GENEROSITY HARD WORK and PROVENCE

 

You hear the stories of ppl donating time or money to a good cause and the perception is they will get

 it back two fold. Pay it forward is what we call it these days, and this is my story of paying it

forward and my perception of getting it back.

 

 

One day while out picking I came across a voucher in my wallet for money off at a popular clothing

 store. I had forgotten all about it and it was due to expire that day!!! I didnt have the time to go

 shopping for clothes so I did the next best thing. I found the store, waited a moment in the parking

 lot until the next customer approached, handed it off to her, then I was off.

 

At my very next stop I found this beautiful French solid wood dresser. In these parts I cant afford to

 buy a dresser like this to repaint and sell, they are just too expensive. Well this one was priced low

 enough for me to get really excited about and for me to afford. So I paid the man and got it loaded in

 the van. I didnt put 2 and 2 together about the free money I had just given away and the great deal I

had just found until later when I was happily painting away. It made me smile.

 

 

I worked very thoughtfully to achieve an amazing color combination for the finished piece, but

 this photo shoot needed some very hard work. This piece was so big for my little showroom most of

 the other furniture had to be moved out of the room. I stacked 4 tables in front of the bathtub, the

hallway had less than a foot for me to shimmy down one side when I had to get the camera, and the

 front door couldnt be opened for the stack of furniture I piled there.

 

 

The color is ASCP Provence with a brown 4 layered color distressing on top.

 

 

UPDATE: 

For those wanting to learn more about how to achieve this look:

http://blogspot.ca/2013/12/mixing-brown-paint-painting-hardware.html

 

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VENEER REMOVAL working smart not hard

Here is the final article of the much anticipated VENEER series.

The first article explained how to deal with edge gluing loose veneer

The second article taught you how to rebuilt an area of missing veneer on a painted piece.

The third article showed you how to get bubbled veneer glued back down.

So I have shared with you many possible fixes now

I will be going over how to easily remove large sections of veneer.

Why does veneer start to lift from furniture anyway?

Hands up ... any guesses?

The ladies who have taken my workshop are not eligible so put your hands down.

The answer is

*MOISTURE*

Veneer is typically adhered with water based glues and

when water gets under the edges of the veneer it softens the glue and starts to lift.

I.E.

damp basement,

on a porch in bad weather,

moisture under a potted plant or vase

Once you have made the decision to remove the veneer

set up your furniture so the surface to be worked on is facing up.

Go get a towel big enough to cover the area of veneer and soak it with water.

You do not need hot water but make sure it is saturated but not dripping.

Spread out your wet towel over the veneer to be removed making sure the water

can get absorbed under the edges and open areas to soften the glue.

Here is the

** work smart not hard part **

.

Time to watch a movie, go to the grocery store, or do the laundry.

In other words leave it alone to do the work for you,

for at least an hour.

When you come back to the project you should be able to

easily lift and peel the veneer away.

ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE!

The photos I have used for this article were taken over an hour and a half from start to finish.

There is no need to use heat guns, belt sanders, or nasty gauging tools from now on.

CAUTION:

some veneers are covering up pieced together wood and wood with gauges and holes,

but for the most part the decision should be made to remove it because the alternative is worse.

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