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This is one of three bedroom pieces that came to us with an old yellowish paint that was at one time supposed to be much lighter. It had oxidized over the years and obtained some wear, so a refresh was in order.
My customer had wanted a whitewashed finish, so a full strip, sanding and application of white stain, which creates a whitewashed finish that she had wanted. The hardest part is always removing the old finish before anything else and with the amount of detail in this set including ball and claw feet, the stripping and sanding process took a great deal of time. This had to be done to all three pieces, removing the original hardware which luckily, was all in tact and accessible.
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Sometimes hardware pieces get missing so must be replaced. But
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mostly, people prefer to use the original hardware in their restoration process.
When changing the entire appearance of an item such as going from stain stripping to painting for a more modern appearance, they will sometimes elect to replace the old hardware with newer, more modern hardware. It’s all personal preference, but it always looks great when it’s done.
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