This cupboard was rotten and covered in lead paint !

[@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!!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@garypautard1069]

I only saw woodworm, lead paint and a unstable frame. My thoughts- take it to your re-cycling centre and throw it into a skip.

[@tinydancer7426]

@@garypautard1069 Lead paint ... it shouldn't be tossed in with general refuse. Just like anything removed from a house that has lead paint on it (trim boards, etc), this thing should have been disposed in the same way.

[@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 💛

[@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 ;-)

[@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 👌

[@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 🙏

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

Thanks! Treats for kitty and coffee for you 🐾🐾 ☕️

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you beautiful person 😻 that is very kind

[@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!

[@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 ☺️

[@colleenkidwell5820]

You forgot the final cat scan! LOL

[@Flippingdrawers]

😂

[@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 😂

[@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 🙏

[@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.

[@LauraBentley-dt9rm]

What were you trying to prove by trying to resuscitate this old, rotten piece of furniture? Why did you even do it? Were you competing with someone on who could revive the oldest piece of trash? What's the point? Sure, it looks ok at the end but inside, it's still garbage! Why waste your valuable time?

[@cynthialapp3541]

@@LauraBentley-dt9rm I have never resuscitated an old rotten piece of furniture. People-yes. Furniture-no.

[@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?

[@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 🙏

[@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 🙏

[@judithburke1539]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@deborahsewell202]

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

[@cynthialapp3541]

Thanks!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you beautiful person 💛. Very kind of you 🙏

[@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 🙏

[@krislechien1190]

Your artistry is amazing.

[@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 😉

[@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!

[@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 🙏

[@audiomxr]

I'd say this qualifies you as a miracle worker!

[@karenbartlett9265]

The vision you have for your pieces is phenomenal. It turned out absolutely gorgeous.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@tracy-annwolfe9395]

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

[@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.”😊

[@patriciahatton8292]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@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.

[@shari5982]

How beautiful! Turning it sideways was absolute genius!

[@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.

[@ritacollins8666]

You made this cabinet very happy.😊

[@StephenProcter-bt3su]

A lovely piece of furniture. This type of construction was very common when I was a boy in the 50s. Thanks for showing us so many different techniques.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@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 🙏

[@hpot53]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@lauralimweeheang4914]

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

[@glimmersbytanya]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Glad you liked it!!

[@TheNeeblez]

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

[@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 🙏

[@dorothymccurdy7362]

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

[@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

[@higgnz1966]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@SharylM-se5ku]

Your eye for EVERY detail large and small, in and out , front and back shows your LOVE for what you do and that you are very much a craftsman. You could never make something look bad. Thank you for sharing your “feelings “ for old things I am the same way. Love watching you. I feel my dad beside me every time I watch you. I loved to watch him create ( not quite as good as you) with wood. Whenever I smell lumber or saw dust I think of him.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you so much 😀

[@xtender5]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

All good now. Thank you 🙏

[@fleurjardin1012]

I love the look of the support dowels you used with the legs. It really adds a unique style to the piece.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks 🙏

[@lynnew5619]

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

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

I can understand why you felt sorry for this poor cabinet. It provided a good frame for the new cabinet, though. Your shop inspector is adorable!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephanietaylor8003]

Great transformation!

[@FurnitureFlippa]

Wow... at the end it looks like a piece from a very high-end furniture store! What a change! Nice video Jay

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thanks mate. It was a journey 😂

[@toni5810]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you very much!

[@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!

[@jeniceowen5184]

As always, beautiful.

[@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!

[@marchelleharris4842]

Beautiful work, Jay. It is gorgeous.

[@emanuelavecchi7433]

You're a genius. Perfection does exist! It's you and your works.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Wow, thank you!

[@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!! 😊

[@marklaw9124]

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

[@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 🤩

[@pablobarros610]

Congratulations on your work as a Master. It really turned out very beautiful.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lyndseybeaumont7301]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! 😊

[@mariagrisaro8703]

Jay, You are CrAzY talented!!! I enjoyed this video thoroughly.

