Trash To Treasure Furniture Makeover | Extreme Makeover | Furniture Flip | Dramatic Transformation
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This was an extreme makeover; this project took me about a month to finish! My parents were ready to throw this credenza in the trash, but I had to try and save it. This credenza is 25 years old, and was covered in cobwebs, dust, spider eggs, and cat pee that made the MDF swell. I'm so glad I could give this piece a new life, and a new home.
Wow, wonderful workmanship! MDF on face frame, you kidding me! I would just give up. Milwaukee use to have an airless that could do fine woodwork but regular airless forget about it. So that guy with the airless sprayer is a real pro.
That wasn't just a restoration, it was a resurrection! What a beautiful result!
A lot of work, It turns so beautiful. Great job.
Thank you so much😊
Juaaaaas.
¡ Que valiente con ese mueble . Te quedó GENIAL !.
ENHORABUENA
Anything well made, unless disaster can be fixed and outstanding!
It came out stunning
Great job restoring this piece. It looks stunning.
BEAUTIFUL RESULTS...GREAT WORK!!!
La forme de ce meuble est très beau, felicitation pour la belle transformation 👍❤❤❤
Wow, so much detail on that. A lot of work, but that makes other jobs seem easier or simpler. The colors and finish are really classy.
And like everyone else said, that particle board and all the mess would have scared me off, but you knew just what to do.
Ohh that’s BEAUTIFUL!!
You are very very talented. Beautiful job!
I think everyone that does furniture refurbishing should do 1 piece of MDF furniture just to learn from. Of course I learned I will never do another, but good for you!
Gorgeous
25 years? My entry way table has been in my family for nearly 300 years. We have a pile of antique furniture in the attic and garage that we just don’t have room for but it’s so old that we don’t want to get rid of it
So Gorgeous!!
Шикарная работа! 👏👏👏
You did amazing job! Turned out beautiful!
Lots of ❤❤❤and labor went into this restoration even to your color choices . . . see you on the next one, new subbie
Looks very nice! A real center for a living room!
És uma grande artista parabéns pelo seu trabalho
Fantastic i did not think you will be able to save the furniture peace
WOW! Amazing and beautiful!
Excelente trabajo felicitaciones, saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴
Beautiful
Fabulous !
Amazing job with this piece!
nice job! It would have been nice to let us know what your family thought of it. If you had not stripped the top what would you have done?
It's lovely 🌟
Um, WOW!!!
Красота!
Amazing transformation! Is there a specific reason for not spraying the primer onto the drawers and doors?
Bayan eli degince daha güzel oluyor👍
How did you get rid of the cat pee odor?
you don't need to go over and over and over each spot a million times.
Шкаф на любителя, но в любом случае вы его достали из мусора и сделали даже симпатичным.
Maravilhosa
From trashy to classy!
This is the song from live jasmine lol
Beautiful but where are your gloves girl?
不用吸塵器先清理一下灰塵嗎？？😵💫😵💫😓
If they give me a piece of furniture painted black, I sprinkle it with gasoline and burn it.
I usually cringe and spit tacks when I see beautiful wood furniture get painted, but this is MDF so you got my support 😄! Coming across a classy designed piece of furnature like this cabinet does not happen that often. That being said, I still would have turned my nose up at it if I had come across it because its MDF, which I loath, and I would not have viewed it as worthy of salvage. Seeing how this has come together - far out! That has been restored to a beautiful cabinet! Love the color you gave it. So classy!!. High fives and take a bow! You got my vote 😃
Gorgeous
Very nice piece. You saved it from the landfill. A trick that I have learned with the MDF plywood is that when you replace screws put a dab of Gorilla glue in the hole before screwing back into it. The glue will help hold the screw in place a little tighter and cut down on any pullout. For what it's worth.
MDF is one type of board, plywood (layered wood, «cross veneer») is another. «MDF plywood» does not exist. I was once taught to add wood glue to s rew holes, then add matches until the hole is filled. Or dip each match in glue before adding. Break the match off, knock it off with a hammer or cut it off, e.g with pliers. Then you can add the screw and it has something to grip onto. Works great! 🤗
@@lottatroublemaker6130I usually use toothpicks
Props to you for saving this piece from the landfill. With it being MDF, and in such rough shape, it was way too much work. I personally, wouldn’t touch water damaged, swelled MDF, but you did a great job on it. Please protect yourself however from all of chemicals. You don’t want that stuff getting inside your lungs and through you skin. Safety first. It’s a pain, and I hate suiting up too, but better safe than sick. Beautiful result.
+1 I agree. Been there, done that. 15 years ago I barely survived a lung infection from inhalation of tropical wood dust. Without oxygen I would not have made it. The feeling of suffocation is not a joke.
