RESTORING a vintage walnut side table - WOOD REFINISHING with ODIE'S OIL
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 21. 08. 2024
- This beat up, wobbly vintage walnut side table I found at a thrift store for $3. The finish was flaky and cracked, the base had a previous repair that had failed. But I saw potential here! It's solid walnut, Canadian made, and I'm going to attempt to refinish this piece of furniture with some elbow grease, wood glue, and Odie's Oil!
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When using very fine sandpaper my grandfather taught me to rub 2 sheets together so you basically sand down the sandpaper. It is to remove any high bits on the paper. My grandfather taught me how to French polish and with this method getting smooth sandpaper the polished table I did looked like glass. Hope this helps.
Just beautiful....!
What is French finish?
Cause me-French finish
French Polish is using shellac mixed with linseed oil. The oil slows the drying time of the shellac. It takes many thin coats, with sanding in between.
Thank you. How do you apply the shellac? It sounds as if you learned from a master!
I looked up Paul Pelletier since he's from my hometown. He recently passed away at 92! I'm sure he would have loved to see you restore this table so beautifully.
I donât understand why people donât love furniture like this. Every piece has a story. All the people who used it in the past etc. And trust me, if I lived near you I would be buying most of the things you restore. If I could afford delivery and shipping I would buy have them here in the UK! Love your channel. New subscriber! đ€
Welcome to the channel, I'm so glad you love my pieces. Thanks so much for watching! đ
@@TranscendFurnitureGallery Completely agree with Marian missing out in the UK....Love this little table.
Me too - itâs gorgeous! đđđ
In Europe antique furniture has more quest than in US; we have an older history and we love this type of furniture; but depend on people: some like new and modern furniture!
New subscriber. My blood pressure seems to drop while I watch these videos. The relationship you have with the wood, the respect for the wood working traditions and your kindness with the amateurs that have left obvious trails is nourishing. Sometimes I am overwhelmed by projects, but your unhurried way reminds me to take pleasure in the process. I also learn helpful things each time. Thank you!!!
That was beautifully written and I agree. I get that same feeling of deep relaxation watching her work with wood. Her respect for the people watching and the furniture she restores soothes and inspires my antique collecting heart. She is a true artist and craftswoman.
What a beautiful, touching thing to say! I am honored. I'm so very glad you're enjoying my content and finding it helpful. Thank you so very much for watching and leaving such an incredibly thoughtful comment. â€ïžâ€ïž
Thank you so much Patrice! â€ïž
I was actually just saying this. This is cathartic and it makes me feel calm. I seriously love this channel.
I agree...definitely stress relief
OMGGGGG ! 3 bucks for that !
you couldn't have done better with a gun and mask ! đ
the finished table is BETTER THAN NEW ! ...if only I could give this a thousand likes , I would
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Omg - you have to be an East Coaster with a saying like that!! đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł You made my day! Best wishes (wherever you live) to you for the holiday season - from the West Coast!! đ„°đđ„
@@ugottabkidding...9942 LoL nope We're in Stagecoach (near Houston) and I can't even get a wobbly/stinky stick of firewood for $3 much less a wobbly/stinky table đ€ŁđMerry Kissmoose from Texas ! #gigglesnortgiggle
i'm so glad to see you restore the wood instead of just painting the whole thing some weird color, like so many "diy furniture restoring" people do! i love wood, i love it's texture and colors and it saddens me to see people covering beautiful wood up
thats because the colors most diy furniture flippers paint these pieces with are trendy so they sell faster. which isnât a bad thing. wood is still wood even when you paint over it. if painting over solid wood keeps it from getting thrown into the landfill, iâm all for it.
Yes !!!!!
Agreed. I dunno, i've seen some flips like that and they're cute but I personally find it hard to paint over wood, just feels wrong. The worst is like with cabins with actual pine panels (not the 70s faux panels), it's very in to paint them white and i'm like 'NOOOO!!!! blasphemy to cover up natural wood grain!'. lol. but at least I've come to know it's not totally permanent if someone ever wants to strip it...still....I'm with you on this.. Still, I think some things are best restored not covered up.
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I'm with you on that!
Both are nice
It makes me so happy to see such a fine old piece restored to its rightful glory. Thanks for sharing this!
Usually, I'm not a fan of narration, it slows down the work, all that talking to the camera. Yours, on the other hand, done in the voice-over style, is a welcome addition to the work! You have a great, welcoming style and a sweet voice that is SOOO easy on the ears.
