Ok, it’s not a ‘room.’ Since our truck doesn’t fit into the garage, we’ve repurposed this area for new goods storage and preparation. Here Lee does whatever repairs are needed to these previously loved items. The work can include rebuilding a drawer, filling dents and voids, or covering up details I wish to hide. We’ve installed a radiant heater above this space to help keep temperatures warm enough for putty, paints and finishes during the winter months. You’ll notice a number of items stacked up in the on-deck area waiting for some attention. I’m dying to get at that small trunk on the top of the stack!
One example of changing the look is the drawer in the bottom part of the photo. This beautiful solid wood chest of drawers originally had what I call ‘crumb catcher’ grooves in several areas. Those details make sense in the original design. However, I’m going to bring this cabinet into the 21st century with a dramatic color change. The crumb catcher grooves just won’t work for what I have in mind. This piece has them on the top of the cabinet, this top drawer and as a detail on the front posts. All of these had to be filled in.
What Lee does is fill all of those type of details and then sanding, fill, sanding, and more sanding to get the finished surface I need. In this case, because the piece is solid wood, we also need to apply a stain blocker to all the surfaces that will get the new finish. The stain blocker, shown in white, keeps the grain features in the wood from bleeding through to the new finish. This means paint, sand, paint sand and detail any voids before he turns it over to me for the final finish. I’m excited about this chest as it is actually in very good condition. Being solid wood, it’s very heavy and extremely well made. We hope to deliver this one to our new space this weekend.
You’ll notice the high tech lighting attached to the garage door. These lights, plus abundant overhead lighting, gives us an excellent workspace to do the preparation detailing. Of course, the rule is DO NOT OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR!! I’m guessing it won’t be me when it happens 🙂
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