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    Home » Cedar Chest Repairs And Choosing The Right Red

    Cedar Chest Repairs And Choosing The Right Red

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    Cedar Chest Repairs And Choosing The Right Red

    I may not paint a lot of things red but it’s one of my favorite colors. I think I’ve mentioned before that I get the love of red from my Mom. She loves bright colors, just like me. We love fuchsia too. I had this cedar chest that needed a lot of love and we took care of it.

    adding a Escutcheon

    Red Cedar Chest

    The paint color is “No More Drama” from Behr paint. The red isn’t too blue or too orange. Just right. I really don’t like an orangey red.

    Making Cedar Chest Repairs And Painting It Red

    The chest is sitting at the foot of the bed in the guest room and holds a few of my vintage quilts.

    cedar chest before paint and repairs

    This is the cedar chest before it got beautified.

    Cedar Chest Repairs

    missing veneer

    It had missing veneer and all kinds of problems.

    nails everywhere

    There was a lot of damage to the base and someone had used an excessive number of nails. The JTS removed the extras and did what he could with the base. I wasn’t worried about the missing veneer. I like to distress those areas.

    cleaning with Simple Green

    I use Simple Green to clean my furniture pieces.

    Beautiful cedar interior

    The beautiful cedar inside was in good shape.

    This is a safety alert from Lane.....Since many of our cedar chest products have withstood the test of time and have been in homes for decades, there have been cases where children have climbed inside chests with old style latching mechanisms and locked themselves in, and there have been incidences of suffocation inside chests. As a result of this important and urgent safety concern, Lane has launched numerous successful programs since 1987, all concentrating on lock replacement. However, based on our best records, there are still an estimated 6 million chests owned by consumers that may require the new lock upgrade. Please click here for more information

    one coat of paint

    Painting The Chest

    One coat of paint covered it pretty well but I always apply two coats.

    second coat of paint

    Coat number two.

    distressing paint

    I distressed the paint by hand using 100 grit sandpaper.

    applying Howard's Feed n Wax to darken distressed areas

    The distressed wood always has a raw look and I wiped over those areas with Howard’s Feed n Wax. See how the wax darkens the wood?

    cedar chest lid hinges

    Adding Missing Hinges

    Next we replaced the lid hinges that were missing. Did you know there is a left hinge and a right hinge? I didn’t. Just makes sense I guess. Good thing I noticed that when shopping for the hinges at Home Depot.

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    The JTS put the hinges on for me.

    left and right hinges for cedar chest lid

    We were able to use the original screw holes but had to turn the hinges around to get them to fit. The holes were too close to the lid lip for the hinge to fit properly. The hinges worked just fine the way we positioned them.

    drilling holes for keyhole

    The keyhole was also missing. I found an escutcheon in my hardware stash to cover the hole. I just needed to drill a couple of screw holes.

    adding a Escutcheon

    That looks much better than the big old hole. It’s not a working keyhole but that’s okay.

    cedar chest quilt storage

    The chest is pretty big and holds a lot of quilts.

    distressed and aged paint

    Those areas with the missing veneer look great distressed.

    Making Cedar Chest Repairs And Painting It Red 1

    The perfect project for the Christmas holidays. Do you guys like the red? Tomorrow I’ll be sharing a couple of RosaAnne angels I made this week. See you then!

    Products used in this project:
    Behr Ultra Plus Interior Paint & Primer - No More Drama, Home Depot
    Howard's Feed n' Wax
    Simple Green
    Lid Hinges/Left & Right
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    1. Tracey

      December 22, 2016 at 4:50 am

      I never knew that about hinges! The wax made a really nice job of it

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    2. Fonda Rush

      December 21, 2016 at 2:33 pm

      I love THAT color of red, too. Not too orange and not too blue. Just right!

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      • Kathy Owen

        December 21, 2016 at 5:08 pm

        Thank you Fonda! I thought it was the perfect red too. 🙂

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    3. Sherry Fram

      December 21, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Love the red! What a great find! I like the trim pieces on the front! I haven't seen a chest with that before. I didn't know there was a right or left hinge either.

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