Before + Subsequently | Credenza Makeover

We spotted a novel slice of furniture makeover past times Nicole Phillips of the blog, Visual Heart recently as well as nosotros asked her if she'd similar to characteristic it hither on this week.  We dear what she did as well as intend you lot volition too!  Here's the post, inward Nicole's words below:





This mid-century vogue sideboard was inward fossil oil shape. It’s made from particle board, the worst stuff inward the earth (ugh). It has a sparse layer of melamine on run past times amongst lots of scratches as well as H2O damaged which right away posed a challenge. I could encounter it had skilful bones as well as was simply quest for a 2d gamble at life, specially since mid-century modern is however really pop correct now. Scroll downward to encounter close-ups of the earlier as well as what it looks similar now. I’m also sharing tips on how to pigment H2O damaged particle board.

The source pace is build clean it, commonly I’d wipe it downward amongst warm H2O as well as a damp cloth, but this slice was unlike because the surface was broken as well as I didn’t desire whatever to a greater extent than swelling to move on from previous H2O damage. If you lot don’t already know, particle board is similar a sponge, the 2d H2O hits it, it swells up. So I decided to build clean it amongst a dry out microfibre stuff as well as vacuum.

Then it was fourth dimension for the fun part, I used a hammer to carefully knock off the reduce on the bottom of the piece. This reduce was non necessary because I’m adding long legs to heighten it upwards off the ground. It’s amazing how removing that reduce made it hold back means to a greater extent than modern.

I sanded it all over to scuff upwards the surface hence the primer could adhere, as well as then Andrew helped past times patching the holes as well as scratches amongst woods filler as well as sanded them smooth.

Next step, prime number the entire slice amongst a sparse coat of high-quality primer similar Zinsser 123. Primer volition seal inward stains as well as volition also seal the exposed H2O damaged particle board to preclude it from swelling again. Make certain your source layer is extremely thin, to avoid the exposed areas of the particle board from swelling. Avoid using a brush for the source couplet of coat, instead, purpose a pocket-size foam roller for a to a greater extent than fifty-fifty sparse application. Apply a few really sparse layers until the entire slice is covered.

Time for run past times coat. I similar to purpose Benjamin Moore Advance inward high-gloss. You tin displace curl or brush it on as well as it dries hence smoothen because of its self-levelling technology. It’s also H2O based hence build clean upwards is super easy. On this piece, I used Snowfall White as well as Mantis Green.

The woods legs are vintage from a top-secret local thrift shop that salvages boxes of them. I preserve onetime mid-century vogue legs for futurity projects as well as the peak of these were perfect for this piece. If you lot can’t honour vintage legs you lot tin displace ever buy the same vogue online or at your local hardware store.

The vintage legs were sanded downward to withdraw the ugly crimson varnish, as well as then a few coats of tung oil was applied to expose the natural woods grain as well as colour.

Finally, the onetime knobs were removed because they were inexpensive plastic as well as broken. They were replaced amongst brass knobs from IKEA. Let’s conduct maintain a 2d to speak virtually IKEA knobs, pulls as well as hardware inward general, they’ve been killing it lately, bringing inward around peachy knobs as well as pulls at affordable prices. I’m loving the brass as well as matte dark finishes, I’m hoping they’ll practise matte brass at around point.

Here’s the big reveal. It makes me wishing I had room inward our story to choke along it. Those dividers are ideal for our (your) tape collection….

Wanting to endeavour a DIY project? Here are around materials you’ll demand to convey around mid-century modern to an onetime dresser, sideboard or nightstand, production links below.

IKEA knobs 1, 2, 3, 4  |  Tapered Wood Legs  |  Benjamin Moore Advance

Nicole Phillips is a Vancouver based Graphic Designer as well as blogger. 
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