Antique furniture restoration

Sharing step by step how we restored the top of an Victorian Eastlake chest.

Here are the Do's and Don'ts of shopping for vintage and antique furniture. I made all of the mistakes so you won’t have to.

You guys know I love the thrill of taking an old and poorly cared for piece of furniture, stripping it down and giving it a new take on life. But sometimes I feel like there is a call to respect the story of a piece. To leave the dings and scratches because they are part...

I didn’t really like how dark it was. I decided that I was going to find a way to whitewash the kitchen island, I just needed to figure out how to do it!

How I re-coated my grandparents' antique 1920s buffet.

Check out this beautiful china cabinet makeover before and after transformation through this step by step antique china hutch makeover guide.

Dovetail joints often hold two boards together in a box or drawer, almost like interlocking the fingertips of your hands. As the dovetail joint evolved through the last one hundred thirty years, it becomes a clue for the age and authenticity of antique furniture. The type of dovetailed joint, especially in drawers, reveals much about furniture construction and dating. With just a little study of these examples, it is easy to spot true hand made construction vs. machine made furniture.

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I found this hutch in a thrift store, just before Christmas… good for me that it was before Christmas! That made it easier to convince, Trav, my husband, to bring it home for me! I loved the shape of it and all of the glass! I don’t see hutches as often with glass on the