Friday, April 6, 2012

Mantle Refinishing Photo Montage

We recently completed the work on our living room mantle.  The following is a photo history of the process.

Finished mantle after rebuilding and staining/finishing. 6-Apr-2012

Picture of the mantle from the original MLS listing before we purchased the house. 20-Aug-2007  

Horrible process of stripping the paint. 8-Mar-2008
Mantle after a stripping the paint. 16-Oct-2011

Process of sanding and refinishing the mantle. 4-Dec-2011

Mantle after installing leaded glass doors and tiling fireplace. 10-Mar-2012
Original 2nd hand cabinets we salvaged the leaded glass fronts from. 24-Aug-2008

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5 comments:

  1. Sharon KwilterApril 6, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    It looks wonderful. Nice job!!

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    What did you use for stain and finish? The color is great!

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  3. BoeApril 20, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    We used an Analine dye, followed by an oil based stain, and then topped with a clear 2# cut Shellac. We matched the stain color to the cabinets we salvaged from an early 1900s craftsman home.

    More info about the stain and color matching can be found here: http://goingcraftsman.blogspot.com/2008/12/perfect-match.html

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  4. Lake NokomisJuly 15, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    You did a beautiful job with the woodwork. It is a tedious process but so worth the effort!

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  5. Lake NokomisJuly 15, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    You did a beautiful job with the woodwork. It is a tedious process but worth the effort!

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