I Restored a $17,000 Desk by Hand (No Power Tools)

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8 ай бұрын

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In today's video: Restoring a Rare $17,000 Mid Century Modern Burlwood Desk by Hand, we embark on a beautiful journey as we bring life back to a rare and valuable mid-century modern burlwood desk originally made by Eppinger Furniture in the 1960s. This desk features a stainless steel exterior base which gives the illusion of an invisible base and a floating desk at some angles.
This captivating 14-minute video is comprised of nearly a 2 month long process between driving over 1,500 miles round trip to pick up the desk, putting together a game plan for restoring it, sending the steel plates off to a shop for refinishing and getting new keys made for the old locks on this desk. Finally I performed the restoration, filming and editing of the video myself making this a very rewarding experience.
I hope you all enjoy!
Witness the transformation of this rare piece from damaged metal base and chemical marks dripping down the sides, to a stunning result.
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No power tools were used in this restoration process, allowing you to witness the craftsmanship up close and personal. From the careful stripping of the old finish to the meticulous cleaning, oiling, and polishing, every step is a labor of love that breathes new life into this gem.
I share some insights throughout the process, making this video not just a visual feast but also an educational experience for vintage furniture enthusiasts and DIYers alike. Learn about the history of the desk, the challenges faced during restoration, and the satisfaction that comes with preserving a piece of design history.
Whether you're a seasoned collector, a fan of mid-century modern aesthetics, or someone who appreciates the art of restoration, this video is a must-watch. Hit play now and witness the revival of a $17,000 desk, exclusively by hand, in a celebration of craftsmanship, dedication, and the timeless beauty.
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@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

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@lauriegutierrez374 8 ай бұрын

1.Fantastic video production(favorite part chickens and kitty, besides restoration😜) 2. Meticulously Spectacular Care & Concern taken 3. A true Artist!

@revisionfurniture 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Laurie! I love that you loved those parts, I thought sharing a tiny glimpse into the morning routine might mean something to someone like yourself :) Thanks for the kind words about the restoration work and myself. You're so kind.

@coolvinnyb 4 ай бұрын

What a joy it must be to restore such a magnificent, rare and beautiful piece of furniture 🤩

@revisionfurniture 4 ай бұрын

Indeed. It was. Can’t wait to deliver it to its new owner in a couple weeks.

@tjswenson123 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful desk, beautiful restoration work, Leif! And your sharing which products you use is greatly appreciated.

@revisionfurniture 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Todd. Really appreciate the comment. And you're very welcome for the list of products. If you have any questions, let me know. :)

@coleenburgess6689 7 ай бұрын

Simply breathtaking!! Your craftsmanship is perfection!! It is a joy to watch a master at work!! Thank you for sharing!!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Coleen! I really appreciate your extremely kind compliments. Appreciate you watching it and commenting. Glad you’re here. Hope you have a wonderful holiday Season :)

@richardsims1805 Ай бұрын

Absolute perfection!!

@revisionfurniture Ай бұрын

Thank you, Richard. That’s very kind of you to say.

@buddhababeoz 7 ай бұрын

Please do some longer videos! Looking through your YT pages I'd love to know the story behind these stunning MCM pieces! More of your restoration work needs to be added to the few good ones on here.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! I'm thrilled to hear you're interested in the stories behind the Mid-Century Modern pieces I work on. Longer videos and more restoration content are on my radar, and your encouragement motivates me even more. Stay tuned for more in-depth videos in the near future. I'm working behind the scenes on a restoration system / course / community build right now. So that's where a lot of my time is allocated at the moment, but I look forward to producing more content here in general moving forward :) -Leif

@benbudoff8132 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Loved watching all the steps this elite level restoration takes. I also appreciate the on-screen notes you included to help us follow along!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Ben. Really appreciate you sharing how much you loved the process and explanations throughout the video! Glad to have you here.

@brendaowens2466 5 күн бұрын

That desk is beautiful.

@revisionfurniture 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much Brenda!

@leoberman5847 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning restoration!!!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Leo! Really appreciate the compliment. Hope you're having a great day. -Leif

@user-vf5qw2bq7f 7 ай бұрын

Благодарю за отличную работу, посмотрел с удовольствием...

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Пожалуйста! Спасибо за просмотр и за то, что сообщили, что вам понравилось :). Все лучшее для вас!

@michelemitchell8035 7 ай бұрын

So beautiful and i love the fact that you have the studio black makes all the colours pop

@AnalyticsAndResearch_Fast 7 ай бұрын

Amazing, terrific save! Priceless wood. Thank you for sharing!

