{ Before & After } Old English

 

{ Old English }

  We are back in action my friends!! Back with ridiculous named pieces at great prices. When I picked up this piece the guy told me "it cleans up real nice with some Old English"....I laughed inside because he had no idea what I was about to do to it and the fact that I loved all the nicks and divets! Some people!! Anyway....this piece was completed in my favorite ( and most requested color ) a cobalt-like blue. I get asked alllllll the time if I would consider selling my personal and most favorite piece { El Tigre }. I have been offered over $550 for it and said " (sigh, sigh, sigh)...no"! I only paid $15 for it too!

  So I decided to do a similar technique on this piece with the same color. The top was (of course) finished with Reduniture's Signature Aged-WoodTechnique and then painted and distressed. I LOVE the richness of this piece yet the funkiness. It definitely adds color to the room but isn't overbearing. This piece looks like "I'm so old my paint is just wearing away" naturally.

From this....

....to this....

58" long x 18.5" wide x 30.5" tall

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{ Before & After }

{ Before & After } Large Dresser

  A new (and so sweet!) client of mine brought me this beautiful dresser with great shape, great detail and strong bones.  It lacked some major personality and....Reduniture style!

 Shellie and I discussed what to do with this piece for about 45 minutes and then finally came up with it!  We went back and forth on going all white or white with a wood top...blah blah blah.  So I suggested doing Reduniture's Signature Aged-Wood Technique and then off-setting it with a clean white base and subtle distressing.  - I like doing subtle distressing just around the moldings, corners and detailing to make them stand out.

Now for the good stuff....The top of this fab dresser was finished with Reduniture's Signature Aged-Wood Technique with a totally custom stain!!  Shellie wanted some gray in the wood tone but not all gray and not all brown, but enough....So I took this challenge on and used a combination of stains to get the perfect mix.  Now, you may not be able to see it in the pictures but the top has the perfect blend of grays and browns. 

  Not too much gray but the perfect blend of grayish-browns and different shades of brown.  This piece really came to life after its Reduniture makeover.  It feels full of character, style and warmth.  It is a classic piece that is versatile in nearly any color palette. 

{ GBD }

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  This rad little desk was finished in a creamy tan and then authentically distressed around the drawer fronts and bottom moldings.  The distressing was done very, very subtly but enough to show off the shape.  The top was finished with Reduniture's Signature Aged-Wood Technique and highlighted with a custom stain I mixed.  This really amplified the top and gave it tons of depth.  

  As you can see below, we kept the old hardware and sprayed them in an oil rubbed bronze.  I didn't like the look of the knobs before because it just looked too busy, but I LOVE them now.  They added a lot of character to the desk and gave it a slight nautical feel. 

Signature Aged-Wood

   I scooped up a dresser similar to the one below and wanted to keep it classic but modern.  I decided to re-stain the top of the dresser a dark espresso brown, do a white base with subtle distressing and call it good.  This piece started out as a light pine so I was a little leery if I could get to the dark espresso brown I was going for. It was similar to this wood finish...

  I was able to get it that dark espresso brown by allowing the stain to kinda rest on top and really seep in.  Then I sanded it again to really achieve the color we were going for. 

 I then finished it with Reduniture's Signature Aged-Wood Technique to give it that old world, wood look.

I also sanded and restained the edges and areas I would distress after I painted it a clean white.  The knobs were give a new look with oil rubbed bronze paint and I replaced the two pulls on the two doors. You wouldn't imagine how difficult it is to find 7 vintage knobs!  I had 5 or 6 but not 7!!

  The distressing really came out in this piece and added a lot of depth to the flat front.  It almost frames out each drawer.  I used the same technique on the top for all the distressing to pull it all together with all the different wood tones. 

 

Best of all, Gina LOVES the dresser.  Up next is her desk.  It will be completed with the same style but in a khaki color.  Sneak peak....and btw I never claimed to be a photographer!  I need a lesson or two!

My Signature Aged-Wood Technique

  I frequently get asked how I do Reduniture's signature aged-wood look...don't get too excited I'm not revealing my secret!  Anyway, it is a specialized technique that I do on solid wood pieces.  It gives the look of old, aged wood (hence the name!) without all of the stink and crumbling of old wood.  My technique gives different shades of the wood which causes light spots and dark "aged" spots.  The finish is 100% different every time which makes my finished pieces that much more unique.  It almost has that "Pottery Barn-esc" look to it.

My most current piece is a perfect example of my signature technique.  This is what it looked like before...

  This piece was BEAT up! Which is good but it was in desperate need of some Reduniture love.  After my technique the top was re stained and now looks like this:

  It brings out the life, character and all the imperfections of the wood.  It also gives an updated look to the coffee table and adding the red is a perfect way to add a pop of color to the room.  Here are a few other pieces I have done with Reduniture's signature aged-wood technique.

{ The Barn }

{ Black Widow }

{ Mini Farmhouse Table }

{ Susan Party of 4 }

{ White Farmhouse Table }