This furniture manufactured by Henredon in North Carolina is really attractive stuff. Much appreciation to their Customer Service people for the help they were able to offer. So, two days in the application of the finish coats (i.e., repeated spraying, curing and sanding) we're ready for the last step--buffing them out. Does anything really feel better than success?!
Having lived a short period of my life in High Point, North Carolina, I comprehend the full meaning of the name "Henredon." This is a beautiful piece. I hope it came out as lovely as you imagined in your mind's eye, or at least, as a reflection of your imagination you didn't know was there yet.
ReplyDeleteI have never had the penchant for re-finishing wood pieces, but I have a strong longing and pull to build furniture and storage units from hand...I want to build to fit the needs and to fill the spaces.
My attempts over the years to find meaningful and lasting pieces of furniture has only resulted in cheap, pressboard, "fake" furniture, most of which was damaged beyond use or repair in this recent move. Everything I had lovingly and proudly assembled in the kit "like a man" was damaged and had to be trashed.
It's something very introspective and interesting to ponder this afternoon.... the difference between "real" furniture and "fake" furniture and the durability of each. The "real" furniture can be repaired, recolored, tweaked and made beautiful again. The "fake" furniture has no potential to become anything other than something to be discarded.