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Dumpster Dresser

January 14, 2015
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| Categories: Dresser, Furniture, How To, Veneer Issues

 

This poor sad dresser was on it’s way to the dump. When I say dump, I mean a giant facility where things go to die.
Follow this if you can: My husband’s nurse at his day job owns a transfer station (Meramec Valley Transfer Facility). Complicated. BUT- one of her missions is recycling and she pays someone to pull things out before they reach the dump that might be worth saving and every now and then we are lucky enough to get a call. We purchased this dresser from her and it was badly damaged but I was…

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Checkout the Checkout Stand!

August 20, 2014
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| Categories: Checkout Stand, Furniture, How To, Veneer Issues
Oh my gosh! It has been a while since I showed you guys a project and all the steps from start to finish!
Funny story: One Friday night a while back, Chanda (owner of Redheaded Vintage Girl and St. Louis Vintage Market Days) called me and says “Are you home? Cause I’m on my way to your house with furniture!”
She brought us this gorgeous radio cabinet! She had been looking for one for nearly 3 years!
Now, it is hard to tell so let me explain…the…

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How To Repair Veneer Damage

April 15, 2014
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If you know me, you know I hate removing veneer. There isn’t a perfect solution and if it is really damaged you will end up having to paint it in order to save it at all. If you are lucky, you can glue it down. If you are a little less lucky, you only have to remove part of it and if you are a lot less lucky then you have to remove all of it. Today, I am addressing the inbetween lucky times.
This blog post is for when you have…

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