BEFORE AND AFTER

It's amazing what hard work, dedication, love to refurbish and paint can do to furniture.  This tab will show our past.....Before and After photos.

Big Chair
the before...



The after...





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Cane chair
the before...


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Round side table
the before....


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Petite Desk
the before...sorry..got too anxious to start..forgot to take a before (;-) 

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Nice Desk
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Tall Red Mahogany Dresser
(this is a piece that I was (still am) debating if I should paint it or not...so I figured...if it does not sell after re-storing it, is because it needs paint..maybe??)

the before....

the after




Dresser
the before.....

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The Antique 2 Tier Table
The before....
The After.....




 


 


Ebony Top Dresser
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The Small Hutch
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Long Dresser

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12 Drawer Dresser

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Small Dresser
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Another Sideboard/Buffet
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The Sideboard/buffet
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The Single drawer secretary desk
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The Nightstands
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The Secretary Desk

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The Kidney Desk.....
To be honest, I couldn't part with this piece.
It was too pretty....
Before
After
Now it sits in my room cluttered with my possessions..

-KYRA
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Reupholstered Victorian chair
We've attempted to reupholster the seat thinking it would be easy as a regular cushion chair but it wasn't easy! After 3 hours of figuring out how to set the fabric and 2 hours of measuring,cutting, stapling, gluing and lining, its not bad for a first time. We still think we should take a reupholstering class though to do more advanced things!
As for the chair itself, it was sanded smooth (it was bought painted already with a drippy finish), then chalk painted with the Plaster of Paris recipe then waxed to seal and protect. 

Before
it had a very bad upholstery job
After



 Il est tres beau!
-KYRA
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Here is a before I did of a piece that took me over two driving hours to get to in the middle of the night.
Here the between, it took a lot of striping gel, I did not want to sand it as it had several layers of paint and lot on glue from stickers it had on top.
And here is the after.  This beautiful dresser did not sit too long in my living room, as a buyer who was picking up a desk saw it (I had just moved it there to take photos of it) and just bought it, did not hesitate on the price, it shocked me, I was not even thinking of how much to sell it for, when she told me she wanted it.  It was picked up a couple of weeks later as I wanted the paint and the top to cure.
I just wish we can remember to take more photos, including the process of getting our pieces to the after.

Patty

 


4 comments:

  1. My girlfriend and I purchased the most recent "Before and After" seen dresser at the October Rose Bowl Flea Market. We had assistance to our car (moving and loading the dresser) and upon arrival at home, we could not have been happier with our purchase. The dresser has a remarkably professional hard wood finish on top. The fixtures and paint go hand-in-hand. We look forward to future purchases from Chateau Revivals.

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  2. Your comment is much appreciated. We take pride in each and every piece we refurbish making it something we want in our own home. We are pleased your enjoying and happy with the work demonstrated on the piece you bought from of us and we hope you will find more favorite pieces in the future listed on our blog. If there is anything you wanted painted, we also provide custom work. Thank you for purchasing from Chateau Revivals.


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  3. Your before and after photos are amazing! What beautiful work you do. I love your blog.

    Linda at The French Hens Nest

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    1. Thank you so much for looking and leaving us a comment.

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