I'm always disappointed when a cool looking piece is mdf. Not worth the effort unlike all wood pieces, which hold their value.
Great Job! I didn’t know you could repair water damaged MDF. Wow now I know and will definitely try it in the future. That piece is stunning absolutely beautiful.
Amazingly beautiful! Such tenacious perseverance! So well thought out and executed! Go YOU!!! Watching you reminded me of how much I loved such projects when I was younger and healthy. Now, I'm older and disabled...and could not possibly do what you did on this piece. I'm glad to see you using your youth wisely! Keep it up. ❤
Ahh sorry to.hear that. Same with my grandad. But he does a bit at a time. Its surprising how he eventually gets things done. He says its like a bereavement so uses power tools or whatever to get a bit done most days. Keeps him going ans we are all so proud. If you absolutely cant, find a gentler hobby cos your creativity will never leave you. Good luck sir.
After refinishing/refurbishing furniture for many years, I would like to make a suggestion. When you have the need to strip a piece, put more stripper on and don't work it so much. I think you'll find you have a quicker, easier time getting the finish off. It is messier but far easier.
I agree with you. She seems to love that that razor blade scrapper but that's really for getting stickers and paint off glass not wood. Also gel stain is applied with a brush not a rag. It goes on easier and nicer with a brush.
I was hoping someone else noticed she didnt use enough
Good job.
Safety first! Use gloves when dealing with chemicals. You were taking off that paint stripper without wearing gloves. And I don't know if you were or weren't but it's important to wear respirator or dust mask as well as goggles when sanding MDF, the fibres from it are much finer than when you sand wood and contain formaldehyde. If you were wearing them, then well done and hopefully this will alert other viewers to the danger of MDF.
So much work, but so worth it. Loved watching the process and the result. Well done. You’re inspirational. Just do what needs to be done to finish something that you’re proud to say you did.
Thank you so much!😊
This turned out awesome. I generally run a mile when I see distended particleboard, kudos to you for being brave enough to save this piece!
Great job…what do u think
About adding some gold wax highlights in places? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Looks awesome, will be interested in seeing how the swelled and bonded mdf go! I would have not likely tried to save mdf but good on you! I would have maybe gone a epoxy resin direction though, just to penetrate the material and stabilize it. They do that a lot with beautiful but rot damaged timber.
I agree, I had a piece of crap hutch I was redoing for a doctor. It wasn't worth my time but did it as a favor. Never again. I ended up using epoxy to help stabilize the piece.
Just a few hints.... if you are going to use bondo products try using glazing putty. It is thinner and fills better since it is designed to fill in the bee holes in bondo. Granted, I am also in the NO to MDF products, but I might have used the piece as a template for something in real wood. It does look pretty good for what you were working with. Also working with and airless sprayer, you need to create positive air flow so you are not breathing paint. A cheap tarp and box fan with a filter usually will do the trick.
Very true some protection is needed...gloves, mask.etc
With talent and patience like this, somebody give the young lady a fab job restoring wooden furniture.
Looking @ mdf pieces differently now...I have passed up so many bc I didn't know what to do with them....even tho I loved the design
Wow! I have to say I was skeptical in the beginning, but you proved me wrong. What a gorgeous, elegant piece you created. I am crazy about the color and the staining you did in side the drawers and on top. I`m a big fan of General Finishes gel stains. You gave me some ideas for my own pieces. I just hope they look as good as this one.
Thanks for the info on restoring MDF. I have a jewelry armoire that has been sitting in my shop for ages because of a small area of one small swollen area about half the size of a playing card. I have been putting off tackling it but after seeing you fix this monster I’m ready to give it a go. Thanks. I subscribed because of your tenacity with this piece. Kudos to you girl. You rock!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it🥰😊
Impressed. Also - this has got to be the biggest paper mache project I've ever seen! Kudos on saving this, didn't even think it would have been possible...
YOU DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB RESTORING THIS CRADENZA!!! IT IS GORGEOUS!!!!💖💖💖💖💖
Nice job. I thing one of the reason you struggle with the top stripping was that you use fare to less stripper compound and the paint remain sticky and don't brake down as it should and transform in a paste....
Cannot believe anyone would allow child to marker on any furniture, especially a Hooker piece. That one was pretty far gone. Looks like a great restoration. 👍
The fact that it had been with your family was reason enough to save this poor damaged creature. Nice job . Thank you for showing your steps watched this anew a year later with more experience and therefore lots more appreciation. Thank you a second time.
Whenever you replace a screw in MDF use a washer to help decrease the pullout.
You made that unhappy piece look like a million bucks.
You did a very nice job on this rough looking piece. I liked how you used long, single direction strokes when finishing the top. I’m sure the finish is as smooth as butter. Good work!