The style is called Duncan Phyfe. They were notorious for getting wobbly on the single pedestal tables. You could always put the makers label back on after you are done. The pieces on the pedestal that you had to fill would have been flush when it was made but due to shrinking over the years of one piece or the other the pieces separate a bit. My grandma had a dining table like that and those were problems as it aged.
Thanks for watching!
I have a little round tea table I'm now inspired to work on.
Angie, I say it every time but the respect you use when restoring furniture is so beautiful to witness. This piece turned out amazing.
$175 is an amazing price for that beautiful piece. Most people have awful taste but lucky is the one that sees the beauty of this restored piece and buys it!
You know someone is talented when they make it look this easy.
Somehow I feel like each piece of furniture you refinish is taking a deep breath , sigh and they speak â At Last â âŠâ„ïž so beautiful .
Aww thank you !
Not only do I love your work ethic and how careful you are and and how lovingly you restore pieces, but I have to say, your delivery: How much you tell us, all the details, the speed (which is PERFECT) with which you show us and the voice over, is the most SATISFYING of any restoration show I've seen. DON'T CHANGE A THING! I love your videos and I'm subscribed!
It is so hard to believe the transformation of these old wood pieces. Seeing how dull and lifeless they are at the beginning, and how much they glow with warmth at the end, has become one of my favorite things. Thank you for putting up videos like this!
You're very welcome!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! đ
I am a retired interior designer - and this piece is so gorgeous now. Your hard work shows off the wood so wonderfully! I love to add a piece or two of older pieces in a home so that you can see the heritage of a family. Eclectic is my preferred style - I put the quality of the piece as the thing that makes them all join together so that it fits as a collection.
Some friends we knew had some eclectic family heirlooms and when she would mix and match styles in her rooms, she called it "juxtaposing"! A great word for combining styles. All you have to do is pull them all together with similarly colored throws or sofa pillows or artwork.....just little pops of color repeated throughout the room which is like connecting dots to create a color theme which pulls together all those varied styles of furnishings. You may not want to go as broad as, say, a Gothic arched bookshelf with a Victorian bentwood rocker with a MCM buffet, but adding one or two of them in a room with other coordinated furnishings that follow a general theme can work especially if the woods are similar colors, the handles of drawers are similar from piece to piece, or the textures, shapes, or other design motifs are similar.
Beautiful! I'd love to see your work. You are a rare commodity today
The top of the table is beautiful! The little claw feet look great. Just the right amount of patina with the right amount of shine. It will sell. Itâs just waiting for the right person.đž
Deborah, I agree just beautifully done!
What a transformation!
Absolutely! Someone is going to get this precious piece so lovingly restored and treasure it forever!
Knowing the price of solid walnut, that's a steal. Luckily, the top was not battered, so it looks perfect without wood filler.
Gorgeous! It shocks me how people don't appreciate real wood pieces and tend to lean toward painted plywood "modern" types. I appreciate your love of restoring furniture.
Thank you very much!
Angie, I grew up with parents who loved antiques and collected them, and I've seen many tables like this one down through the years. You did a BEAUTIFUL job on the restoration! I applaud you for waiting to preserve the beauty of that wallet on this piece. Just a lovely job. Truthfully, I watched a number of your videos and I'm always impressed with your eye and what you do and why, even when you paint some pieces. This lovely wallet table is certainly happier now that it was restored by you! Thanks!
Thank you Gayle, for getting my vision! I appreciate you!!
Another piece where you can almost hear it sighing with relief and saying "someone gets me" well done. I love watching your videos. Happy holidays from Southern Ontario đ
Well said. My feeling exactly I just couldn't put it into words.
Just a stunning piece now. I can't believe someone hasn't fallen in love with it and purchased it. Beautiful.
I just watched a beautiful Lady restore a fantastic piece of history. I continue to learn so much from you.
Looks a thousand times better, clean, natural and fresh. Once again I really appreciate how you let the wood grain be the star of the show. Any piece that gets into your hands is very fortunate!
Thank you so much for watching and I'm so glad you like how it turned out. đ
My grandmother had a lot of furniture like this, except hers was uniformly dark. Your natural finish gives a lovely upgrade to the style, Angie. Well done!
From SC USA. Great job restoring....so glad you did not paint it....y'all have a wonderful Christmas...can't wait to see what you are working on next.
I love the dark aged furniture as well the fresh look.
