Wonderful job. My uncle made a desk 45 years ago for my wife’s parents that is eerily similar to this one. After my mother in law passed we inherited it. It was in really good condition but very dirty. 40 plus years of tung oil accumulation needed to be addressed. After a good cleaning , a light sanding, a refresh of the stain and a couple coats of polyurethane it looks almost as good as yours. I did remake the long drawer over to a drop down front with a slide out tray for the computer keyboard because our old computer desk was falling apart. My wife came up with the idea and I was able to pull it off pretty well. Your talent exceeds mine and I truly enjoy watching your incredible restorations.

The choice of the replacement hardware was spot on! It complements the “lattice work” on the chair back.

My husband has a desk like this one from his family. It has a writing pad on top that his dad put polyurethane over it. I showed my husband your finished product. I want to re-finish the desk and a chair he has. The chair has wooden roses on it.

You are a master of your craft. The coloring of this piece is beautiful. And, I finally figured out the new color of your hair... special walnut. It looks as good on you as on the desk 😁 Thanks for the new video.. a wonderful way to start a Sunday morning.. a delightful cup of coffee and a new JFR video!! Life is good!

You are such a perfectionist.You couldn't do a half assed job on the chair upholstery..No pun intended.Nothing leaves that shop until you are 100 percent satisfied.

We need a Trena Skillshare Class Series! Beautiful!

Oh how I love Georgian and Regency style pieces. What a cute little desk. I bet the owners were chuffed to bits with the end result.

You are loved by many.

When I watch you bring these projects back to life it makes me want fix something, your incredible ! 🙂👍❤️

You are the Rembrandt of furniture repair. You never fail to amaze me.

You are the best furniture restorer in the UNIVERSE! Thank you,

OMGosh! I had to replay the "...except for that one...what the "bzzzzz"". Friend, that made my entire day. 🤣 I laughed out loud at your reaction (not because the board was loose). Thank you for not editing that mishap out and showing us your frustration. Much love ❤️ from Ohio

What a masterpiece again. I was initially bummed that the customer wanted other hardware. But seeing it in the final piece, I have to admit that it looks great with the new handles.

your knowledge of coloring your projects is exceptional!

Love the desk but I really like your new hair colour. Pretty snazzy girl and your dimples are priceless. 🤗

Trena, after watching a previous video of yours about recovering chairs I recovered my sister in laws dining room set while we visited them in Florida. She was amazed. Actually it gave me something to do while the wife and her gabbed half the day away. Thanks for the lesson.

My dad had the same type of desk. He told me it was called a "secretary's desk" because it was very small both overall size and especially where your legs would go. He was 6' tall and it was really too small for his size but he loved the craftsmanship it was built with. His desk also had a "modesty" screen so if it was not up against a wall the user still had privacy when sitting down. Also it had carved claw feet.

Always, you never cease to amaze me with what you do. Well done.

The color looks beautiful. Great job.

fabulous work, i think the shadow of the old hardware could have been an interesting look

I knew the desk would come out great after your determination of what needed to be done. I was surprised at the shotty upholstery you found on the chair. It seemed likely whoever did it was either in a hurry or had no clue what to do. The results you provided were on par with the high standard you adhere to. Another great job with excellent results.

Thanks for the video ,lots of detail is always good. You do so much more than refinish ,you recreate so beautifully.

I gotta say in a day and age where chic and chalk paint is the norm, it's refreshing to see a piece be refinished to show off the wood and not painted over. Every style has it's place, but to see the wood grain pop like this is refreshing.

Such good work, such a handsome result. Trena is Queen of the finishers.

I have to say as a former manufacturing worker you are very productive! NOt only in putting out a great content video, but you are very productive in your shop. My generation was raised to work hard, live quietly, soberly, and love God. It has served me well. In Ecclesiastes, the preacher Solomon says that the joy of the work of one's hands is a gift of God. It seems you really love your gift. I think maybe your customers do as well. Cheers!

Trena , I know its cold in Canada , wondering if your shop is heated ? How about all those truckers ! God bless em ! Oh ,and wonderful job , as always !! Thank you for all you do !

