If you recall from my 04-14-10 posting, I had salvaged an old dresser. This weekend, I was able to complete its restoration (for the most part). I had stripped away the old finish last week, so this weekend's tasks were fun and easy.
Sunday morning, we took a trip to the local hardware hangout to pick out the stain. I'd been waffling about the color for a while. With no help from my readers (remember how I'd asked for suggestions? Yeah, thanks for nothin' folks) I was totally tossed up. I was thinking that a really bright red stain would be great, but then, at the last minute, I decided on honeycomb. It seemed like an amazing, warm orange...not flesh. As luck would have it, it is 
the same color as my skin after a halfway sunny day: not quite tan, but not pale. That color alone would've been too underwhelming to use on the whole dresser, so I got bold.
I broke out a piece of old wood from the garage and tested two other colored stains against the honeycomb. Sanibel lost. Mustard won. That's right, mustard. I've gotta say, it turned out amazingly. I'd done quite a bit of research into traditional colors within Mission and Hacienda style homes and furniture, and amarillo was the only one that really stood out to me. Magenta was a popular theme too...but not in my world.
the same color as my skin after a halfway sunny day: not quite tan, but not pale. That color alone would've been too underwhelming to use on the whole dresser, so I got bold.I broke out a piece of old wood from the garage and tested two other colored stains against the honeycomb. Sanibel lost. Mustard won. That's right, mustard. I've gotta say, it turned out amazingly. I'd done quite a bit of research into traditional colors within Mission and Hacienda style homes and furniture, and amarillo was the only one that really stood out to me. Magenta was a popular theme too...but not in my world.
I'd mentioned in my last posting about the great old wooden knobs that came on the dresser. It was my intention that I'd sand them down and stain them some incredible 
color. Yeah, epic fail...or epic "I am too impatient" syndrome. Anyways, I decided to not refinish the knobs and bought some beautiful stainless, beaded knobs. They look amazing, fit perfectly into the Mexican style I was shooting for, and actually compliment some stainless drawer pulls that I'd installed on another piece in the room. All in all, I'm quite happy with the results.
color. Yeah, epic fail...or epic "I am too impatient" syndrome. Anyways, I decided to not refinish the knobs and bought some beautiful stainless, beaded knobs. They look amazing, fit perfectly into the Mexican style I was shooting for, and actually compliment some stainless drawer pulls that I'd installed on another piece in the room. All in all, I'm quite happy with the results.There is only one more step in completing this project: felting the drawers. I'll tell you about that when I get to it, but I think it'll be a few weeks
still.
still.
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