Thursday, September 10, 2015

Antique Dry Sink ReDo

I bought this cool primitive piece of furniture - I would say it was a dry sink.  It was crackly in all the right ways.  




However, the top was hideous with old linoleum that was glued down.  I knew I wanted to leave the bottom, but the top had to go.  Have you ever started a project and thought "why, oh why did I do this...?"  That is what I thought after I tried to get the linoleum off.  





There was also a few spray paint spots on one of the drawers.  I ran a belt sander over this in addition to hand sanding the hardware.


 I peeled off all the old top that would come off and I took a belt sander to the rest.  I liked the the multi layer look so I decided to stain the whole thing with walnut color.





I will have to admit, I really like this piece.  I love all the imperfections.  I lined the drawers with cork.  I then wiped down the whole piece - inside and out with paste wax.









I will be taking this to the Main Street Market that the Urban Farm Girls host in Rockford, IL.  We will see if others "get" my style.  I did have someone message me about this piece already...here's hoping it sells!

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. 

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4 comments:

  1. Very cool...This style is very hot you see it in all the flea market style mag. "Farm House Chic" It has everything going for it...Happy Sales to you..

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  2. Yep...hikchik is right! Someone will love his piece!

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  3. That will be a hit for sure! Hope you have a successful sale. Would love to try and make it there!

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  4. this is an amazing piece, I think you did exactly the right thing!

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