PJH Designs

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Victrola Cabinet Redo

Hello blogger friends! I hope you are doing well. I’ve been having trouble getting pictures off of my camera, but finally I found a solution and can start sharing the pieces I just finished last week and carried to the shop.

First, I like to share this Victrola cabinet redo. Here’s the after.

When I first saw this piece I knew I wanted to save the beautiful woodwork on the front. The top and sides had some issues that would have required expensive veneer replacement.

Here is the before that I shared with you when I gave you a preview of my kitchen before renovation.

I totally stripped all the front panels on the Victrola. Actually, I hand sanded them which took quite awhile. I then painted all the other areas in Annie Sloans “Old White” and the trim was painted with gold Rub & Buff.

The top of the cabinet is where the actual Victrola was originally. It had already been removed and a new bottom put in and then lined in felt. I removed the old piece of felt and replaced it with new in a royal blue.

The inside top was sanded down and finished with a clear gloss polyurethane.

I then painted the inside with a beautiful matching royal blue paint I already had in stock.

The outside top was painted with “Old White” and I then applied a pretty stencil I special ordered to the top with the gold Rub & Buff.

After that I waxed and distressed everything painted “Old White” using a clear soft wax. When that had dried I applied another coat of wax and buffed lightly.

For that gorgeous veneer on front I applied three coats of clear gloss polyurethane.

I love the juxtaposition of the old chalk paint finish and the high gloss finish of the veneer.