Cabinet Refinishingwpstlrestore2018-09-24T09:44:29-05:00

Cabinet Refinishing

Sep 11

That moment when you realize its such a difficult strip because the door underneath all the patches was a dart board mount!

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Aug 26

This piece was a challenge - trim-over-fabric is a nice touch on top and bottom, but takes more work than the upholstery itself!

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Aug 25

Because 100+ year old wooden vanity mirrors need help too. Broken/missing handle grain matched, sculpted to fit and finished to match.

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Aug 22

And the final finish work! Hard to imagine where it started - look back at the process a few posts back if you missed it. Wonderful to get it back home and ready for another 100 years (or more).

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Aug 21

Now the piece is assembled, checked over for aesthetics and function. Notice all the grain is aligned? Then repair and reinstall fancy appliques. And then to witness the natural color with the first sealer coat. This is the part where you hold your breath for an hour straight - its a refinishers skill used to make sure there are no defects when the base coat reveals them!!

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Aug 20

Made a new top from laminated veneer core, the old stave core was wrong by design for expansion and contraction, plus warped in every direction imaginable. This top is stable, in line with grain on the rest of the piece, and my personal fave - axial oriented top grain rather than traditional left-to-right.

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Aug 20

Selecting and matching panels so the grain lines are perfectly flowing through the piece. Butterfly grain on side panels, all drawers matching just right. Then, of course, installing.

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Aug 17

This piece required complete disassembly down to individual components. Scenes like this are probably why they doctors don't let family watch the surgery. This piece will be reconstructed with new veneered panels.

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Aug 4

A closer look at how bad the condition was on this piece. Quite the mess. This is after stripping coatings to see what could be repaired and what could not.

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Aug 3

Thos is a big project, so it it only the "before". Stay tuned for more!

Jul 21

Pulling the mask always brings up the mood. This is one of those jobs where we had to finish what someone else started - turned out great!

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Jul 9

Nail are not wood joints.nails are not wood joints. Nails are not wood joints! This was supposed to be a simple reglue. Not a framing carpenter's home hobby project.

Jul 4

To think what it took to build this double active door from scratch, and to install it in the rough opening with no shims, no adjustments, and everything in perfect alignment from the top line to the sweep clearance. This door set has no adjustments or aligning/concealing astragal either. What a relief to get it in and match perfectly with existing architectural lines. Doors are 3' wide each and 8ft tall btw. What can we build for you?

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Jun 20

This. Is. It. Wooton doesnt sell many of these anymore. It better be a long time before it falls into disrepair again. Custom replicated drawer, finished to match antique patina highlighted in photos among lots of other work this piece required.

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Jun 5

Vacuum sealed for freshness so your 100 year old Miracle door will still have all the veneer pressed tight when you are ready for your 2020 renovation! Only about 1700pounds of pressure on each square foot like this. Nice and flat. #bigziplock

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Jun 3

When the sweat pours out.....its a hot one....not everyone can do this job... #ewwwwgross
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May 29

When you stack the architectural trim vertically, on the one special magic wall in the shop,the paint disappears!
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May 29

Clamp art.
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May 25

Stripping coatings is a core service since 1978 at St.Louis Restoration. It's just not glamorous and we dont like to over-post. This door is the last in a house we have helped a loyal customer with over years, finally all the doors are going back to original stain!

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May 23

Reweave these leather strap chairs they said. It'll be easy they said. Turned out great, but deceptively complicated.

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May 16

Because sometimes during door restorations the only word that keeps running through your mind is "tetanus". 🤣

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