08/08/2021
This piece isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s meant to show the old, and I added a little new.
It started out rough. Wood, , just peeling off. Broken feet either broke off or crumpling. Water damage top.
My husband has been wanting a lane cedar chest (Lane, since we moved to Virginia and they are from here) and I just love old furniture (preferably MCM). He wanted one for our son to store items and memories to gift to our kiddo when he grows up and moves out from all our adventures and fun. I was gifted this beautiful piece that had lots of love and it showed it. I cleaned it up, repaired the feet and glued the trim work that was coming off, back on. Added some in to the top and bottom to add some pop of color to give this piece a slight face lift. I finished it up with a good buffed to bring back the thirsty wood and brighten up the dingy color to its once glamorous tone.
This piece already holds a lot of sentimental value and will only grow in time. Maybe one day when the kiddo grows up we can restore it completely together.