Yes! I love the natural finish way more!!
In the US we call this Duncan Phyfe style, popular in the 1940-50s in imitation of when the real Phyfe lived a uhmm much longer time ago
Lovely! This is a style of furniture that would fit very well into our current house. We have a 1960âs Cinderella-rustic inspired ranch style house, with a lot of wood, French provincial revival cabinetry, scalloped wood trim, etc.
Hang in there..someone will b wise enough to see the value of this pieceâŠyou made it so beautiful..who wouldnât b proud to show it off in there homeâŠitâs a great dealâŠyou worked hard and if I could I would buy it and love looking at it every day.
Beautiful ! Here's a hopeful thought - that as authentic wood is becoming more rare and more expensive, maybe people will become more appreciative of these old treasures. The natural wood is so Beautiful ! Thank for restoring these old friends.
You're very welcome! âșïž
30 years ago I did refinishing. I was always looking for an upgrade. I gave all my projects a tung oil finish. Lots of work but worth it. I really enjoyed watching you work
Yeah, we went through the tung oil "thang" in the late 1970s.
Ive used both, and i strongly suspect odies has tung oil as a major component!
This girl's got talent. I'm sure it'll look fantastic!
Wow ! It got all it deserved! Transformed from dead to living wood! Love Odies!
Brown wood furniture is coming back into fashion. đ
100 bucks says she nails this one outta the park.
Beautiful! I love this table. Its too bad that people don't appreciate old style furniture! Thanks for resurrecting this table.
I know Iâm probably in the minority but I love the older pieces you do like this table. Mid century modern leaves a lot to be desired. Wish I could visit your shop. I learn a lot just watching you.
"so much easier than when it was hard." love that, gave me a smile.
HAND SANDING: When I had a lot of the same routed edges to sand, I found it worth the time to make a custom sanding block. I put blue tape on a clean section of the routed edge (including little molding dams around the sides), and used Durhamâs Rock Hard Water Putty to make a mold; a 3â long block of the NEGATIVE of the edge, then used rubber-backed sand paper to squish in place while sanding all the curves at once. Saved my fingertips from a lot of grief, and did probably a better job than I would have done without the little custom block. For interior curves, I made a shorter one, about 1â long, using the curved area to cast the block. The rubber-backed sandpaper was essential, because it conforms much better than any paper-backed kind would. For the block, any epoxy putty or even thick plaster might work. I just had the Water Putty handy, and itâs cheap.
Iâm sitting here on a Sunday morning, and your video popped up in my algorithm. I am truly amazed at your work and your attention to detail. I have antique furniture all in my house from generations within my family. I absolutely love that you restored this piece to itâs original (better than!) state. Thank you for bringing these old pieces back to life and giving them the attention they deserve. â€ïž
Thank you for not milk painting and distressing this cute little table!! Awesome job!!
Between the tattoos, Pink Floyd shirt, voice, and woodworking knowledge⊠I think Iâm in love with you
Love your work. I used to do it myself and know what you mean about people not understanding the labor involved. I used to tell people there were two reasons to spend money on old furniture. 1) It's been determined to have value as a collector item. 2) it has sentimental value to you or your family. Beyond that it's firewood. Keep at it!
Oh MY WORD ! What an amazing transformation ! Scarcely looks like the same table .. and that beautiful wood grain you exposed and brought out with your finishing techniques .. ! Stunning !!!
To me natural restored wood is more beautiful than any painted surface. You did a great job.
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I love the result, especially the new, natural shade. It's a solid wood table and worth restoring. The video shows what modern plastic glue can do, especially when too much of it gets onto the wood. The restoration then takes a lot of time. Bone glue is at least as strong as modern artificial glue, but it is easier to renew or remove. For worm-eaten holes or small imperfections, I prepare a paste of bone glue and sawdust. It's very efficient.
Thank you for knowing this piece needed to be restored and not painted. It's absolutely beautiful.
To me it's the same concept of decorating ones home to suit you and your family. When it comes time to sell, so be if it takes a little longer to sell. The right person will come along and love it.
Thank you for restoring this gorgeous table. Whoever gets it will be lucky, gorgeous quality
This is a poem written in wood. You are a true artist. Congrats!
Thank you for teaching me to appreciate not painted but, restored pieces.
Well Thatâs a keeper! Totally charming:) worth so much more than $175! Now because of your sweet transformation, itâll be hard to pass up these little orphans begging me to take them home for a makeover!
