Builditlikebecker (@builditlikebecker)
This furniture flip just might be my favorite #furnitureflip #furnitureflipper #beforeandafterfurniture #refurbish #diyfurnituremakeover#furnituremakeover #DIY
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00:00I don't need a man to help me get heavy furniture out of my car
00:03Just kidding, my boyfriend does help me a lot and he's great, so thank you Dave
00:06We got this little cutie patootie buffet, sideboard, credenza, buffet, whatever you wanna call it
00:10She doesn't look too bad
00:10Scratches on the top, cat scratches on the side
00:12However, this piece came from a mentally disabled woman living on her own
00:16Who probably shouldn't have been living on her own
00:17So no, she didn't live in the cleanest environment
00:19However, it was free, and the person that went to go pick it up before me was super rude to this lady
00:23If you don't want the item, just leave, you don't have to be rude
00:24But it does need to be sealed, head to toe
00:26We're bringing out the pain, baby
00:27Seems some of y'all are gonna say I ruined it anyway, so let's just go for it
00:29Go big or go home
00:30I'm sorry, I had to fill it
00:30It was just too much of a focal point
00:32And I had better ideas for this piece
00:33I sealed in my filler with kills
00:34And then we got to sanding
00:36This was a thin veneer, so I took out the scratches with 150 and then smoothed with 220
00:39The bottom had a bunch of flaking veneer
00:40And I made a bunch, so I patched that up with bondo
00:42And I taped up my exposed wood and pried
00:44Disclaimer, I only had bullseye 123 at the time, which is a water-based primer
00:47Which was great at helping me see the dings and scrapes that I needed to fix
00:50But like I mentioned before, this piece didn't come from the cleanest home
00:52And although I cleaned it with vinegar and let it sit out for weeks
00:54There was some residual odor and stains
00:56So I gave it two more coats of bench-like primer
00:58We're gonna make the doors the focal point
00:59Dad's using his table saw to cut out the center of the doors
01:01This will give us a cleaner shader cut than a jigsaw
01:03There's just one drawback
01:04Since we're lifting the blade from underneath
01:06The width of the blade does cut into the back of the door
01:08But no big deal, it's gonna be covered later anyway
01:09We just added some bondo to reinforce the corners
01:12I was having trouble getting the center door, which isn't really a door at all
01:14It was glued down, but also the screws were just in a weird spot
01:16So we ended up stripping the screw when we were trying to get it out
01:18But no worries, look at dad being a little influencer
01:20He pulled out this grip-it that he's probably used once in his lifetime
01:23But he has it for emergencies, which is today
01:25Dip a little on the end and you're good to go
01:26Once they were cut and bondoed, it was time to sand them
01:29I tried a couple different techniques, it's all equally annoying to sand the corners
01:32But you gotta do what you gotta do
01:33Then we cut out the backing for the doors and pre-drilled our holes
01:35So it would be easy installation later
01:36Now what's going on that backing?
01:38Burlap!
01:38We painted the backing black
01:39And then glued down the burlap with industrial adhesive
01:41We gave it a good coat of glue, waited for it to get tacky
01:44And then laid our burlap on top
01:45Then I used a J-roll to smooth out any air bubbles
01:47Someone needs to roll this thing on my back
01:48Dave!
01:48Before we could attach the burlap, the doors needed to be painted
01:51Once the doors were done, we had to make a couple other repairs
01:53Like screwing in the back of the dresser
01:54And I finally realized what was causing all that chipped veneer
01:56The wood block that held one of the adjustable feet had split
01:59And there wasn't enough material to just put another one in
02:01So handy dandy dad cut out the rest of it using a multi-tool
02:03Made his own using scrap wood
02:05And replaced the adjustable foot
02:06Fancy, huh?
02:06This bottom trim had to go
02:07Sorry!
02:08We lined up a straight edge and used a circular saw to cut across the bottom
02:11After she was painted, it was time to put her back together
02:13However, these hinges were co-rusting
02:15Ew
02:15So I gave them a good scrub with my best e-bar keeper's friend
02:17And they're shining a little brighter now
02:19Last but not least, we gotta deal with the top
02:20Oh my god, look at that gorgeous O
02:22I want to tie the brown from the burlap back into the piece
02:23So I made a tan wash
02:24And funny enough, I accidentally made it too watery
02:25But it actually worked in my favor
02:26Because it popped out the deep scratches I wasn't able to get with my sander earlier
02:29So I sanded it down again with 220 grit
02:30Then closed off the grain with 400
02:31And then did the tan wash again
02:33And y'all, let me tell you
02:33This top feels like glass
02:35And it's beautiful
02:36Now for the reveal
02:37Dun-da-dun-dun
02:39Dun-da-dun
02:39Have you seen anything prettier in your entire life?
02:41Don't answer that
02:41Unless the answer is yes
02:42Let's get another view of that wooden top
02:45That was me dropping dead from how freaking gorgeous it is
02:47Top has been sealed with pot
02:48I updated the hardware with these modern knots
02:50Simple and cute
02:50I think this one just might be my favorite
02:52Tell me what you think in the comments