THE CEDAR CHEST

The Nester over at The Nesting Place is having a linking party entitled -

National {not really} Take A Risk Day.

One of the first post I did on this blog was entitled -

80 Year Old Cedar Chest Makeover

Below is a summary of the post,  to read the post in full go here. 

I had the wonderful privilege of inheriting my grandmother's 

80 year old cedar chest.  It came to me in very poor condition. 

There was a leg broken off, hinges disconnected, 

veneer chipped and missing and  part of the trim molding was missing.

  My husband thought it was beyond repair; and maybe the 

dump was the best place for it. 

I'm a very sentimental person and said "but it was grandma's!"

It sat in my husband's shop for quite some time, but then one day I was surprised and delighted to find my husband (who's very good at restoring and building furniture) busy working on the chest. 

 The veneer was in such bad shape we decided simply to remove it altogether.

We then sanded the cedar wood...

Here is the BIG RISK

 followed by 3 coats of Valspar black satin paint.

We did know how it would look painted.

Would the imperfections show?

We however were pleased with the end result.

 Here are a few photos of it sitting in my living room.

What do you think of the transformation?