This
dresser was my late grandmother's, and was in a poor state of repair.
Some of the hardware had broken, many of the drawers and drawer bottoms
were broken, and the finish was in rough shape. This is a picture of the
dresser after stripping and repair of the damaged drawers. It still is
in need of some additional sanding prior to applying a new finish.
A local company,
Ball & Ball, restores/repairs/fabricates antique
hardware and did a great job replacing a couple of the ornate bails. To the left
is a
picture of the drawers prior to their repair.
To
the right is the dresser minus the drawers, prior to its refinish.
Below are pictures of the finished dresser. I used a
Cherry colored Danish Oil to warm up the oak wood, followed with a few
coats of garnet shellac. In all, it came up pretty well. Below you can
also see the foot detail.
Below are close-ups of the ornate hardware. Ball and
Ball did a great job with the couple pieces that were missing and
broken, and did a great job cleaning the hardware and locking
mechanisms.
