Furniture Refinishing Basics Seminar

Thanks for visiting.

If you live on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and have an interest in learning some bare-bone basics about furniture stripping and refinishing, I want to tell you about a little evening seminar I'll be teaching for the Woodcrafter's Guild in September.

Entitled, “The Bare Bones of Furniture Refinishing / Applying a Spray Lacquer Finish” … it is a class for beginners and will include…

· A brief talk about supplies necessary and set up of the work area
· A brief demonstration of stripping an old finish off & preparing it for a new finish
· Preparation and staining
· Applying a new finish using canned lacquer spray

I intend on bringing a small furniture piece to demonstrate on, which means that you’ll get to see me actually demonstrating the process.

When? Tuesday evening, September 16th at 7:00pm

Where? Chatelech High School in the woodworking shop

There's no cost, except you may wish to become a member of the Guild, if you're not already. So, if you're interested in learning some basics and witnessing a transformation come and attend.

Warmly, Carolyn Clarke
http://furniturerejuvenation@blogspot.com

A Kitchen Makeover

Hi and welcome! Thanks for visiting Furniture Rejuvenation.

It has been an exceptionally busy month with little time for me to enjoy the gorgeous summer here on the west coast of British Columbia. What, with having a day job AND a refinishing business too, I have almost no time to kick back and do what most people do through the summer months... darn, I haven't even put my toes in a pool or the ocean this season, not once. The canoe threatens to sit idle for yet another year. Moan.

While I pine for the missing playtime, I also relish in the bounty of enjoyable work I have had over these last months. I am strong in body for my commitment to fitness and from lugging heavy boxes (part of my day job) and furniture around. My arms and shoulders have never been stronger.

My most recent wood rejuvenation job certainly contributed some serious physical workouts for me! A very grubby and tired kitchen in a lovely home being staged to be sold soon (and containing more solid oak cabinets than I had EVER seen before) got scrubbed clean before a new finish was applied. Layers and layers of grit and grease, accummulated over 20 years gradually came off, revealing the most beautifully grained oak I'd seen in a long time.

While the photos don't really do it justice, here's the transformation... starting with a BEFORE shot of the cuboards. Pretty grubby, hiding all the oak's beauty potential.

Below is the stack of cutlery drawers, caked and streaky with dirt and looking very lack-luster in colour.

This following photo shows the stack of cutlery drawers (on right) AFTER my cleaning and preparation for the new finish. The fridge door (on left side of photo) has already received its newly applied finish... quite the difference, hey!

The final photo after this one will show you part of the kitchen transformation completed.

How great it was to help this once beautiful kitchen to come alive again. We all know that kitchens are the most important selling point of a home in the real estate business. I am sure that my wood attention has helped make this home more appealing to potential buyers.

If you live locally and need help to bring your wood cabinats (doors, door frames, mantles, etc.) back to life, call me... I can probably help.

Warmly, Carolyn Clarke
Furniture Rejuvenator
604-885-8885
Sechelt, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of B.C.