Waterfall tallboy found under brown paint #upcycle

May 19, 2016

Have you ever found a gem hiding in plain sight? I was looking for a storage solution for the bathroom at the Big House. I found this poor fella at the Union Mission Store for $26. My was he in rough shape. 

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I figured I would strip and repaint the cabinet to match the decor of the bathroom. I would use it to store towels and wash clothes. Two of the drawers were goofed up so I could remove them and use baskets for soaps, shampoo, and other little things. I would paint a script “H” in the oval.

I fired up the heat gun and went to work. The more paint I removed the more surprised I became. Under all that gross, brown gloss paint was a nice Waterfall style tallboy, complete with original metal and celluloid pulls!

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There are condition issues. The back has been replaced with a sheet of paneling. Veneer is missing along the bottom and a large spot on top. Some of the cat scratches are too deep to sand out. But just look at that inlaid design! How gorgeous is that?

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I’ve tried my best to find an example of this tallboy. I can get close, but I have not yet found the same pulls or inlaid design. I still think it is a sweet piece of Art Deco period furniture. I don’t think I will use it in the bathroom now. How can I paint it? I will oil it then I don’t know what I will do with it.

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What gems have you found lately?

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