Lane Mid Century Modern Tuxedo Bedroom Set

We found this back in 2022. Stored it in our inventory for a while. John and I knew it was going to take some time to restore. I definitely wasn’t going to paint it. I did have it up in my custom collection for some time. But decided to pull it, I didn’t know how it was going to look once stained. So, didn’t want to make any promises to a client that I wasn’t sure about on finish. It had worn finish wear. The dresser and master dresser had glass tops with no protection so it worn down the finish bad.

Original bow tie hardware. That was very worn and tons of oxidation on all handles. We had to remove all that and wash them. After that I primed, painted, and sealed them.

The original stain was gunstock. Walnut veneer with rosewood bow tie and ebony overlay.

The sides of the drawers, grooves on drawers, tops of drawers, and inner bottom cabinet area are painted in a brown color.

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Here is the dresser and nightstands stripped. I forgot to get one of the large master chest.

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Whole set fully restored. I had to use different stain colors and bases to get the color I wanted. I didn’t like the gunstock color it previously had. The wood was lighter in certain areas. That was tricky to do. I don’t use toner, because I don’t like the way it looks. That’s just my preference though.

My finishes are sanded down for a smooth finish. It took about two to three weeks to get this set fully completed.

Painted the handles in a dark brown paint. I didn’t like the original finish. It has silver fronts. It just threw everything off for me.

The cabinet doors were tricky. That is where some of the wood was different from the veneer.

Top coated everything in multiple layers of semi gloss sealer.

Painted the grooves on the drawers, sides of drawers, and inner bottom cabinet areas in a dark brown paint.

Cleaned and oiled the inner cabinet shelf areas.

Dovetailed drawers.

It even has the original Lane tag with all the details of the Tuxedo line in it. They made buffets, chairs, mirrors, table sets, in this line. The quality we use to have in furniture making was amazing. All USA produced. Manufacturers in the USA poured so much in these pieces. Hopefully, one day we get all that back. Manufacturing in the USA.

Finishing off with a before and after.

Looks much better. It feels so good to finally get this completed. Thanks for looking!

Broyhill Mid Century Modern Highboy Dresser....

Restored this vintage 1967 Broyhill 

Mid Century Modern Highboy Dresser.

It's from the Accent line.  Rare and hard to 

find piece/  I was going to just clean it up.

Before above and below.

But it had more damage than I thought.  

A clean up wouldn't have helped at all.

If it was just minor finish issues, yeah a clean up would work.

But chipped veneer and large chips..we had to restore.

So, I decided to do a full restoration on it.

We repaired all the damaged areas.

Missing veneer, bent split top edges.

Worn finish on top.

Stripped after repaired.

Then I stained it in dark walnut.

Painted hardware in gold because I didn't 

like the silver original color.  Gold just pops

against dark walnut.

Sealed in a semi gloss water based sprayed 

sealer.

Purchased new gold screws to match the gold.

Remember the originals where silver.

SOLD!

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 Before, during and after below!

Black Two Toned Table Drawers....

Well we found this old antique table with

drawers.  Top was warped with veneer damage.

We peeled off the top veneer and left it alone.

Sanded everything else.  

Before below.

I painted it in general finishes lamp black.

I just couldn't paint over that beautiful

wood pattern on the drawers.

So, I left it original and refinished it in 

general finishes antique cherry.

Distressed edges on the table body.

Sealed everything in a semi gloss sealer.

I aged the hardware.

Love!  My goodness this came out fantastic! 

Currently available, message if interested.

Priced at $225

Measures at 38"w/33"h/17.5"d

Delivery available for an additional fee of $20.

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Phenix Art Deco Dresser....

Had this very rare Phenix Furniture art deco 

dresser for 2 1/2 years in my inventory.

So since it hadn't sold i decided to paint it in 

my own design.  This is very well made and has the thickest

veneer I've ever encountered.  It needed extensive repair.

The inside shelves where the drawers slide out on

have some very rare roller balls that help

the drawers just slide out like butter.  Plus the drawer

 slides are super rare also, we've never seen them before.

John had to make one as one was missing out of some metal.

He did a fantastic job. So, Phenix makes very good quality furniture. 

Here is the before below.

Repaired and sanded down everything.

Primed it, then painted it in mannequin cream

by benjamin moore.  

Added new hardware and painted it gold.

Done in a semi gloss finish.

I had to leave this beautiful veneer part alone.

Each piece was cut to make it look like that.

Look at that detail!  It was just too beautiful.

Plus I wanted to leave something original.

I think it brings the piece out some.  

Everything goes really well with the cream, gold,

and wood tone.

I really love how this came out.  It was a beast to 

get done but we did it pretty quick as we worked together on it.

Currently available, message if interested.

