July 20, 2009

Recycled furniture: Chest of drawers

This vintage chest was one of the first pieces of furniture that I painted. It illustrates my idea of recycling furniture, giving it a new life by painting it and by finding stylish matching hardware for it.
I had found the piece at a garage sale in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It appealed to me with its clean proportions. I named it Double Breasted because I arranged the knobs like on a men's suit. 


Wood, acrylic paint, brass hardware. 1998.
Size: 76 x 46 x 84cm

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