"Sometimes a piece just needs a little refreshing to bring back its original beauty! ✨
Ashley reached out to me looking for a dark wood desk/table. When I found this unique “lady secretary desk” from 1945, we were both sold! Although we wanted to keep a dark stain, it still needed a good sanding/scrub down to raw wood to get the new stain to adhere (and to freshen it up after 78 years of use!). Thank you Ashley for trusting me with your vision!! Now she can live on for another 78 years ...
"The American Empire furniture era pulled a lot of style ques from French and Grecian designs while maintaining cleaning lines with less gilding. This allowed the focus to fall primarily on the variety of side pillars and predominantly walnut and mahogany veneer. The style found popularity beginning in the 1820s and carried throughout the 1870s with a small revival in the 1890s. Based on construction methods of this chest, I estimate it to be circa 1850 - 1880.
Featuring the iconic...
"Can you believe it’s not antique?!? I was scrolling through Pinterest the other day looking for some new furniture designs to build and found this one! I think I literally went to Menards the next day to get all of the wood and supplies to build it! lol The octagon panels were my favorite part about this piece but I couldn’t imagine cutting out all those angles so I asked another local business to cut them out and they are perfect!!! We stained in a mix of General Finishes Provincial and...
Custom buffet in Lilly Moon Black Lace and General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain. I’m so glad my client chose to showcase the doors and drawer fronts here - how stunning is that wood grain!
"I am so glad we didn’t pass up this adorable set! Lexington dresser and nightstand in General Finishes Lamp Black and water based Provincial stain."
Sideboard in General Finishes Snow White Milk Paint and Provincial Water Based Stain
"Built from solid maple and maple plywood and stained with General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain and clear coated with General Finishes Enduro 1K Clear Poly."
Maple with General Finishes Provincial stain
"This one was definitely one of the more difficult refinishes I have done. This 100+ year old mantle was taken out of my clients home in the 80s and put in a barn and sat there for 40 years exposed to the elements as the barn began to fall into disrepair. It took SOOOOO much sanding and stripping to get back down to the original cherry wood through the old finish and years and years of grime. But with some perseverance and my go to product lines at General Finishes this mantle is back and...
"So much character in one setting! The two-toned accent tables really bring this space to life, don't you agree?! Get the look with General Finishes Provincial and Antique Brown Water Based Stain" - Whitewood Furniture
Find a Whitewood dealer near you to purchase solid wood, ready to finish furniture and General Finishes products at the link below.
"Working from home is the norm for many these days, why not give your home office an update?! Get the look with General Finishes Provincial Water Based Wood Stain!" - Whitewood Furniture
Find a Whitewood dealer near you to purchase solid wood, ready to finish furniture and General Finishes products at the link below.
"When we think of bedroom furniture, our first thought is of the bed, right? Let’s show some love to dressers! And we have to admit, ours are top shelf! Get this look with General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain!" - Whitewood Furniture
This stunning piece embodies the perfect harmony of natural wood and crisp neutral paint tones. I stripped, sanded and stained her in General Finishes Provincial then trimmed her in Dixie Bell Paint...
"Check out the transformation on this waterfall dresser. Stripped and stained the drawer fronts in Provincial and then painted the rest Alabaster by...
"This was a custom table and chairs refinished in General Finishes Provincial stain and Fusion Mineral Paint Coal Black. There were 4 chairs and table with 2 leaves. May look simple but took forever!!!" - Estrella Design
A fresh new look whether it's new decor and accent furniture from...
"Stained in General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain and accented with lovely Re·design with Prima muted sunflowers, this tray gives off all the rich chocolates and signature colors of harvest time." - Coat of Charms
Delivered these beautiful chairs this morning. I can’t get over the richness of the wood with stain from General Finishes.
