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1920’s Chest of drawers on wood casters

Almost antique, this chest of drawers has classic depression era styling such as carved scrolling on the middle drawer front and wood casters on the short spindle legs.

The top has been sanded and stained a beautiful mahogany and the base is painted in Naturalist Grey which compliments today’s rustic decor trends.

The dovetail drawers have been left in their original condition to maintain a piece of its historical integrity. Antiqued brass ring drawer pulls open the top two drawers and coordinating antiqued brass knobs open the bottom two drawers.

Drawers slide easily in and out and their misalignment at times is typical for vintage furniture of its age. The top is 38″ long and 20″ wide, the bottom is 36″ long and 19″ wide and it is 35″ tall from the floor to the top. Furniture of this size and style have a place in any room. Use it in an entryway, as a buffet in a dining room or as extra storage in a bedroom.

On sale now for only $199 which also includes the matching arched mirror. Please visit Knicknaques Vintage Boutique at 707 S. Broad St. Monroe, GA 30655 for more information or contact me on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/knicknaques Thanks for looking! Jayme

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Glam faux fur cane back chair

This vintage cane back chair has been totally transformed into a glamorous accent chair, perfect for adding a stylish seat to any chic area. The wood frame and cane back have been painted a pure gold which coordinates well with many of today’s modern styles. The seat has been covered in a white long haired faux fur that is so soft and comfortable, you won’t ever want to get up. It’s unique vintage design can be implemented into any room, in any decor, from bohemian to farmhouse. It measures 25″ long, 32″ tall to the top of the back and the seat is a modest 25″ wide. The seat sits 15″ from the floor. Available now for only $119. Please visit Knicknaques Vintage Boutique 707 S. Broad St., Monroe GA for more information. We are open Friday-Sunday from 1-6pm. Please contact me to arrange additional days or hours. Thanks for looking! Jayme

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Abstract gold leaf french provincial triple dresser

With classic french provincial lines, a fresh coat of paint and a gold leaf design added to her chest, this beauty is sure to liven up any room.

Her exterior has been hand painted in an elegant ivory and her curvy metal hardware has been painted to match. Her center drawers have a dusting of stormy gray looming behind the abstract gold foil. The laminate top has a gold painted trim and has been left in its original condition. It is a coordinating gold and ivory that is in excellent shape and extremely durable. She has three rows of three drawers. The top three have a raised platform with single drawer knobs and the bottom three are deep for more storage. All drawers move freely with no sticking. She is 60″ long, 17″ deep and 32″ tall. Perfect measurements for a variety uses from a console, entry table, buffet or bedroom dresser. Her neutral background ensures she will fit in with any decor and her bold design makes an elegant statement. She is sure to please and priced at only $269. Her current residence is at Knicknaques Vintage Boutique at 707 S. Broad St., Monroe, GA and she can be seen Friday-Sunday from 1-6p. Please contact me for appointments outside these days and hours. Thanks for looking! Jayme

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Introducing my luggage inspired dresser

This vintage 4 drawer dresser has been completely made over to look like stacked vintage luggage. It has good bones and is constructed of solid wood. The drawers are in great shape and there is no sticking when opening and closing them.

The frame has been roughly sanded and stained in a dark walnut color and each drawer front has been decorated with authentic vintage luggage and trunk pieces.

The top drawer has been painted a creamy white, distressed and then given an antique glaze. It is made to look like two separate suitcases and either handle pulls the whole drawer open. Two metal American Tourister labels were salvaged and attached to the top right side.

An old trunk handle and rusty latches have been added to the stained second drawer. The black plastic handle pulls the drawer open and an old Delta Airlines paper tag was saved for charm. The metal latch on the left works and actually unclips! The missing metal latch on the right adds to its true vintage appeal.

Plaid brown vinyl from a soft sided suitcase has been added to the front of drawer number three and the gold clips on either side open and close. The brown leather handle pulls this drawer open.

Drawer number four has been stained in a light oak color. There are two buckle straps on either side and the coordinating handle in the middle opens the drawer.

Each drawer has been lined with map paper to go with the traveling theme.

It was a lot of fun putting this piece together and I am already on the lookout for another dresser and old worn out luggage!

Jayme

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Heirloom Cabinet Rescue

We have lived beside our neighbors for 15 years. Right next door. If you walk out their front door and look to your left, you see our garage. Our garage that is almost always full of furniture and almost never has room for a car. And since we are always home, the garage door is always open. Open for the world to see our messy, messy garage. And yet the mess inside is constantly changing. I’m forever moving the dresser in the front to get to the table in the back and moving the lawn equipment out to get to my stack of boxes, and so on. I have been doing this for 8 of the 15 years we have lived here. So when I received a text from my neighbor asking me if she knew of someone that could help her with an old cabinet, my first thought was hmmm….maybe our garage isn’t as obviously telling as I thought. My second thought was, I do know someone! Me! She explained that she had an old cabinet that was her mothers and remembers it being in her own bedroom at some point. She had started stripping the old green paint off but had gotten to a point where she felt like she was in too deep. Not knowing what I was getting into, I walked over to see the condition of the cabinet. It didn’t look too bad. She had done most of the stripping and just a little paint was left on the doors and the drawer front. Certainly salvageable. I enlisted my hubby to help carry it down the hill to our basement and immediately got to work. I used Back to Nature Multi Strip to finish taking off the paint that was left. This stuff is magic. The container says it takes off 15 layers of paint (naturally) in 30 minutes and boy was it right. I’m not getting paid to say that either. (I can’t figure out how to get companies to sponsor my blogs, but that’s another story.) You’re welcome Sunnyside Corporation. Anyway, I left the stripper on for an hour and it ALL scraped right off. Just look at that paint lift right up! Like pulling up a big chunk of skin when you’re peeling from a sunburn. So satisfying! I let it dry overnight and then got right into sanding it down with my handy dandy orbital palm sander. I did have to use my Dremel on some of the curved and corner pieces, but eventually all the green was gone. She picked Early American Wood Stain by Varathane and once it was down to the bare wood, I started in on the stain. I used a chip brush to get the color on, waited a few minutes and then rubbed it in with a clean cloth. Most of it only needed one coat. I had to lightly sand down the doors a couple times to get the color even, and it still wasn’t perfect, but now I’m sure it was the wood and not just me. I installed some glass knobs that I had laying around, just so that I could see the finished piece. TADA! She loved the glass knobs and wanted to keep them, so I put a layer of Minwax Paste Finishing Wax on the top for extra protection and it was done! Needless to say, she seemed very excited and happy that I could help her out and has already found a place for it. I absolutely love what she’s done with it, but I am totally admiring that little ceramic fruit tree right now! 😉

This is the first piece of furniture that I have stripped that I actually enjoyed. I look forward to using Back to Nature Multi Strip again and maybe I can get them to sponsor me for the next job! Feel free to send me some tips on getting sponsors! 😜