Bahahaha âCan this be saved?â Goofy girl, you save everything and pour so much love into your pieces they become treasured by the next owner. đ„°âïžđđš
Sanding solid wood is such a wonderful feeling. Slow is fast with an orbitalâŠso good.
I love how beautiful the walnut is with the oil finish! Don't know when this was made but in the mid-1950s seems everyone had at least one piece of this style of table in their home. Some were 3 tiered round ones.
Wow, what a transformation! I'm certain that the average person has no idea just how much work went into this. What a beauty
All it needed was some TLC to turn back into this very beautiful piece. Congrats, you're a superb craftswoman!
Beautiful! I love old wood furniture more than the new modern cheap stuff. Loved it.
Thanks so much!
Thanks to your examples, I've started using Odie's Oil products on my own refinishing projects, and it really is remarkable how easy it is to use given the amazing finish it produces. The only problem I've had is that it has lifted some of the oil-based stain from some wood. Overall, a complete game-changer for my projects.
An outstanding labor-of-love! It's now beyond better than new. I appreciate your respect for 'history' of the table. Definitely not made as disposable furniture. I have my late parents Duncan Phyfe mahogany dining room and bedroom furniture. Once back in my home I can pull everything from storage and actually allow those beauties to breathe again. Although not my style the furniture has been part of my life since birth - over 7 decades now. So many memories! (There's an old warehouse building now utilized for selling furniture and furnishings. It hurts me to see the same chest-of-drawers being sold for $90, dresser/mirror for $125, double head/footboard for $35.)
I have my parents dining set, too. Due to damage I may have to paint part of the buffet and the chairs. I am 72 and they were purchased shortly after I was born.
You are remarkably talented and gifted. I love to see someone with so much love for reviving, restoring and so sympathetically re-purposing beautiful wooden objects with such thoughtfulness, consideration, appreciation and care.
Thank you so much for watching! đ
I know alot of people that re do antiques drives me crazy but I really like your video. You care for the piece and bring it back to life you don't just throw some paint on and call it good.
I love this table. I really like your channel. I like to see someone actually take their time with antique furniture and redo it as original. So beautiful!
Thanks so much for watching!
First time seeing one of your videos. Let me just say, I am in absolute LOVE with this table. You did an amazing job restoring it. Thank you for not painting it. Yes, some pieces are better painted. This was not one of those pieces. It's gorgeous!!
That table would be PERFECT in my library!
Your attention to detail is what makes your work so special!
Thank you! đ
Unbelievable how stunning this piece turned out! Beautiful.
Beautiful! Unfortunately, Duncan Phyfe style doesn't seem to be as popular now--but my mom would probably love it just because it's walnut.
ME TOO! hahaha
I love this table I would of definatley bought this if I lived nearer, đ
Thatâs a beautiful piece. Iâm so glad you saved it. Someone with good taste and fashion sense will buy it.
I could watch you work all day. So carefully, expertly, intuitively and lovingly restored. Really pleasant listening to your commentary as as you work away too. A true master artisan.
Thank you so much đ
What an amazing piece and restoration. I love furniture where you can see the beauty of the wood. $175 is a deal for that piece and anyone who buys it will be lucky to have it. Beautiful!!
I really love how you do your job with such precision and care. The end result is beauty that comes from a combination of the natural materials and the quality of the workmanship.
Iâm just seeing this video now. It brings me joy to watch these. My brother ( we lost him in 2015) loved refinishing furniture. He taught me a lot. He refinished my fatherâs high chair from 1921. He refinished many other pieces with such diligence such as you. I cannot do this type of projects due to right rotator cuff injury/surgery and dislocated ulnar. ( Iâm right hand dominant). I picked up 𧶠crocheting again during the pandemic and made dozens of pieces, however, my eyes and fine motor skills are failing. THANK YOU SO MUCH for bringing joy to my heart. Much pleasure especially when you use the rotary sander. Remain blessed!! đ
Thank you so much for watching, I'm so glad I could bring back some fond memories for you! â€ïž
I like that you considered the future repairs on the leg glue-up. Itâs smart to make pieces easy to work with in the future!
Growing up we had something similar. It was wobbly too. When you were putting on the oil and butter I was like đ obviously, I love walnut lol. Excellent work!
That turned out beautiful! I absolutely agree, there are pieces that cry out for revitalizing, rather than a completely different change. So glad you brought this piece back to it's original beauty!
