Refurbished Pine Dresser
 

Hello JTers, I was very very lucky to get this off a kind lady from Courtown as I put an ad in the wanted section for a Pine Dresser. I couldnt believe my luck when I was contacted by the lady offering it too me.
When my husband saw it his first thoughts were "Make good fire wood"!!!!
Shock, Horror, I told him to try and see past the state it was in, and what a beautiful piece it could be... he still wouldnt accept that!! but he is a man.
So, to work I went stripping, stripping, and more stripping! no I mean the dresser. This had been hand made and quite a good job was done on it too. Who ever made it, well done.

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Blimey, took ages to sort that picture out!! anyhow, as you can see this is the base part, I had to strip off all the emulsion paint that was put on it, which was a job! but patience what was needed..

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This is top part, more stripping needed... all great fun though. We took the fret part off as part in the middle was broken. Good job I have a big kitchen in the cottage!

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Next stage!!! Undercoated, then 3-4 tops coats of top coat in matt finish... some done with small roller and a brush, all holes filled in. and black metal handles put on.

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Hubby got involved here, put new piece along top, and cut out a new fret for it.
Stuck with wood glue, not a good picture sorry, Look at the bloody state of my kitchen floor!! :)

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coming on nicely, all painted and new back on it, and put together.. Oh, and put my first ornament on it, it is a metal duck!! got it at the market last week for €2 I thought it was unusual.
I think the new fret looks nice not bad for the old man!! what do you think?

from Admin
 

Well done, guys! Really impressive work. Great thread too!

Thanks for sharing!

Regards
Chris P
Admin

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a few more ornaments added.

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Look at the handles,,, no matter how we tried they didnt look straight!! and still don't, we gave up in the end.

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More of my second-hand ornaments all from the market!! I love markets and second-hand shops can pick up amazing bargains.

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Some more of my market bargains!!! hope you enjoying this.

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A lovely job done , id love a dresser but the kitchen in my cottage is way to small for one , you were very lucky to get that .

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Near the end now,,
The 2 ducks at the top secondhand shop €5
The sunflower teapot €4 at the market.
The witch,, cant remember had it for years!!
The teapot candle burner €2-3 at the market.
The four ducks 50cent at the market.
The thatch cottage a priceless gift from my late father. xx
The cow letter rack cant remember!
The brush thing came from abroad, trying to remember where from ! supposed to keep evil spirits away!! will come back to you.
Oh, the white clock in other picture came from the market too.. cost me a bomb!! €1 in the box!!

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candle burner..

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My special old witch.. which laughs and has flashing red eyes! when you press the button!! my grandaughter was scared stiff of it when she was younger.. god love her. awful Nanna!!

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Love this clock, white metal. and €1 never seen me get the money sooo quick! and then ran..

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Lovely sunflower teapot.

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My lovely ducks.

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Well, thats the end now!! I hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures and just goes to show you what can be done.
My hubby was a great help and once he got started I think he enjoyed doing it, as he doesnt work so kept him busy. (He keeps going back to it, and re-arranging my ornaments!),,, keep telling him it is my dresser and go away!!
I just want to thank the lady that gave me this dresser,, I am really sorry have forgotten her name! but was up to my eyes moving in here!! We only moved in in February.
Can't wait until Christmas comes so I can decorate it with Christmas lights and festive bits, I will put some pics up then.
Thankyou for looking and Thankyou to Jumbletown a great place for people like myself that do not work and every little helps.
God Bless xxx

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This is our cottage which we rent. Bye for now.

Thankyou Clubby, yes, I was very lucky!! my kitchen in the cottage if massive!! so no problem with room, and the ceiling goes into the roof.

Dresser looks great! Very well done :0)
I think the eye came from Santorini X

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Hi Darkell09, Thanks I knew you would know as you bought it for me! lol

Well done, it is fab and worth all the work. Good luck in your new home I hope you have managed to open all your boxes now!!

I must say what is it with men when you arrive home with something and they go: "you drove where for that, what are you thinking!" Then when it is finished they cant wait to show it off!!

What a brilliant project! You should both be very proud of yourselves. By the way, I have a question, where is this great market where you pick up such interesting and pretty items? I don't live in your area, but one day I promise myself I will travel there!!

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Looks great, very inspiring!

What a fab job. How long did the whole project take? I would also love to know where this market is and what day it is on? My other half is from Borris and we would have spent a lot of time in Co wexford over the years.

what a good job! well done. i done somthing similar but it was a wall dresser.

Turned out lovely, what a fetch!

Lovely,I really enjoyed looking at your pictures,Angelsfishingrod!

I have a similar dresser that I want to paint and now that I have seen how good yours looks,I think I will definitely give it a go :)

Where did you get the handles from,if you don't mind my asking? They look really great,and set off the dresser very well.

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Georgous !

Hi Raviravi,
Thanks very much, yes all boxes gone!!! now have to start on the garden again!! but its what I enjoy doing, only thing is because we rent I keep doing up the owners garden, then we decide to move again!! I must be mad but I couldn't leave it a mess, have to have a nice garden.
Be intouch.
Take Care :)

Hi Felix1..
Thankyou very much I think its come out really good too.
:)

Hi Narizota..
Thankyou for your comments,, we got the handles in our local Co-op store luck really. €2.50 each so not expensive.
I would definitely do yours up and put some pictures up when you have finished.
Good luck :)

Hi Gormal..
Thankyou very much I am delighted the way it turned out.
Good luck :)

Hi psj,
Thankyou for your comments. I would say it took us about 4-5wks in all. The longest part was stripping it all back which did take a few hours!!!
The market is !!!! hang on if I tell you then you would be getting all the bargains!!! ummmmhhh have to think about this now!!
:) :) :)

Hi TickTock.. Thanks very much,, yes my husband keeps looking at it!!! and thinking about adding lights to it!! I remember he said would make good fire wood!!! ummmmhhh,,, can't tell you where the market is!!! its a secret!!!
:) :)

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Thanks for all your lovely comments, makes all the hard work worth while..
And to those of you that want to know where the market is held... It is called Un-Yoke, and it is on the coast road just before Castlebridge.. between Gorey and Arklow. It is on every Sunday (as long as its not pouring with rain)!! the best bargains are to got if you get there early!!!
Nice day out on a sunny day and also go the the beach at Courtown.
Thanks again.. and best wishes to all.
:) :)

I have spent many a day with you both at that Market :0) you always seem to bag all the bargains though! You have an eye for it. I got a lovely antique cake stand there.
Dresser looks really nice, il get sewing tonight & make you the hanging heart for it :0). X

Ah yes a difficult place to find if you don't know where u r goin! Was there only once. Had a lovely time and had icecream in the petrol station round the corner from there! Other half knew about it!