Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/Triple dresser

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Expert: - 3/9/2011


Question

antique provincial
Hell- I am considering buying a triple dresser with the idea of converting it to a bathroom double sink vanity. The dimensions are what I am looking for 72"x23"x 35". I have already gone to see it & structurally seemed extremely sturdy.All the drawers are fully functioning. The front detail and wood grain is beautiful. It needs to be cleaned up and minor glue to the molding on front. It has scuff marks on by the base area and corners. I have enclosed a picture. I have no idea on costs of getting it professional refinished and would be interested in your feedback. I'm being told the dresser is probably 1940- 1950's young old.

Answer
Hi Kim,It's a pretty dresser, but if you plan to put two sinks into it, the guts will need to be completely reworked and the drawers removed and made into false drawers to accommodate the plumbing.It also will need to be stripped and refinished with a finish that will withstand the moist/wet environment of a bathroom, not just 'cleaned up'. You're talking several hundred dollars at least to do this properly, and it's not a DIY job unless your experience and skill level are fairly high.Please post back if need be- regards- Greg

Greg Scholl

Expertise

Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.

Experience

Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.

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