Mahogany Sideboard Table [***SOLD***]
This vintage mahogany sideboard with satinwood inlay on the top, drawer front, and legs was produced by the Phelps and Bradley Company in Boston Massachusetts as part of their “Boston Line” of fine furniture. It was very well made with mortise and tenon joints, solid mahogany legs and drawer components and fine dovetailed drawer construction. However, with the ravages of time it looked pretty forlorn in the lighting section of Community Forklift, tucked away from the rest of the furniture holdings. The finish was gone and a lot of the inlay was falling out or missing, especially in difficult to replace curved areas. In other words, it was the perfect piece for me!
The beauty of the Intenet is you can find help for almost any problem. Unable to source replacement stringing (the thin wooden pieces of inlay) from my local woodworking stores, I was able to order from Matt at Inlaybanding.com a variety of holly and satinwood in various thicknesses and dimensions to have on hand for this and future projects. Matt is a talented woodworker and had previously made custom banding for me for a previous desk restoration. With Matt’s advice, and a learning-by-doing approach, I was able to channel my past steam bending experience for curved sailboat frames into the bending of new satinwood stringing for this piece of furniture. Where the stringing was loose, I cleaned out the old glue and reglued it with hide glue and clamped it until it dried.
Since most of the old finish was already gone, I hand sanded away what remained and proceeded to build up a mirror-like finish with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal urethane satin topcoat, rubbing out the final coat with Howard’s Beeswax and Orange Oil polish. The result is a handsome table that would look perfect in your front entry hall, perhaps behind your sofa in an open seating plan living room, or as a true sideboard in your dining room. In fact, it is so beautiful it would fit just about any space, imagine it in your bedroom doing duty as a dressing stand.
I couldn’t determine exactly how old this piece was, but Phelps and Bradley was in business as early as 1908 so this could be an actual antique rather than just a vintage piece. Whatever its age, admit it, you want this piece of fine furniture for your home. Indulge your desire and buy it!
Dimensions: H 36” x W 38 x D 18”
$285. Cash, Venmo, PayPal accepted. Contact me about free local curbside delivery.
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #relovedfurniture #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #furniturefacelift #Generalfinishes #Howard_Products
This vintage mahogany sideboard with satinwood inlay on the top, drawer front, and legs was produced by the Phelps and Bradley Company in Boston Massachusetts as part of their “Boston Line” of fine furniture. It was very well made with mortise and tenon joints, solid mahogany legs and drawer components and fine dovetailed drawer construction. However, with the ravages of time it looked pretty forlorn in the lighting section of Community Forklift, tucked away from the rest of the furniture holdings. The finish was gone and a lot of the inlay was falling out or missing, especially in difficult to replace curved areas. In other words, it was the perfect piece for me!
The beauty of the Intenet is you can find help for almost any problem. Unable to source replacement stringing (the thin wooden pieces of inlay) from my local woodworking stores, I was able to order from Matt at Inlaybanding.com a variety of holly and satinwood in various thicknesses and dimensions to have on hand for this and future projects. Matt is a talented woodworker and had previously made custom banding for me for a previous desk restoration. With Matt’s advice, and a learning-by-doing approach, I was able to channel my past steam bending experience for curved sailboat frames into the bending of new satinwood stringing for this piece of furniture. Where the stringing was loose, I cleaned out the old glue and reglued it with hide glue and clamped it until it dried.
Since most of the old finish was already gone, I hand sanded away what remained and proceeded to build up a mirror-like finish with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal urethane satin topcoat, rubbing out the final coat with Howard’s Beeswax and Orange Oil polish. The result is a handsome table that would look perfect in your front entry hall, perhaps behind your sofa in an open seating plan living room, or as a true sideboard in your dining room. In fact, it is so beautiful it would fit just about any space, imagine it in your bedroom doing duty as a dressing stand.
I couldn’t determine exactly how old this piece was, but Phelps and Bradley was in business as early as 1908 so this could be an actual antique rather than just a vintage piece. Whatever its age, admit it, you want this piece of fine furniture for your home. Indulge your desire and buy it!
Dimensions: H 36” x W 38 x D 18”
$285. Cash, Venmo, PayPal accepted. Contact me about free local curbside delivery.
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #relovedfurniture #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #furniturefacelift #Generalfinishes #Howard_Products
This vintage mahogany sideboard with satinwood inlay on the top, drawer front, and legs was produced by the Phelps and Bradley Company in Boston Massachusetts as part of their “Boston Line” of fine furniture. It was very well made with mortise and tenon joints, solid mahogany legs and drawer components and fine dovetailed drawer construction. However, with the ravages of time it looked pretty forlorn in the lighting section of Community Forklift, tucked away from the rest of the furniture holdings. The finish was gone and a lot of the inlay was falling out or missing, especially in difficult to replace curved areas. In other words, it was the perfect piece for me!
The beauty of the Intenet is you can find help for almost any problem. Unable to source replacement stringing (the thin wooden pieces of inlay) from my local woodworking stores, I was able to order from Matt at Inlaybanding.com a variety of holly and satinwood in various thicknesses and dimensions to have on hand for this and future projects. Matt is a talented woodworker and had previously made custom banding for me for a previous desk restoration. With Matt’s advice, and a learning-by-doing approach, I was able to channel my past steam bending experience for curved sailboat frames into the bending of new satinwood stringing for this piece of furniture. Where the stringing was loose, I cleaned out the old glue and reglued it with hide glue and clamped it until it dried.
Since most of the old finish was already gone, I hand sanded away what remained and proceeded to build up a mirror-like finish with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal urethane satin topcoat, rubbing out the final coat with Howard’s Beeswax and Orange Oil polish. The result is a handsome table that would look perfect in your front entry hall, perhaps behind your sofa in an open seating plan living room, or as a true sideboard in your dining room. In fact, it is so beautiful it would fit just about any space, imagine it in your bedroom doing duty as a dressing stand.
I couldn’t determine exactly how old this piece was, but Phelps and Bradley was in business as early as 1908 so this could be an actual antique rather than just a vintage piece. Whatever its age, admit it, you want this piece of fine furniture for your home. Indulge your desire and buy it!
Dimensions: H 36” x W 38 x D 18”
$285. Cash, Venmo, PayPal accepted. Contact me about free local curbside delivery.
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #relovedfurniture #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #furniturefacelift #Generalfinishes #Howard_Products