These pieces are part of a bedroom set we did for a custom work client. We painted the bottom “Perfect Gray” by General Finishes and stained the top in a mix of General Finishes “Provincial” and “Graystone” Water Based Stains." - Moses Restorations
"This beautiful dresser was refinished in General Finishes Antique White and distressed. The hardware was refinished in an antique bronze and white gold. The top was completely sanded down and stained with General Finishes water based Provincial stain and top coated for added protection." - Estrella Design
Desk, Nightstands and Headboard
Wood: Red Oak
Stain: General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain
Finish: General Finishes High Performance Topcoat
"This equisite sofa table was refinished in General Finishes Queenstown Gray, lightly distressed and waxed. The top was refinished with Provincial stain and top coated for added protection." - Estrella Design
"This unique ornate Buffet has been refinished in General Finishes Reverent Gray and lightly distressed. The top and the legs have been refinished in General Finishes Provincial Water-Based Stain and topcoated for added protection. The stunning original hardware has been waxed in an antique bronze and white gold. This is an absolutely incredible centerpiece for any dining room, living room or entryway." - Estrella Design
"This large solid wood refinished antique sofa table has been primed and painted in General Finishes Antique White and lightly distressed. The top has been completely sanded down and refinished in General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain." - Estrella Design
Learn more about how to apply GF Water Based Stain by hand in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEy3AvC36Gk&t=156s
"This rustic old world piece was refinished in General Finishes Tuscan Red, distressed and waxed. The top was refinished in General Finishes water-based Provincial stain. The hardware was accented with an antique bronze. Took a little risk with a red piece but could be a beautiful accent piece in an entryway or maybe even a coffee bar!☕ So many things to imagine and just felt inspired to put a little pop of color out there during the Christmas holiday!!!" - Estrella Design
Refinished Black Vintage Vanity. This Vintage Beauty was refinished in General Finishes Lamp Black, distressed and black waxed. The top was sanded down and finished in General Finishes Provincial Water Based stain and top coated. The hardware was refinished in an antique bronze wax." - Estrella Design
"Melina came to us in the spring, but took quite some time to tell us her vision for this transformation. She appeared often as we repaired her dovetails and sanded her wood fronts, but it wasn't until fall when she chose vintage glam refinery. Her tiger oak top and fronts had to remain a part of her, so I stained them in General Finishes Provincial stain and sealed them with semi-gloss top coat for durability and shine. What better color to accentuate that woodgrain than Dixie Belle Paint...
"This vintage dresser spoke to me from the minute I picked her up. The body was refinished in General Finishes Lamp Black, distressed to add dimension, and waxed with black to seal. The two top drawers was refinished in General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain and waxed with black to add depth. I sealed the top for protection.This piece is so classic and meant to pass on for generations."
"Tall dark and handsome accurately describes this dresser. Painted in General Finishes Driftwood with Provincial Water Based stain on the top and top drawer."
"One of the best parts of being a furniture refinisher is finding all of the cool and unique pieces of furniture! Painted in Alabaster by General Finishes and the top stained in Provincial (water based stain).
It is a very light gray (Fusion mineral paint Sterling, with Sacred Sage stripes on the slide out writing desk) & the wood is General Finishes Provincial, sealed with GF'S Arm-R-Seal in Semi-Gloss.
"Isn't she beautiful? She is painted in General Finishes Empire Gray, with Fusion Mineral Paint Ageing Wax. Her legs got some Fusion Hemp Oil, her top was stained with General Finishes Provincial Water Based Stain."
"Custom cedar chest in General Finishes Provincial water based stain, High performance satin and Fusion Mineral Paint Champlain."
"I refinished the drawers and top using ...
"This is a really neat antique turned leg hutch!The top is stained with General Finishes NEW Water Based Stain Provincial, & the body is painted in layers of General Finishes Alabaster and Lamp Black, a smooth black. It is distressed enough to reveal the Alabaster & some wood, sealed with Fusion Mineral Paint Stain and Finishing Oil in Natural." - Flipping Fabulous
"I started off painting this white, but it just wasn't happening. This has a base coat of General Finishes Alabaster, with the world's best black- General Finishes Lamp Black- sealed with Fusion Mineral Paint Stain and Finishing Oil in Natural. The top is stained with General Finishes NEW Water Based Provincial. It's gorgeous!" - Flipping Fabulous
Love the new General Finishes Gulf Stream Blue!
The top & legs were stained with the new General Finishes Water Based Wood Stains Graystone, layered over Provincial. The entire piece has been sealed with High Performance Satin using my new Dixie Belle blue foam applicator (the best $6 I've ever spent).
Introducing 9 new GF Water Based Wood Stain colors
NEW Provincial Water Based Wood Stain from General Finishes, introduced April 2019
All NEW Water Based Wood Stain color, Provincial!