Priced at $200, delivery available for an

additional fee of $20.

Antique Bookshelf/Dresser......

One of our repeat clients wanted to see if we had

any bookshelves for her sons room.

So I showed her this unique old antique shelf

with drawers that we had.  It just needed two shelves.

The before pictures are below.

The bottom veneer was chipped and the foot was completely 

chipped half off.

She wanted to keep the look of the wood just freshened up

and repaired on the chipped parts.

So we repaired all the cosmetic major parts.

As you can see here John repaired the foot to 

T.

I stained and sealed the whole piece.

Added and painted the new knobs.

Here's the foot that was chipped off...

John did a excellent job.

We cut some shelves and I custom matched it.

She absolutely loved it!

Restored Antique Nightstands Set......

Another repeat client came to us and picked

these antique nightstands from our inventory.

She wanted them for her guest room.

She wanted a stained dark brown with black in it.

Here is the before pictures below.

This is after we sanded/stripped them down....

we sand to a smooth finish with no sanding swirls.....

we go thru numerous steps to get it to look 

and feel smooth....

I custom mixed some stains and then started

the staining process.....

I removed the wood knobs and added these

 knobs we had in our workshop...

stripped them, painted them, and sealed them...

Last, I added the poly to protect it....

They look so beautiful, I'm in love with these!!!!!

Updated furniture for new client.....

A new client came to us and wanted to update her current

furniture.  She did need some nightstands so we furnished her

with these below.  

She wanted these distressed white with some silver detail

and she purchased some new hardware which we 

added......

stripped it all, primed them, and painted them all white...

distressed and added silver detail to the drawers

and around the bottom edges....

This was her chest, she wanted a dark stained top,

with white distressed edges and the new hardware....

beautiful!

stripped it all and primed it....

refinished the top...

painted it white and distressed....

Looks completely different and beautiful!

Last, her dresser....she wanted the same as the chest...

stripped it down....these pieces had a thick finish...

primed and painted white....

distressed and added the new hardware....

refinished the top....

Beautiful!

This was her king size headboard set.  She wanted it refinished 

in the stain like the dresser and chest set.

So we stripped the headboard down...

here is the before...

here it is after we stripped, stained, and added the poly.....

Looks gorgeous!!!!

Desk, Dresser, and Vanity Custom Order.....

One of our repeats clients came to us with more of 

their furniture they wanted us to custom paint.

Most of the time we have a waiting list that is months long.

My clients are very patient in waiting, which I so much appreciate.

These particular clients we have already done 6 pieces

for them in the past year.  This order will make 9!

Love it!  I have numerous clients with just about the same numbers of 

pieces we've done.  I'm so glad our clients appreciate our hard work. 

Ok, here we go.

this was a before of the desk top, we get started on them and

I forget to take befores sometimes.  Which I did with this one.

They wanted a refinished top and a soft teal on bottom.

No distress.

we stripped everything even the top,

forgot to take the picture of that part....

but I got the bottom,

primed the bottom and painted it teal....

it's going to match the teal we did on the dresser with silver handles

which you can see in a previous post....

stripped and stained the top...

Then hvlp sprayed a poly over that....

It looks really cute!

Next, was the dresser.  Here's the before....

remembered to take a picture before, we had already 

started the repairs and stripping....

stripped it down.....this one had a formica top....

primed everything and painted it the light cream...

no distress and kept the handles original...

Had some slight cracks in the wood on the drawers,

we had to seal those in....

Looks fantastic!

Last, is the vanity....

 the before below...

stripped it all down and repaired where needed....

primed it all and she wanted a metallic champagne color..

Looks really beautiful, I love metallic colors!

French Provincial Bedroom Set.......

This was a referral order.  A client of ours that

contacted us last summer in 2014 wanted us to paint

her french provincial dresser teal and gold. 

 (You can search for that post in my blog) 

 She referred us to her friends who had a french set

that wanted theirs painted also.  Plus, they wanted a 

pedestal table bottom and chair repaired, that 

will be in the next post.

Here is the set below....

They wanted a slight cream color with 

newly refinished tops...

Then slight distress on edges with handles 

kept original.

So we sanded all of them down....

I stained the tops with the color she picked

 plus, added polycrylic to them....

I just really love our smooth finish....

I primed and then painted it the cream color....

Distressed all edges....

I love our smooth finish!!! 

We work really hard and long to achieve that....

This is why I tell my clients I take at least

minimum 1 week on my orders

depending on how big the order is...

It takes some time to get this smooth flat look....

ALOT of hard work.....

I just love how much our clients appreciate

our work to refer us to their

friends....

that really means a lot :)

As always, they came out just beautiful!!!!

A big thanks to Crystal for her referral

and thanks to Jamie & Ashley for having us

custom paint their dresser set.