Thursday, June 10, 2010

Mahogany finish

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days -- we're gearing up here for our Opera Festival and things have been busy :)

Yesterday I found the time to stain the furniture for Mum's roombox.  I had found a suggestion online that new, pale mahogany can be made to look like old, rich mahogany by using Minwax's Gel Stain in Brazilian Rosewood, so I got a little can and gave it a go.


This is with one coat of varnish, so they need to be sanded and varnished again, but I really like the colour!  Now I have to pick a fabric for the chair ...

And I was playing with some of the new pieces I bought in England, so here's a picture of them on my William and Mary dresser!

11 comments:

  1. The mahogany looks really good! And I love your dresser with all the blue and white stuff, it looks fab :)

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  2. They look great! Ira's right the blue and white really looks wonderful on the dark dresser. So does all the pewter.

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  3. Beautiful dresser! The contrasting colours are cool:) Mahogany furniture look so good:)

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  4. You did a wonderful job as usual. All the items you purchased in England are absolutely perfect ...
    What are you preparing for the Opera Festival? How nice ...

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  5. That dresser is really beautiful I love it! Kate xxx

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  6. You've finished these pieces wonderfully. I used linseed oil as McQueenie suggested. I've darkened my pieces now as I wanted them less red and more brown! lol

    Michelle xxx

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  7. Thanks, guys -- I love the blue and white and pewter on the dark walnut, too :) I haven't even built the dolls house for this yet, and I'm already composing the room ...

    And Michelle -- the first things I made from the McQueenie kits, the joint stools, I finished just as you did (and as the kits suggested) with linseed oil. I didn't like it, not for the Tudor period! That's why I decided to do something different this time! I'm still working on the aumbry, but I used an oak stain to tone down the red in the wood, and I think it's going to work out well.

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  8. The stained furniture looks terrific and I like the way your purchases suit the other piece as well. Well Done.

    Tom

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  9. Great job with the furniture - varnish, yeah that's what I need on mine. I especially like the pewter pieces - very realistic!
    Cynthia

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  10. The finish on the kit furniture is nice. I'm also looking forward to seeing what you do with your William and Mary property. I was going to ask about that but you pre-empted my question!

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  11. Such a pretty dresser, Nina. Love the pewter ware!

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