Monday, November 21st, 2011
What makes a piece of antique furniture so beautiful? Is the answer clean lines, architectural detailing, or an exquisitely timeless finish? In the case of this Sunflower Revival Dresser, the obvious answer is all of the above. “While this dresser may be approaching 80 years old, it’s a solid, functional and beautiful piece of bedroom furniture,” said [...]
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Oversized without being imposing, this antique green, long legged, five drawer repurposed dresser arose from humble beginnings to become a room anchoring centerpiece. “It all started with a very old, but quite worn dovetailed-drawer dresser I picked up,” said furniture repurposer Scott Phillips. “Naturally, I knew this eighty year old dresser that had a lot [...]
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Held aloft by undulating Queen Ann styled legs rescued from a forgotten end table, this cherub crowned four drawer dressers defines what it means to be repurposed. “This cherub-topped repurposed dresser evolved from a plainly finished dresser, two end tables, some scrap boards and a cherub casting I made,” said furniture designer Scott Phillips. “By [...]
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Strong, but left worn and dowdy from years of service, this solid maple dresser became a stunning aqua blue mermaid bejeweled beauty after a short visit to Scott Phillips’ repurposing workshop in the small town of Star, Idaho. “Thirty or forty years ago, this was an elegant dresser. But after a lifetime of use, at [...]
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