I got a call a few weeks ago from a woman who lives in Kalamazoo (one of my favorite places!) who was in town visiting her parents who lived in St. Clair Shores. She had a cedar chest she wanted stripped, so her daughter could use it for a coffee table. She brought the chest over that same evening. It was a Lane Cedar chest, similar to the one I had done previously, except it was a 1945. She had asked for a darker stain, so after I stripped and sanded it down, I applied walnut, which brought out the dark wood. I then added two coats of semi-gloss polyurethane and made some minor repairs.
The chest turned out spectacular! I delivered this week to her parent's house and they fell in love with it all over again. Turns out it was purchased in 1945, the year they got married. Now the family is trying to figure out who keeps the chest! I told them that'll be their decision as my job was done. Another satisfied customer!