@redrubiared 8 ай бұрын

Bravo!! What a unique beauty. Your craftsmanship is so detailed and patiently done to get it precise. I love burled wood. It is has its natural, beautiful, unique design. The steele plates really brings it to life. Thank you for the step by step process explanation. It is a work of art. I caught myself several times with my mouth opened. Just a stunning piece and unique. ❤

@revisionfurniture 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you appreciate the craftsmanship and detail that went into this piece. Burled wood indeed possesses a natural, captivating beauty, and I'm glad you enjoyed the unique design it brings to the forefront. It's pretty wild how the steel plates really make it look invisible at certain angles. I'm delighted that you found the step-by-step process explanation helpful. It's always my goal to share the passion and dedication that goes into my work, and I'm honored that it resonated with you. Your kind words truly inspire me and I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my creative journey with individuals like yourself who appreciate the artistry behind it. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, and I'm touched that my work could elicit such a positive reaction. ❤️ Hope your projects are coming along nicely!

@redrubiared 8 ай бұрын

@revisionfurniture thank you, Maestro!

@RelaxingRestoration 7 ай бұрын

Very cool desk, nice work!!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Appreciate that.

@leslieblackshear802 7 ай бұрын

Wowza! Well done

@colleenmccarthy-evans3149 7 ай бұрын

Stunning! Bravo! What a treasure.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Colleen! Glad you enjoyed it and good to see you here :). -Leif

@TheducksOrg 7 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful desk!

@fernandaroman6350 7 ай бұрын

Perfección ❤

@frankc2073 7 ай бұрын

Stunning wood, refinishing work excellent particularly metalwork.😊

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for all of the compliments, especially regarding the metal work. That was definitely the most difficult stage that I had to get right. Appreciate your comment.

@warchitect73 7 ай бұрын

Sick!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Jennysfurnitureresto 8 ай бұрын

I love this one so much. Fun to watch! ❤

@revisionfurniture 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed this one 🤎

@cleopatracatra2097 7 ай бұрын

Turned into a work of art! Very lovely indeed!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. 🤎

@BGPhilbin 7 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this very much. Perfect length, perfect amount of detail,

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! That’s extremely kind of you to point out. Thank you. It takes a great awareness to notice those intentional details you mentioned. Glad to see you here on the channel. -Leif

@justinzanone5800 7 ай бұрын

awesome!! keep the content coming!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Will do

@hickorygolddoc 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Beautifully done! Looks stunning compared to the sad state it was in! That must of taken a LOT of hours!!! The result was seriously well worth it! I have to ask how many hours you did put into such a wonderful you did on this piece! It has my curiosity up! (serious dedication for sure)

@frederikforsberg 7 ай бұрын

This restoration is an absolutely excellent example of what a restoration should be. Taking care to save what can be saved and keeping true to the original look. However, I hope that I can add a few comments of constructive critisism. As a hobby photographer I was puzzled with the colors that seem a bit off (yellowish, devoid of warmth) and somehow the resolution seems low. However, after looking through the video a few times I am fairly certain that I would suggest upgrading the lights for your studio. There is alot of noise in the photos on your website and in the video which steems from shooting at too high ISO. Perhabs consider staying within the native ISO of your camera (this is model specific and can be looked up) and upgrading your studio lights (or just adding more). In addition to this, I would consider applying a different filter in post production and if you are not using filters you can safely start doing so if you shoot with the same color settings every time since the light will also not change between videos. This should be easily done and can give your video and photos tha warm glow that they deserve. It is very clear that you know how to edit and put together a great video and your skill in restoration is evidently excellent. Tinkering a bit with your setup from a photography/videography perspective might just get your videos and photos to that next level. All the best, I hope to see more great content from you!

@frederikforsberg 7 ай бұрын

To elaborate on the use of filters - studio lights with a white cool glow (e.g. kelvin 6-7000) are great for making a video or taking a photograph since you retain as much color information as possible and its easier to edit efterwards. However, it can be an advantage to edit it in a warmer tone to exhibit how a piece of furniture might look in natural settings with indoor lights etc. Anyway, great job on the video (and the restoration)!

@revisionfurniture 6 ай бұрын

Hi Frederik, thanks for the compliments and for taking the time to leave such a detailed comment with offering constructive criticism. I think you've made a lot of wonderful points. This was my second attempt at really "going for it" on a long form youtube video, so while I'm really happy with the results overall, to your point, I definitely can dial in a lot of the details such as lighting, settings etc. It is a new camera to me and so I am definitely still needing to dial things in to have a more cohesive visual from start to finish. I will definitely take your points and thoughts into consideration as I go to produce my next one. Again, thank you for taking the time to leave this. I agree that these improvements will help take my vids to the next level 🙌. Thanks for being here and nice to meet you. Hope to see you around in the future here. All the best, Leif

@emmavik-fredriksson640 7 ай бұрын

Beutiful desk and a great restoration! I did kind of miss some more info on the piece. When was it made and where? Love that you don't have music and just the text. Makes for an relaxing video!

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment! So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the note about the relaxing element with having no music. Also, thank you for the feedback. Really appreciate it. I do explain some more of the behind the scenes in the short version (link below). It was presumably made in New York City (where Eppinger furniture was founded in the 1960s.). Check out this if you haven't already :). kzfaq.infovouDoFhrt6I?feature=share

@lainecolley1414 7 ай бұрын

Brutalist Whimsy is a thing 🤔 Beautiful work all around 😍

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Indeed. And thank you 🙌

@johnkelly6942 7 ай бұрын

Very nicely done.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you John. Really appreciate it.