I love love the shape of this piece. I can't wait to see the results. One question tho, were you the kid with the sharpie that wrote all over it? LOL
Haha, no I wasn’t it was my little sister, and her friends
LOL
Could do without the daft music. Kudos for a great job. Now I know what a 'credenza' is.
Beautiful! Question? How did you keep track of your numbering for hinges when you had to remove the tape while painting?
Beautiful work
Wow, that's lovely! A very good save, you have given this piece a new life.
What an amazing job!!! I must say I was skeptical when I saw it was mdf and when you fake stained the back of the drawers... but it is definately a technique I will be trying! You are a natural!!! Great job!!!
the urge to tell young women their work was done poorly is strong on some of the coments here
I have written this post for a few reasons but mostly because I am an old lady who can't have company and thus have no one but you guys to talk to. My ear is tired from the phone and although I write like I speak, rolling thoughts, I mean well. If you can get through the run on sentences and my "mind lava", and you are new to restoration, preservation, prepare and repurpose of antiques, collectables and junk, then take a few minutes to learn a few things most people don't talk about for various reasons.
I have seen a few of this channels videos and I might have a problem with the work. Trust me, I have issues with a lot of fixer upper stuff, mostly the use of so many chemicals. On a piece that is so far gone that you have to replace about half of it and use toxic goop on the rest, is it worth it? Is it worth the money, time, cleanup **DONE LEGALLY**, or is it just for content? Sometimes, yes, but the "ugly duckling", or
too far gone?" challenges it just gets ridiculous sometimes. Try this if you disagree with any of that... when I watch something interesting to me is it usually soothing, unless it is PBR (am I right ladies?). I can put the show on 1.5 speed and still be soothed by the action because I am reliving something I have done or wishing I could do it. So, if I put on a video at 1.5 speed and it feels chaotic, I slow it down. Usually the chemical choices and the tools used and how they use them and why sets me off. When a channel gives two "f's" about the future people of this world by doing only what looks good and screw the rest, don't learn from them. As a matter of fact, go see Thomas Johnson antique furniture restoration channel. This guy is dripping with knowledge and he also answers questions. If you want to be a hack, go watch a few 5 Minute videos. Catch what I am throwing at you?
My point is, whatever you do, use good judgement. Good judgement comes from experience. If you are starting out, start small, safe, respectfully and with love.
The more practical side of this is simple...can you trust the redo? Sure, you can kill wood worms and cockroach eggs...etc...but filling surface holes only makes it look pretty. It doesn't give the wood structure with strength. A child's desk redone with a pretty cool and new top doesn't mean those legs or sides are going to hold up to a kids craziness. Doors are things you want for protection from weather, intrusion, privacy, they need to be stable, solid and provide at least minimal protection against fire. Many chemicals gas off for a long time, just check into fake wood flooring and get a whiff of what they are selling! If you are making it for yourself, ask for a Hail Mary. If you are making it to sell, the buyer has the right to know what was used.
If I use Almond oil to add that final touch of mat vs sheen on the handle of a hundred year old antique brush and someone who is DEATHLY allergic to nuts handles it then it finds its way into their various mucus membranes, am I liable for their reaction? YES, both morally and legally. Would I use Almond oil? It depends, most likely no but I might for old wooden statues or cutting boards. I have used it on my own collection. My entire living room is done from every kind of wood I can find interesting and/or beautiful. I sculpt trees, make them from wire, paint them, you name it, I have done it...except for welding. I wish I was young and healthy because that was on the bucket list. The greatest thing I have ever done for the Earth is to have planted thousands of endangered native plants, shrubs and bushes to feed wildlife, and trees, over two thousand of them and I hope to finance in the future. My hole digging has come to the end. Everything was done for the future and my love and respect of those that will live in it.
I have over 50 years of education under my belt when it comes to antiques and restoration. I had an auctioneers license and was at the top of my class, yes, I was a Colonel! I ran two separate businesses that included items up to 3000 year old and replica items that I was commissioned to make for a few museums. From custom to customary, I have handled them. And, O helped my mother with her antiques and collectables store, and her mall spaces. If I don't know about something, I am the first to say so but, ask me again sometime and I will gladly tell you what I found out.
To preface this comment, the spray solution used might need wiping with a damp cloth afterwards. The sanding was mentioned at 80 grit but I don't recall any fine sanding until the second coat. Orbital sanders leave ovid and circular marks in paint and on wood. For a really clean finish one should work your way up the gritty path! This video was about a MDF Board item so when you are doing a tutorial style video, you should include safety information. This is especially true for MDF because most people don't repair or restore this type of item and for good reason. The video could have included information about the good and bad news about MDF or it could have been added to the description box. This sweet girl should have mentioned and worn a respirator, safety glasses and gloves. MDF contains formaldehyde, the same chemical used in fake wood flooring and to embalm bodies, YUCK!
