That 5th Oak Piece

This happens every time.

The second I comb  through Facebook Market place and can’t find anything, I panic.  Fact.  Now let me define anything.  In short?  Any good junk,  anything I can afford, anything that doesn’t have a laminate top, anything from a nonsmoking environment, anything less than 1 hour from my house (and my feet pajamas) anything that doesn’t stink, anything that is not missing an entire leg………

Get the picture?

It is super frustrating to me and I begin to catastrophize.   About two weeks ago things looked bleak, to me anyway.  I was sitting in a conference room waiting for a meeting to start when in my hot little hand I saw this…….

Ya’ll this thing was in South Carolina.

 As soon as I clocked out at work I headed straight for the state line.  The very nice couple that it belonged to were living near Lake Bowen.  They loaded it in to my Jeep for me and I headed home.  Easy Peasy.  The entire time I was driving I was mulling over grays  on my mind, no other colors at all.

So gray it was.

I have to say this oak buffet is one of the more unique pieces I have ever refinished and I am really glad I was able to find it!

It reminds me of a deer, all long thin legs.  The details are amazing!

This is another case where I needed to sand the entire piece because of a gloss glossy finish and it was well worth the time I spent.  I really like a darker top so for this one I went with Minwax Jacobean and I am just crazy over how it plays with the tiger oak top :))))

I am just about down to my last one of these knobs.  When I had to order 12 just to get one I was aggravated.   They are a smaller and a acrylic instead of my usual ceramic but they have come in quite hand for these antique and handmade pieces with lighter weight drawers.  Now I was just looking to re order them and they are out of stock.  I will include a link at the bottom of this post incase anyone has questions about them.  It will be an affiliated link which means we make a small commission from your purchase but you cost stays the same.

The curves always get me.

 This one has lots of them 🙂

Oak was my Mama’s favorite of all the woods.  Her home was a study in it.  I think I am just now truly beginning to fully appreciate it’s beauty and uniqueness.  The grain is unmistakable.  I went with General Finishes Empire Gray on this one  (two Coates, no touchups needed ) and the only thing I distressed was the escutcheon plate around the keyhole.  I am pretty sure they were aftermarket but I love the look of them!  I just wanted to brig out a bit of the brass underneath.

Lily the monkey……….

Happy Weekend ya’ll !

Paige

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