How To Refinish Together With Restore A Vintage Bill Of Fare Catalog

An eighteen drawer vintage bill of fare catalog gets refinished alongside novel stain in addition to hairpin legs for a fresh modern makeover. 

This postal service is sponsored past times Crates in addition to Pallet.  As always, all opinions are my own 

I've been able to detect in addition to transform around amazing pieces throughout the years, but scoring an authentic eighteen drawer vintage bill of fare catalog is definitely at the top of the list.  Ever since I tin remember, I've been searching for a bill of fare catalog that wasn't crazy expensive or every bit good far away.   It wasn't until a recent belatedly nighttime search on Facebook Marketplace that I FINALLY lucked out.  You guys, I genuinely works life a bill of fare catalog that was less than $100 in addition to exclusively thirty minutes away!  I messaged the guy correct away thus woke upward brilliant in addition to early on the side past times side morn to snag it earlier anyone else could.  

Can yous believe this beauty was saved from a dumpster?  The guy I bought it from simply happened to move past times a household that was cleaning out in addition to hauling stuff to a dumpster.  He saved this gorgeous bill of fare catalog every bit good every bit a few other amazing pieces.  It wasn't inward the best of shape when I bought it, but it was beautiful in addition to had thus much potential.

SUPPLIES NEEDED TO RESTORE H5N1 VINTAGE CARD CATALOG

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- Dewalt Orbital Sander

- 100 in addition to 120 sanding pads

- Tack cloths

- Drill in addition to tiny apartment caput screwdriver

- Small drill bit

- Brasso

- Minwax Special Walnut stain

- Minwax satin polycrylic

- (2) cheap pigment brushes (for staining in addition to sealing)

- (4) 28" hairpin legs

- 12 screws for attaching hairpin legs
- Paper towels

STEPS TO REFINISH H5N1 VINTAGE CARD CATALOG

As much every bit I dreaded refinishing around other slice of slice of furniture (remember just a few months agone when I said I would never refinish around other slice of slice of furniture whatever fourth dimension soon?) I knew the bill of fare catalog would move worth the difficult work.

The drawers had around tyke scratches, gashes, pigment splatters in addition to wear, but the top was where most of the harm was.  

I started past times sanding the top of the bill of fare catalog alongside my Dewalt orbital sander in addition to 100 grit sandpaper.  

           

Once the top was completely sanded I worked on removing the hardware in addition to 937 tiny screws.   Okay, I may move exaggerating simply a bit, but nonetheless, at that topographic point were a ton of screws. 

I thus removed in addition to sanded each drawer in addition to sides of the bill of fare catalog.  I tend to larn bored easily when working on projects, thus I sanded a few drawers at a fourth dimension until all eighteen drawers were done.

I wanted to give-up the ghost on the bill of fare catalog every bit authentic every bit possible in addition to genuinely tried to tally the master copy stain color every bit closed every bit I could.  I chose Minwax Special Walnut in addition to intend it turned out beautifully.

I ended upward doing 2 coats of stain in addition to 2 coats of poly.   While the concluding coat of poly was drying, I took the hardware within to plough over it a flake of a cleaning.  I liked the patina in addition to aged await of the master copy hardware, thus I simply cleaned it lightly alongside Brasso.

I went dorsum in addition to forth whether or non to construct a base of operations in addition to add together forest legs to the bill of fare catalog or purpose hairpin legs.  Ultimately, I felt hairpin legs would await best in addition to went alongside 28" steel 2-rod hairpin legs from Crates in addition to Pallet.

To forestall the forest from splitting, I predrilled holes thus attached each leg alongside three 1 inch screws.

The bottom of the bill of fare catalog isn't perfect in addition to at that topographic point are nevertheless around tyke imperfections inward the top, but I couldn't move happier alongside how it turned out.  Just await at those legs!

I moved it into the basement in addition to it fits perfectly on the pocket-size wall leading into my husband's office.  I had a vintage hardware cabinet inward this same spot previously, but it wasn't ideal since it completely blocked the vent.

My favorite share close this piffling expanse is that it's completely decorated alongside cheap in addition to thrifted finds.   The works life was left behind from the Better Homes in addition to Gardens shoot, the suitcases were all auction in addition to thrift shop finds (the large 1 on the bottom was a $5 auction grade in addition to I honey that the tag is from our local airdrome in addition to dates dorsum to 1944!), the rotary telephone was from a church building mission shop in addition to the eye chart was less than $6.00.

I nevertheless postulate to exercise something alongside the wall past times the steps, but later bringing inward the bill of fare catalog  I'm thinking less is more.   Maybe simply a carpeting in addition to an oversized slice of art?

Restoring the vintage bill of fare catalog is definitely on the listing of my top favorite projects.  I honey mixing metals in addition to materials in addition to the combination of forest in addition to metallic is perfect.  It's a slice I accept ever wanted in addition to is something I don't excogitation on getting rid of anytime soon. 

     

        

   

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