A spherical up of the very best burl wooden furnishings + the right way to refinish burl wooden veneer on a dresser makeover to take away scratches and restore coloration.
The newest furnishings piece I scored on Fb Market simply might need nudged out our marble espresso desk and eating room shaded chandelier as my primary favourite secondhand discover of all time!
I had been on the hunt for a burl wooden dresser for 2 years, and after all the time juuuuust barely lacking them to different patrons on FBMP who obtained to them first, it was completely definitely worth the watch for my “unicorn” thrift discover.
As a result of I scored, not one, however TWO of them for $600 whole! Contemplating burl wooden furnishings items like these go for a pair thousand a chunk, these had been completely a steal.
So I cleaned and restored one for Olivia’s bed room makeover, and the opposite will probably find yourself in Regan’s room quickly.
Associated: See the right way to rating the very best furnishings offers on Fb Market.
What’s Burl Wooden?
Wooden burls are shaped from knots or growths on timber, from trauma or damage, creating ornate wooden grain patterns. The tip results of its obscure progress creates very dense, sturdy wooden that’s extremely prized by furnishings makers.
That’s the reason it is best to by no means EVER paint burl wooden furnishings except it’s severely broken past restore.
It’s virtually poetic in a means. What could possibly be perceived as imperfection on a tree finally ends up changing into a murals in wooden grain.
When minimize, burl wooden seems virtually kaleidoscopic with intricate shapes within the grain making burl wooden furnishings a statement-making design factor. Regardless that it was made well-liked by Artwork Deco and Hollywood Regency within the Nineteen Twenties-Nineteen Thirties, it’s a timeless function that has hit a resurgence in trendy design tendencies not too long ago.
Methods to Restore Burl Wooden Furnishings
Since this dresser had some scuffs and coloration fading, I gave it the trusty 5-minute wooden restoring remedy utilizing Restor-A-End after Robert gave it a deep cleansing with Murphy Oil Cleaning soap.
The burl wooden grain ended up wanting a lot richer and vibrant!
I used to be tempted to clean the unlacquered brass {hardware} with some Bar Keepers Good friend like I did on Regan’s previous wooden highboy dresser, however the patina was so fairly I left it alone.
Methods to Model Burl Wooden
The perfect half about styling a burl wooden furnishings piece is you possibly can design round it nearly any means you need! It really works superbly in a maximalist aesthetic accented with numerous sample, coloration, and texture.
Or you possibly can go minimal with impartial colours and simplistic decor within the room to let the wooden grain steal the highlight all by itself.
It will possibly work in modern or conventional areas as a result of it’s such a chameleon itself.
I plan so as to add some artwork on the wall above it as we end Olivia’s bed room makeover, however seeing that attractive wooden grain towards the Swedish wallpaper made me need to preserve the decor on high a bit of on the straightforward facet.
It’s such a showstopper piece! I nonetheless can’t consider I lastly discovered it!
Wallpaper | Rug | Basket Field Set | Vase (comparable) | Fake Magnolias | Lamp (thrifted DIY – comparable linked)
Burl Furnishings for All Budgets
In case you love the look of burl wooden, I pulled collectively a few of my favourite desks, dressers, tables, and chests from Goal costs all the way in which as much as excessive finish designer.
Sadly, they’re not as cheap as what I paid on Fb Market. However that’s why it’s SO value checking the classifieds as typically as doable for burl items.
- Brynn Broad Burl Dresser
- Eldorado Burl Cupboard
- Woodbridge Durham Rustic Burl Dresser
- Rotating Burl Espresso Desk
- Cascading Prime Burl Wooden Espresso Desk
- Burl Wooden Facet Desk
- Ogden Burl Console Desk
- Demerion Burl Nightstand
- Calvin Three Drawer Burl Wooden Desk
- Emerson Mappa Burl Wooden Desk
- Three Drawer Burl Wooden Chest on Legs
- Malia 3-Drawer Dresser
- Mid-Century Conventional Burl Demilune Desk
- Honey Burl Nightstand
- Aqua Virgo Darkish Burl Wooden Eating Desk
- Astor Burl Wooden Demilune Console Desk
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Methods to Create a Fake Burl Wooden End on Plain Furnishings
If you have already got a plain dresser or desk hanging round your home however need to create a pretend burl wooden end on it, you possibly can simply press on burl wooden contact paper!
It takes just a few minutes per drawer, and the top end result seems so excessive finish!
This was only a plain IKEA Hemnes dresser with burl wooden contact paper I made for our neighbor ladies’ bunk room.
Tutorial: DIY Burl Wooden IKEA Dresser Hack Utilizing Contact Paper
That’s the entire thrifted furnishings Olivia’s room is getting at this level, however we nonetheless have a mattress and two nightstands to go! I can’t consider how properly it’s coming collectively!
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