Sawyer hanging out on his new changing table. The pad probably makes it a lot more tolerable for the little guy, but it covers up all that beautiful maple!
What a little poser! Nick (Sawyer's dad) came up with the design. Looks pretty cool with the industrial style legs and vintage locker baskets.
Nick did a special antiquer's treatment on the legs- starting out with galvanized pipe turned them into a vintage old-looking accent. To get the screw heads to match the patina, I used a grinder and wire wheel, followed up with wood stain and a blowtorch.
To get the maple to "pop" like this, it takes a little more elbow grease than normal finishing. LOTS of sanding. All that work pays off though- with a look that you can't help but run your hands over.
Not too shabby, huh?
Just finished. Two coats of tinted de-waxed shellac, two coats of Pro-fin, hand rubbed out with steel wool and Briwax, with a high-speed polish. And lots of sanding in between.
Funny little bugger!