Here, I will make that part easy...I found this on the CDC website
Medium-density fiberboard is comparatively weaker than wood. Furniture made up of MDF doesn’t last long. Though MDF is cheap, it, on the other hand, is a loss of money.
MDF sheets can crack or split under extreme stress.
MDF absorbs water more quickly than wood. So MDF wood may swell and everyone has to become conscious of using MDF wood.
MDF doesn’t take nails and screws easily. During nailing, the fraction may appear around it. Pilot holes should be used while screwing.
Medium density fibreboard contains VOC, containing urea formaldehyde, that can cause irritation to the lungs and eyes.
Dust produced during the manufacture of MDF board is very harmful to breathing.
My husband is 74 and has COPD. Right now he has his seasonal reaction and I have been listening him cough up a lung every twenty minutes. It is heartbreaking and I wish it on no one! Ever, except perhaps MAGA, d.t and putin. (Sorry but...GO BLUE in 2022!
Life is a never ending lesson in whatever you choose to fill your Life Story Book with. Have fun, be honest, strive for perfecting ways that are good and kind to this One and Only Earth and above all else, love yourself for who you are but honor that love with ever improving you.
Looks great 👍🏻 However, you might consider editing your video more! I generally don’t watch videos loner then 15mins! Just suggestion! 😊💕🐨🌺
Nice job, but PLEASE, turn the music way down. It was much too loud, I was always having to turn the volume down, then turn it up when you were talking. It was very distracting.
“I don’t know why I did this! I don’t know. I don’t know. But I did, and I wish I didn’t.” 😂 (Also: me, every time I decide to refinish something.)
Omg….job WELL DONE!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much!😊
To be honest, I wouldn't have bothered...it being MDF... But if it has some meaning to you then why not..Good effort though.
I was going to say this reminds me of HookerFurrniture company’s beautiful furniture and then you show the tag. It turned out beautiful!
My only comment is that the stripper was applied too thinly. I loved what I saw on the top. Sorry you didn't sand, if it was wood. If it isn't wood, then I agree with your decision.
Oh damn, that is a transformation. Wasn't sure if that was going to be salvagable, given that it was masonite throughout...
Very nice, but honestly, I would have loved to have seen you simply not use any paint, and restore the wood condition to her former glory.
Good call on rescuing that piece, since they cost over a thousand dollars, new. The family can fight over it, now.😆
Now that's an amazing job considering it was mostly MDF!!! Wonderful, you guys are talented. It came out beautiful!! ❤️❤️
You did a wonderful job . however im of the opinion that No furniture made of MDf is worth saving and or restoring . terrible stuff.
Why did you use bondo in the swelled parts you scraped level? Why not just..primer? or shellac?
I noticed that you did not use gloves or masks during the makeover of this piece please take care of your health. You did a great job
Great job. Really beautiful. I would ditch the background music
Thank you for the tip on using the Bondo on the MDF board. I have a mobile / manufactured home, of the same vintage, which is suffering from the "bubbling" as it full of MDF. Found myself guilty of not doing what I'd advised others. That being "listen to the message" and not the messenger. I'm glad I took my advise and learned something new from you. Good luck to you. Narragansett Bay
Use stripper more thickly applied and wear gloves, that stuff is nasty!
Hey Furniture Fonze!
Where didyou get you're paint sprayer and what size air compressor are you using?
I don't want to fumble-fu€k my way through different sizes and power loads.
Thanx if you respond to this!
Also, WOW!!
I use Graco magnum project painter plus, and its airless so I don’t use a air compressor for it.🙂
I hate MDF. But you did great and made it a million times better!
Great piece ruined by paint.......again. Why do people paint them🤦🏾
How was it ruined?? It was headed for the trash.Lol.
At the beginning she said it was all MDF, so painting was the only option.
It was MDF, nothing to do but paint it. It’s sawdust and glue.
Beautiful lines on this piece; it's good to see it saved and given a new life. (Don't forget gloves and a mask the next time you use stripper.)
You deserve a medal for this job. I am impressed by all the strenuous work and your determination to finish this piece. And the best part is it turned out beautiful. Congrats!
I have to say the use of the bondo over the trimmed / sanded MDF to close off those surfaces and make them smooth again ... never thought of that. I always thought swelling MDF was pretty much toast.
Impressive. Not a fan of paint on wood but with an MDF you did a great job resurrecting this.
Gorgeous work. I agree about safety tho. Keep up your good work💕💕💕
Beautiful piece from HOOKER FURNITURE!!! Now gorgeous 💖
This is amazing I have never seen anyone like green before I wasn’t really sure where you were going but the top of the credenza looks gorgeous.😁