I’ve featured Reeves and her fabulous refinishing work several times, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized what a young’n she is. She actually started her blog in high school! It was part of a project during her senior year, and she used it to chronicle some of the makeovers she had done. Cut to now, and she’s a 20-year-old student paying her way through college with her furniture. That’s amazeballoons! Give me a virtual fist-bump, Reeves!
I love her style, and I love what she did with this scuffed up MCM credenza. Not wanting to hide that lovely wood grain, but needing to revive the thirsty wood, she opted for gel stain. Gorgeous! I have a vintage record player that is also a color I don’t love, I call it “Dusty Mud,” and while I would never paint it, I am tempted to try the gel stain. Its claim-to-fame is that it can go on right over an existing finish. My problem is I just don’t want to move the dang thing, it weighs like 8,000 pounds.
Back to Reeves. She did a simply glossy white on the top, which is the perfect modern touch, and you can see more at The Weathered Door.
PS: Happy Veteran’s Day! Big thank you to all who have served, and a big thank you to their families too.
8 Comments
Michelle L
November 11, 2014 at 8:58 AMNow that is gorgeous! How have I never heard of this thing you call gel stain? Must try it immediately.
Sarah @ Herald Home
November 11, 2014 at 9:37 AMBe still my heart! I love it when refinishing jobs stay true to the sprit of the original piece. This is completely gorgeous – mad props!
Elaine - visual meringue
November 11, 2014 at 10:12 AMGorgeous! Way to go Reeves!
beck campbell
November 11, 2014 at 3:08 PMIt warms my heart that the “younguns” are bringing these beautiful pieces back to life! Beautiful job!
Also, I use General Finishes Gel Stain (have tried others…hands down best!) and I didn’t find it to be “toxic” smelling. I refinished a step into my bedroom and two bathroom vanities indoors…point, you don’t have to move anything out to gel stain. Use that awesome tutorial on “MonicaWantsIt”…love! The only issue might be having to sand between the top coat applications, but I used one of the sanding pads when I refinished my coffee table and the “dust” was VERY minimal. Still used tack cloth between coats, but I didn’t have any issue refinishing with gel stain in the house!
LeeAnn
November 11, 2014 at 8:18 PMFabulous!! What a gifted young’n she is. I do hope she’s majoring in interior design or such.
The Peppermint Journalist
November 12, 2014 at 4:08 AMThis is beautiful! I didn’t know there was such a thing as a stain that goes over an existing finish but I’m going to try it on my next project.
Leatha Riddle
November 12, 2014 at 9:06 PMAbsolutely gorgeous re-do!!
Kelly @ Turned up to Eleven!
November 14, 2014 at 3:24 PMSLOW CLAP INTO THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE!!!! This is awesome!!! I was already swooning over the BEFORE and then the after just BOOM! Awesome, awesome work. I love when someone refinishes something and makes it even more awesome without losing the original luster of the piece!