I have posted several inquiries regarding the construction of this project. My Sister wanted this for her daughter, of course out of a Pottery Barn catalog. My parents suggested that I make it for her, so I did, or tried to. All I had was a picture to go by and the overall size. Being the non-comformist that I am, I had to change some of the sizings around, it's a little taller and possibly not as wide, but it's hard to tell from the catalog pic. In order to figure out all the measurements, I decided to make an MDF prototype, out of some scrap. It also served to keep the peace in case my daughter saw it and wanted one. Well here's the prototype.
And here is the final result...keep in mind its gonna be painted, hence the woodfiller, and discolored Poplar. I can stand on it and it doesn't even whimper.
And this is what I was trying to re-create. Any thoughts on how to do the finish. I'd like to "antique" it by sanding through the paint on areas of wear, to expose a darker color. I am thinking of a stain, shellac and then my paint, that way I can sand down to the stain to achieve that look. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I don't want to waste 15 hours of work by screwing up the finish, BTDT.
Thanks for looking and commenting, Dave
And here is the final result...keep in mind its gonna be painted, hence the woodfiller, and discolored Poplar. I can stand on it and it doesn't even whimper.
And this is what I was trying to re-create. Any thoughts on how to do the finish. I'd like to "antique" it by sanding through the paint on areas of wear, to expose a darker color. I am thinking of a stain, shellac and then my paint, that way I can sand down to the stain to achieve that look. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I don't want to waste 15 hours of work by screwing up the finish, BTDT.
Thanks for looking and commenting, Dave
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