Just noticed how close you are getting to the magical 100K - so well deserved. One of the best CZcams channels - informative, passionate and genuine.
The insight about how the older stuff doesnât sell helps me understand why so much stuff gets painted lol
Thanks so much for watching!
EEEEEEEK.....so beautiful! HOLY SMOKES! I can HARDLY STAND IT! I have been working on a Drexel buffet piece and it, too, is walnut.....OH HOW I WISH I COULD HAVE YOUR HELP! hahaha OR at least send a picture! I have kept the top natural and did a bit of "art" on the doors/drawers which are in the middle, blocking off a large triangle and painting part of it in TOASTED POPPYSEED! OH MY WORD....it looks AMAZING! Now, I must go to purchase all things ODIE'S OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful restoration. I'm so happy you're doing longer format videos. They're great.
Thatâs so pretty oh my gosh. As much as I love mid century modern furniture, this just has so much character and the fact that itâs solid woodâŠ! I wish That oil was something one could get in Europe.
I'm 86 years old. (Don't blame me for this 25 year old photo: my son did that!) I just want to say that I regret so much that my father, a fine woodworker, cannot see your skill. He would praise you up and down! You have such a good sense of art, antiquity, color and plain good sense!
Thank you so much!
Angie, it looks so great what you have done with the poor little table, you gave him a new Life. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany :-).
So happy I stumbled upon your video! This is beautiful!! And you explain your work easily and with passion. I can tell you love what you do. Thank you for giving me the inspiration to refinish some vintage furniture I just got. Iâm nervous but with your videos I feel a lot more confident startingđ€
same! :)
Do what you love, love what you do.
Like watching my dad in his workshop renewing and restoring furniture thanks so much.
You're most welcome!
Hi Angie, your work has really inspired me to start my own flipping furniture shop, I have some experience in wood but seeing your awesome art has helped me to make the move, thanks.
If I were a few decades younger I would consider doing it too. At age 71 and not terribly flexible of body, I enjoy watching the love Angie lavishes on pieces you might first think belong in a dumpster. And hey, she may have found a few IN a dumpster. Who knows? I am just impressed with how she can figure out the types of woods these pieces are, and can visualize the finished piece even before starting.....you have to know woods, how they look, the grains, and then the products best used to bring out the particular qualities of the woods. I am so glad she doesn't just slap paint over the whole surface immediately. It really puts those other furniture flippers who do that to shame. I don't care if they DO use Annie Sloan or Dixie Belle products out the kazoo, sometimes those just aren't the right product for the type of wood or overall design of the piece.
Funny, the satisfaction that you get with your orbital and hand sanding, I get watching your videos! I'm not sure if it's your soothing voice, the education *I think* I'm getting, the encouragement I'm psyching myself into trying this myself, or the fact that my manicure still looks fabulous afterwards, BUT I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
Knowledge, ability and hard work are what accomplished this transformation! Not luck!!
Spectacular. Nothing more beautiful than a natural finish.
This will seem silly but I feel the furniture is feeling good again and is smiling.
I agree! I think it loves that oil!
This piece turned out GORGEOUS.
Excellent work.
Iâd buy in a heartbeat â€ïž
Amazing transformation. I loved that you kept the real wood and that you donât stain but use the Odieâs Oil to show the richness of the wood tones. â€đâ€â€â€
Thanks so much for watching! That wood grain is out of this world!
For me, it makes it more interesting when I know what you are listing the piece for; thanks for including that.
Thanks for watching!
Such a pretty piece, super job bringing it back.
I love how you always appreciate and respect the wood.
Love your narrations on your videos. And you clearly talk with a smile.
I would not have believed that this little wreck of a table would turn out so beautiful!
Lovely, every part is well-crafted. Love to see the care you give to each detail. Thank you for showing your work; the process and results.
Watching the walnut "appear" during the sanding was amazing! I love the look of walnut and you treated that table like a baby...with loving care. What a beautiful piece! You do gorgeous work.
GF Antique Walnut has been my all time favorite stain for years. It always looks fabulous. Gorgeous work as always!!
Thank you kindly! đ
Do not understand why you would have had trouble selling this gem of a side table. It's beautiful. Thank you for keeping these precious clasic pieces alive and well.
Most of my pieces sell within minutes. This one took well over a month, at a fraction of the price I normally sell things for. Itâs just not a style that sells well around here, no matter what itâs made of.