Armoire Before After
Another long-term project finished. The armoire had a cheap plastic mirror insert in the door, stain color was awful and bland.
Steps of restoration:
1. Used stripper to get the finish off
2. Carefully dissolved the glue joints to separate armoire into all of its building components.
3. Cleaned off all residues
4. stained all pieces
5. sanded all pieces (down to 2000 grit paper)
6. Hunted for a photoframe with glass thin enough
7. Cut new glass front
8. Reassembly of armoire
9. Replaced hardware
10. Wax and polish (not done yet..... hahaha)
All in all, I'm very happy with this piece. I had bought a whole furniture lot for a few bucks, and this piece (and the hall tree that I did previously) where the two pieces I was after and they are definitely worth the money and effort. I'm sure after I wax the piece it will be stunning.
I do, however, admit that I absolutely dislike cleaning windows. Or glass. Or whatever is shiny.... I'm sure you can tell.
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