@fabiodoll 7 ай бұрын

A RESTAURAÇÃO FOI Fantástica🎉

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Obrigado por suas belas palavras. Agradeço seu comentário! 🤎

@marilumenezesdealcantaraol1001 7 ай бұрын

Estou assistindo ESSE espetáculo daqui do país Brasil. AMO muito ver seu MAGNÍFICO trabalho ( profissão) de restaurador, nessa peça que ficará uma jóia rara MAGNIFICA. Parabéns SUCESSO 👏👏👏👏👏👏 SUCESSO SEMPRE 👏🎇🎇🎇👏👏

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Brasil! Muito bom saber que você está assistindo isso do Brasil! 🤎. O KZfaq permitiu que você assistisse esse vídeo com legenda em português? Programei o vídeo para mostrá-lo também no seu idioma. Então, espero que tenha funcionado corretamente :) Obrigado pelo comentário! 🙌

@sirreynolds1681 7 ай бұрын

Great Desk. Great Restoration. Where did it come from? Who designed it? Who owns it?

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. If you check out the short video version I made about this desk on my channel, it explains the where and who designed/made it. Currently it will be listed for sale within the next few days in my furniture collection at ReVision Furniture here: revisionfurniture.com Thanks for the comment. -Leif

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

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@nissimrandall1535 7 ай бұрын

just discovered your long play videos… looking forward to watching this. would be great to see the whole road trip - have you watched drew pritchard’s series ?

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Very cool. Glad you’re here! Thank you for the comment. Thanks for sharing what you’d like to see more of. I appreciate that feedback. I have not watched Drew Pritchard , no. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks again :)

@gingerspain423 7 ай бұрын

WOW!!!! Absolutely stunning! I'm wondering what kind of wood that is. If anyone knows, could ya please let me know. I have an idea, but i'm not sure. Thank you! 😁🇨🇦✌️

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words and comment. It’s Maple Burlwood. Love the dimension it has. Glad you’re here and thanks for watching :) -Leif

@gingerspain423 7 ай бұрын

I thought it was burlewood, but I wasn't sure what kind of burl. Walnut is my absolute favorite wood!

@designabeej 7 ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤝

@larrynelson3329 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful desk. Please, who made it, how old is it and is that birds eye or burl maple? You did an awesome job bringing it back to look like new.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Larry! It was made by Eppinger Furniture in the 1960s and it is Burl Maple. Good eye. Thank you so much for the kind words and for the comment. Glad to have you here 🤝. Make sure you check out my short video on this desk where I share a brief story voiceover on this desk. Thanks!

@AaronAngusRubinstein 5 ай бұрын

Great job! Do you sell the table or keep it for yourself?

@revisionfurniture 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Aaron, I will be selling it.

@LaughingInTiny 7 ай бұрын

❤😮

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤

@debby_wise 7 ай бұрын

I really wish if you had talked about the history of the desk, about what kind of desk it is, where you found it, how you find it, like where you found it, etc.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Right on. That’s great feedback. And I have certainly done those types of story telling on some of my videos, especially shorts, I’m currently in experimentation mode on my channel and wanted to try a full long form video of just showing the process with no words. Totally hear you though, that’s awesome to hear you’d love to know more about it! Do you happen to watch shorts by the way, or do you typically prefer long form videos on KZfaq? Thanks!

@Dman_Da_Goat 7 ай бұрын

Hey man, i made it to your video. Epic thumbnail 😅. Yea i agree, if you added a voiceover telling us what you are doing, what wood its made of, how old it is, possibly who it belongs to, and the process you are doing and why you do it like that, also what is the best advice you can give us if we wanted to do this kind of thing. That would of elevated the video even more. Im not too sure but i THINK its possibl to add th voicover after posting.

@revisionfurniture 7 ай бұрын

Right on, @@Dman_Da_Goat Thank you for taking the time to come over to my channel and give this a watch and for all of the feedback. Really appreciate it. I'll look into the post edit. I'm not aware of that tool existing, but I will look. Those are some great points I'll make note of. I definitely purposefully wanted to experiment with this video in doing just sights and sounds of the restoration process without voiceover to see what my results would be since I've studied many other channels and have found others have had great success just doing asmr. But in an effort to elevate and really help the audience, I'll continue to experiment on future vids. Thanks again for your feedback and comment!

@debby_wise 7 ай бұрын

@@revisionfurniture Shorts is useless for monetization. Stick to long form. Make shorts only for highlights to bring subscribers.

@confusedandsleepless 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful work! Who made it & what makes it worth $17,000? Thanks for any info you can share about the piece. 14:32

@roesbud53 8 ай бұрын

Stunning! What kind of wood is that?

@revisionfurniture 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Maple Burlwood. When I first went to go pick up the desk I thought it might be Carpathian Elm. But it's in line with a lot of Maple I've seen.