Beautiful work as ALWAYS! The knowledge you have about wood, finish’s, joints etc. is amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Beautiful job as always! The owners should be proud! Have a good weekend. 🙂👍

As usual flawless results! Love it!

Wow Treena you do such a good job absolutely gorgeous Thanks !!!

Lover the hair trenner and the length another good project thanks Pete, Richmond London.

I'm glad they choose new drawer pulls. They made an okay choice. You did a great job with the color! Just lovely!!!

Beautiful job! The owners can be proud of that desk and chair again!

Once again putting the beauty into wood the blue eyed Canadian fantastic video .ps love the music.

Another beautiful project!❤️

Lovely desk. Thank you for a more in depth explanation of the tools , stains, and finishes you used and why you chose them.

Not only is it nice to watch a job done well but also seeing a job well done. You are an artiste!

Super fantastic Trena! Another great end result Wow!

I read as many comments as I could to make sure I wasn't repeating something, but would you consider putting the before and after shots together at the end of the video? Your work is beautiful and I am learning a lot about refinishing things the right way. I refinish and upcycle for my own home so I don't have the tools and room you do, but you have given me confidence to move beyond what I was comfortable tackling before. Thank you for sharing your gifts.

You may be the best furniture restorer in the world, and I'm sure there is no prettier furniture restorer in the world. The loving way you treat your pets makes you an even more beautiful young lady.

That was great. I can’t wait until more people start appreciating real wood furniture and don’t see classic styles as “old fashioned.” Keep up the great content.

Your color work is out of this world! And your finishing is perfection!

Wow, Beautiful!! Hope you have a great Valentines Day!!

This is crazy . A lot of the things your refinishing I use to own one's just like them in the past . Definitely that Desk and chair . Beautiful.

Enjoyed the video Trina. Beautiful job. Big difference on the way upholstery is installed. Wow that is one big tambour door on that piece I saw in your shop on the video. Looking forward to seeing that project. Thanks for the video. Y'all take care and God bless.

Rembrandt Indeed! And you do it in such a relaxed way.

That was amazing the colors are phenomenal.

Just as always another 1st, class performance, Deus benedicat.

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Love your work 🇦🇺

You are a master of the stains and toners.

It looks great. Personally I would make the chair seat Burgundy in colour.

What a beautiful restoration i love it

You have such a talent for this work. That is a beautiful job. Great job. Better yet magnificent.

A beautiful job on beautiful furniture. That little desk and chair are an absolute delight, so was watching you bring them back to life. Awesome work Trena.

❤❤❤❤❤❤ thanks when I can I'm going buy you a large coffee

Wow, the shape, size, colour...all describe your lovely dog :-) And of course this was another excellent video. Thank you.

Your work is so beautiful. Nothing is insignificant or too much trouble to do it right. I try to be patient; I know it took years for you to learn your craft. Thank you for sharing.

Attention to details!!! A job very well done!! If you hang the air hose from the ceiling it will never get in the way. As I did, I made sure the coupler ended up in the middle of the table for safety

Thats a pretty desk. Again, your knowledge of colour is really impressive.

You turned that desk into a thing of beauty

After all of that meticulous work your pieces came out beautiful. And I get to enjoy seeing you work your magic😍🙋🏼🇺🇸

I loved the wood grain, but on the top , it is reality nice. The choice of color is perfict.

Spectacular as usual!!

Looks fantastic. Great job.

Once again, amazing. You took a desk that looked like it was meant to be in a childs room for a multitude of uses to a desk that looked like it was meant to be in a higher end office space in a home. That finish was immaculate.

Ok - finished watching that video. Absolutely amazing. You do magic!!

I just love the way you blend the colors of stains to bring out the beauty of the wood. Great job of finishing, I really enjoy the details you put into your videos. Thank you for taking the time to capture your good techniques and sharing your skill with us.

I’m sure your father taught you a lot about furniture repair, and as such you’ve mastered that aspect of the craft. Your finishing talents are what really bring out the flawlessness of your repairs. I enjoy watching your videos numerous times. Thank you for sharing your passion. It has become a much valued and anticipated part of my week to be able to watch you work your magic. Thank you so much!!!