[@Flippingdrawers]

I appreciate that!

[@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 💛

[@cherylriffle6871]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you very much!

[@OwlingDogDesign]

Excellent work!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@lilme4321]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@judyrosy]

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

[@perryingto]

Where I’m from we call this process, refacing. We used refacing to modernize kitchen cabinets. Your job there is very good. Thanks for the content.

[@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 😉

[@167curly]

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

[@ленагрек-е6ш]

Hello from Ukraine

[@cathydaly3436]

You are a craftsperson not just a woodworker. The care you took to restore this piece while making it beautiful and functional. I especially appreciated your emphasis on safety. My dad, an electrician, passed in his eighties. Many of his friends passed earlier from assorted work related cancers. Stepping back a generation it was worse. Good on you. 28:09

[@martharosegordon8278]

Hello from Western North Carolina, USA 🐱

[@Greenacres1958]

Oklahoma USA here!!!!!

[@sibylleherbe8260]

Amazing transformation. It’s beautiful now.

[@kathleenkillen7820]

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

[@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!

[@pamelaportrey4083]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@MarieDohoney]

I find your ‘personizing’ a piece of furniture utterly endearing! It honors the gift of the trees, the original maker and all of the years of service given. That cabinet certainly deserves a glamorous second life! May all of us be so fortunate!

[@javiTests]

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

[@Flippingdrawers]

It is mostly for the algorithm 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@killy1958able]

Everything you upcycle is always brilliant 😊

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you! 😊

[@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

[@dianneborrelli1056]

Splendid creation.that olde cabinet is smiling...on the inside.

[@helenjohnson7583]

🙂😊

[@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.

[@annettemalaski1967]

Considering what you started with this is miraculous! Great job of giving this piece a new life. Now it is not in a junk heap!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Glad you like it!

[@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

[@pattist.johnmartin1968]

As always, a great job. I was concerned when you scraped and sanded the lead paint. Only because my grandfather taught me the safest way to deal with it was to use a wet stripper. No dust and no cleaning the entire shop afterwards. But not on seven layers. That's a lot of stripper!

[@kathymattila7553]

Also, the dust is released to the environment outside….your neighbors are at risk to breathe in the lead dust. No sanding lead paint, stripper containing lead disposed of properly.

[@Flippingdrawers]

It needs to be lead paint specific stripper which is hard to buy.

[@kathymattila7553]

@Flippingdrawers Pass on projects that cannot be done safely in regards to yourself and neighbors. Enjoy your videos and work!!

[@pattist.johnmartin1968]

Noted.@@Flippingdrawers

[@Flippingdrawers]

@@kathymattila7553 if you don’t mind, I will decide what I consider appropriate 😉 don’t even know how you would think my neighbours have anything to do with this.

[@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. ♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👏👏🌟

[@wjlan51]

You do such amazing work. And your narrative is beautiful. I watch a lot of restoration videos, but you are by far my favorite. You have a very sweet spirit. THANK YOU!

[@Flippingdrawers]

Wow, thank you!

[@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! 😊

[@CandGsGMaDeb]

Beautifully done

[@annaromao6330]

Oops 😬 your thumb !

[@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.

[@Bob-mk4cd]

Always impressed by your craftsmanship and imagination 😊

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🙏

[@keithnodine1334]

Absolute Masterpiece!! You are a true craftsman.

[@Flippingdrawers]

Thank you 🤩

[@anitamorales1506]

💜💜💜

[@sherimiller5857]

Beautiful work

[@lelaguerrasantana9003]

Why restore such an old cabinet, with common and worthless wood?

[@Flippingdrawers]

.....because this is what I do on this channel???

[@lelaguerrasantana9003]

@@Flippingdrawers Oh, sorry! I thought you only restored valuable pieces. 😒