by hupka | Sep 19, 2019 | Cedar, Chest, Country, Furniture, Restoration
Not every project starts with flawless wood and gorgeous grain. This cedar chest was in dire need of some TLC. The first step, shown in this image, was to cover the chest in a non-toxic stripping agent in order to get the years of grime and clear coat off. Eww. Taking...
by hupka | Jul 11, 2019 | Chest, Country, Furniture, Restoration
This cedar chest was in very bad shape when we found it. There were significant fractures in the bottom and sides, the veneer on the outside was peeling in a big way and the original top was beyond recovery. Overall it was in deep need of some TLC. We decided to...
by hupka | Jul 2, 2019 | Chest, Furniture, Restoration
A long time customer recently brought us a cedar chest and requested that we return it in better shape and with a distressed coating of Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue chalk paint. When the chest arrived the exterior was layered with an oak veneer that was decorative in its...
by hupka | Jun 30, 2019 | Dry Sink, Furniture, Restoration
Shop manager Benson gives final inspection on a recent restore. We picked up this small dry sink recently in VERY bad shape. It had more pot holes than Interstate 81 and was ready for scrap. However a little TLC and a LOT of repairs later and it’s ready to find...
by hupka | May 20, 2019 | Furniture, Games, Outdoor, Table
Why build a picnic table simply to cut a hole in the top of it? Because this is no ordinary picnic table. This delightful example of outdoor furnishings will be getting a custom game board flush mounted with the top! Enjoy some burgers and dogs and then a game of...
by hupka | May 16, 2019 | Custom, Pine, Slab, Table
A little Throw Back Thursday to a live edge pine slab we finished into a bar top. This piece was debarked and sanded before receiving a treatment with red mahogany stain. It was finished with six coats of General Finish’s Arm-R-Seal. Final sanding ended with...
