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New Dining Room Furniture Pics!!

16 years ago

Before you start looking at the pics of my new antique dining room chests, I need to tell you that this room is NOT finished. The paintings need to be rehung; the walls have to be painted. They're thick adobe bricks; the window frames and doors, etc. need to be restained whiter, so that they fade into the background; and the dining room table, chairs and built-in buffet need to be restained a mahogany color. And, finally, if it looks like my brick floors are a bit dusty and need to be washed, they do. Please overlook them ;^P

This first pic is of the "Before" dining room. Ugly chest we're forcing on (LOL!) DS is at back left; bookcase at back right is going to him, too. This view is facing towards the front foyer and study. Our built-in buffet is to the right and out of the picture here:

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This next pic is the same view, but with the two new chests in place. The rug looks washed out in this pic, for some reason. The small trunk on the left is going to be moved someplace else. I love our dining room table and chairs. They were handmade/carved for us 18 years ago, back when white-washed furniture was the rage. I've wanted to restain them for many years, but couldn't until I found the right pieces to go in here with them. Well, now that I've finally found my two matching chests, I can finally do it!

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Here's a closeup pic of the shorter chest. The painting needs to be rehung lower and centered better. This piece came with a nice protective piece of glass on it's top. We may leave it on, as this will serve as a buffet at our dinner parties. Any ideas as to the age of these pieces? Maker? The antique shop owner thinks they're from the Twenties or Thirties, but isn't sure. They're mahogany and the carving detail is beautiful on them both:

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Here's the taller chest. All hardware is original, BTW. Please disregard the sloppy job I did rubbing them down with lemon oil. I obviously need to go back and rub it in more!

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Here's a close-up of some of the carvings. Do you think these are pinecones, feathers, wheat or what?? BTW, the finish is not really shiny like this. There is no varnish on these pieces. It's just the reflection of my flash on the lemon oil. I need to get some good furniture wax. Any suggestions?


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