Before and After

Last year I posted a pic of a chest of drawers I bought to restore. Recently someone asked if I ever finished it, which I did, so here's a before and after photo.

Before:


I cleaned it down, made about 3' of the inlay that surrounds the drawers to replace where it was missing, polished it and added new hardware. It dates from about 1805. The photo isn't the most realistic, as the flash made it a little more orange than it is in natural light.

After: