removing veneer, the easy way

Remember a while back John mentioned he had noticed a dresser in the garbage up the lane from us?
We schlepped it home and it sat in the back for quite awhile - and in the meantime we have had some
terrible rainstorms so it got good and saturated even though it was covered with our barbeque cover.
Today I decided it was time to bring her in - and see if I could salvage it.

Obviously there was some veneer damage lol - ( there was some there already when we found it )

and I thought Oh My God - removing veneer is not one of my forte's remember this?
Anyways took out my scraper and voila - within 5 minutes I was done..................

LOL - everything simply scraped away - both layers - now we have to put a new piece in
completely -

But I like the shape - boxy and simple with a little fancy skirting on the bottom - perfect for
what I want to do

and here's the top, surprisingly not as damaged as the side was, go figure.

water marks - still wet - other than that everything scraped off like a dream

that white line runs the complete length of the top -
it's actually a crack in the wood and needs wood filler
but it was there before we brought it home

And for all of us furniture " angels " out there - always remember we are fighting this guy constantly

Dresser devil - begone Furniture Freddy - begone
and with a flick of my scraper, he was

Don't let him win.............................restore restore restore!!!

Will post progress as I go along.

XXX

An award pour moi!!!

Sarah from Imperfect Patina  awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award - if you feel like drooling please visit her site - her work is absolutely outstanding - once you're finished drooling you can come back here and learn 7 things about me.

1) I am a control freak in every aspect of my life - I try so hard not to be but I think it's a part of me
that I have to come to terms with -

2) I have the ugliest feet I have ever seen on a person, seriously, the ugliest, which is a problem in the summer, lol

3) I cannot do hair - I can paint a room 4 or 5 times in a week - redo furniture - whip up a meal in no
time - garden - you name it - but the act of using a blowdryer or a straightener leaves me a bumbling mess,
My hairdresser is my lifeline ( and usually can tell what I'm working on from the paint in my hair )

4) I have a problem finishing things -

5) I am in love with Anthony Bourdain -

6) I take on too much and always act like I can do it all, effortlessly, truth be told I live in a constant
overwhelmed state.

7) I don't like being 53 - wish I could embrace it and age gracefully - but just can't do it - although I never
lie about my age - I so get it that some women do.

Now the best part of this award?
Paying it forward of course......................

4 the love of wood http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.ca/ is a complete source of inspiration.
Daily,  I cannot get enough of her work -

A girl and her brush http://www.agirlandabrush.net/ does beautiful work as well -


A huge thanks to Sarah for thinking of me - I am humbled!

Love,
Suzan