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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
An Antique Mahogany Dining Set
I've done many dining sets through the years, but this may be one of my very favorite. I picked the set up from a pretty old house in New Haven almost two weeks ago along with a nice server and sideboard, all a matched set, all having been made by the Thomasville Chair Company c.1925. The sideboard and server are already done, and this was the last of the group to be refinished. I painted the chairs and table base in a custom mixed mint called 'Lamb's Ear' after the plant, not the appendage. I sanded, stained, and resealed the gorgeous striated mahogany table top and leaf and did a bit of decorative painting on the table corners and the leaf to give the table as much oomph as the chairs already had, with their spectacular pierced fretwork splats. I distressed all the painted surfaces and sealed them with wax, and then recovered the seats in a beautiful geometric upholstery to compliment the color of the set.
Looks great!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Love the colors and the fabric!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Your vision updated this set to be loved and cherished again for the next generation, or two! Marie
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