Showing posts with label umbrella stand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label umbrella stand. Show all posts

Friday, August 31, 2012

Umbrella Stand Shines Again

Umbrella Stand Before
This is an unusual piece of furniture to be sure. We did work for a man who had bought two items of furniture from us and had already had us refinish a table for him. He had picked this up and wanted to see if we could do something to improve its looks. What is it? Well,
Umbrella Stand After
it's a very unusual Umbrella Stand, made out of about three different types of wood; maple, pine and mahogany. The front is a curved brass sheet which was badly marred and tarnished. The photo on the left shows the one spot Jim rubbed out the brass, revealing what promised to be a shiny metal buried underneath years of oxidation.