

Gel stain laminate was genius 🤯 Beautiful work 👍🏼

[@AngeliqueStevens]

Beautiful restoration great job!

[@christinaw4335]

That is just so beautiful! Great job 👏

[@samschil1835]

Gorgeous! Great job 😊

[@samanthalyons225]

Beautiful!!

[@anon6116]

The entire piece is beautiful as it is now.

[@BunnyMWave]

This looks sooooooooooooo pretty ❤

[@mikebrant192]

The picture hanger was put there to strap the cabinet to the wall. That way a baby or toddle won't kill themselves by pulling the full cabinet over onto them.