An antique door and end table put together to make a beautiful hall tree!
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Hall Tree
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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Bird House
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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Solid wood side table made by Drexel for the Saint Louis Ritz Carlton Hotel now with decoupage birds for a fun and rustic update.
Rustic Storage
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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Custom Barnwood blending technique on this multi use storage cabinet.
Barn Red Buffet
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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Barn red Drexel pine buffet with black glaze and custom painted top to give it an aged appearance.
Perfectly Purple
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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I wanted the perfect shade of soft purple with just a little grey undertone. So with a little experimenting, I give you perfectly purple. 1 part Royal Purple 1 part Seagull Grey and 3 parts Antique white.
Drop leaf beauty
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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This aged beauty has a new lease on life with Java stain and peacock blue paint.
Anchors Away
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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This Lammerts dresser got a nautical themed makeover. Painted in Coastal Blue and Antique White with a handpainted custom mixed grey anchor.
Tamatoa
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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This dresser has been named Tamatoa, because it's --Shiny-- It is made by Broyhill and painted in Wise Owls Neptune with pearl glaze from Dixie Belle, distressed lightly, and sealed with General Finishes top coat! "It's beautiful baby!"
Empire Beauty
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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Beautiful Empire dresser with delicate veneer, so a careful refresh was in order. A light sanding and some Antique Walnut gel stain along with Arm R Seal to protect and its true beauty was brought back to the surface.
MCM Bassett Dresser
By Laura Clark at Hardt Restorations in St. Charles, MO.
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If you love the clean lines of a Mid Century Modern piece, take a look at this solid wood Basset dresser! I stuck with classic Minwax dark walnut stain for the dresser drawers sealed with satin Arm R Seal. Classic General Finishes Fjord blue chalk style paint with updated gold pulls allow for modernizing while keeping true to the mid century style.