Chocolate mens valet organizer

Vintage High Chair in Natural Wood and Warm White

I love giving old pieces new life. This vintage wooden high chair was my latest makeover project. I am loving the end look, how about you? This solid wood cutie was found by my furniture scouting sister. I messaged the seller sight unseen I would take it. My Mom picked it up and delivered to my door. THANKS family for all your help!

This is the last of my mens valet / organizer I have sourced and in stock for the Christmas season. It is a vintage solid wood piece with a bit more detail then others I have done. Check out others I have done in grey, black and navy and just recently deep blue.

Being probably almost 40 years old, this vintage piece had some wear and tear over the years that needed to be fixed as step one.

The floor under the drawer needed regluing then clamped and left to dry.

One edge of the drawer liner also needed a spot of glue. To avoid any clamp marks, a soft paper towel was placed between ling and clamp.

The drawer's flocked lining was stained even after scrubbed well so it too will be painted. Seeing I was currently also working on a few antique teal projects; a vintage jewelry box and pecan step stool, I used this gorgeous color from House & Canvas in the drawer. It looks so lovely with the chocolate color I will be painting on the wood valet.

There is a trick to painting fabric though, the paint must be watered down to absorb into the pores. It also requires more coats. Above I am putting on the first coat.

Here it is the next day after dry on the right side. See how the teal paint and orange fabric turned green? On the left is coat number 2 of teal. For the 3rd coat of teal I did not water down the paint.

The body was painted 2 coats of Fusion Mineral Paint in chocolate then distressed on the edges for a rustic farmhouse look. Fusion's black wax was rubbed all over for additional dimension and depth.