Just beautiful!

Great color! Makes it a very nice wonderful desk!

I always love what you do but this is my favorite so far. Love the shape and color and the attention to details is insane (in a good way of course) Congratulations to the owner and for you, a standing ovation.

You certainly have a great eye for colour matching, finished job is looking great, well done.

So much thought goes into this. I would never have thought of the need for different levels of sanding because of soft vs. harder grain on the same piece of furniture. Fascinating.

I loved this one. The colour did make it look more sophisticated and I can imagine sitting at it and working will feel really special now. :)

Nice background music during the silent times.

Very pretty. You are GOOD!!!

Wow, your skill using toners is impressive. Any advise on developing skills for applying toners, especially since lacquer toners, once applied, are not reversible? An in depth detailed video covering toner use would be awesome. Your work, not to mention your video editing talents are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

You’re doing an Incredible great job 👏🏼 I love your videos! Thank You for sharing. God Bless You!

This refresh is outstanding. It doesn't just add warmth to the pieces, it brings the heat! They look of much higher quality now. Well done, Miss Trena!

What a pretty desk and chair! Fantastic job!

Congratulations with that color you have changed the appearance of the desk. Ciao

Another Beautiful job!

Very nice restore / refresh of that desk and chair. Thanks for the upholstery tips - very helpful. And thanks for the self-care / yoga comments. I'm sure you'll save many people lots of sore muscles at the end of a long day of leaning over furniture.

I really appreciate your attention to detail. Even to taking the time to readjust the fabric on the seat of the chair. From Pajamas to Suit!

It's nice to know that Tom Brady is watching today but I think you'll agree that it's way more important that I'm watching today. Another beautiful job as we've come to expect and you never disappoint us..

Loved watching and learning when you redid the chair seat upholstery

Wonderful color! Love that..

What a gorgeous set this is now! I'm 75 and am learning so much about wood from you and Matthew Cremona. I watch others too, but you two are the masters. Your knowledge of wood is amazing, as is Matt's. If only I had discovered you when younger and my body was working! Thank you Trena for your videos, your skills, your love of wood and of course, just being you.

You are awesome when color matching.

The way you bring out the depth of color with the tinting is just amazing. Nice!

¡¡You are the wonder woman of the furniture repair!!

Avidly binge-watching all your videos before tackling an Edwardian dresser. Won’t be applying lacquer as I’m just not skilled enough - I will leave that end task to a professional. Great videos. Much respect from the UK.

I'm constantly impressed by your skill and finesse with finishing and coloring. I only really make new furniture so my finish is only really about bringing out what the wood has to offer, not really tinting anything. Your ability to bring match existing and get what the client wants is really impressive.

You make this look so easy. It never works out that way for me. Very good job here. Nice finish on that wood. That really looks fantastic.

Another Amazing job well done... What I find astonishing, once again, is your knowledge about wood and what will happen when you sand it and how it will take on stain, how you correct the color, and know the order of operations when you do this step...I can go on and on about how impressive that is; it is not very common to have this knowledge! (I'm a home DIY'er so nobody taught me and I never took classes) But I can tell you are a master... First and foremost you have tremendous skills as a woodworker, furniture repair, and all round craftsman, and then on top of that you also shoot and edit the video! Honestly I don't know how you do it! But I'm glad that you do and can share it with the rest of the world! Thank you so much.

HI Trena. I'm working on a drop-front desk myself at home at the moment. I needed to get rid of a shadow like that and I did the sanding you recommended and it worked a treat. I was about to bleach until I saw this, so cheers for that!

That desk and chair combo turned out great!

Wow. Fantastic results.

Desk looks great. Tightening and trimming the seat upholstery also made quite a difference.

Once again you've solved my problem. Using the clamps to pull apart the joints to glue the dowels🤗. Thank you. Have you tried the spray trigger nozzles that fit over aerosol cans? They are inexpensive and save you from painted and sore fingers. Best idea ever! I love how this darling desk and chair turned out. 😍