alfredo alamo
08-24-2011, 11:50 PM
Hello you guys,
I just destroyed an asian looking Jewelry chest that my wife started to get tire of. I decided to reface it and transform it into a smoking pipe/tobacco_cellar/accesories/wine_rack/humidor_box cabinet I will post before and after pictures later. This is what I consider my first big-deal project. I am trying to make it look rustic/antique. I want to use two different woods, but what would be a good combination of dark and light wood to make something like that. I was thinking about walnut and mahogany, or walnut and birch, or walnut and cherry. As you can see I got stuck in Walnut with something else. What you guys recommend. I am posting a picture of a mexican style piece of furniture that looks kind of what I am looking for (just wood combination the cabinet could not be more different) I think they use pine and stain but I would like to be more sophisticated since I am trying to build a reputation as a furniture tranformator :D Thank you so much in advance, if the question is not very well formulated is because English is my second language.
I just destroyed an asian looking Jewelry chest that my wife started to get tire of. I decided to reface it and transform it into a smoking pipe/tobacco_cellar/accesories/wine_rack/humidor_box cabinet I will post before and after pictures later. This is what I consider my first big-deal project. I am trying to make it look rustic/antique. I want to use two different woods, but what would be a good combination of dark and light wood to make something like that. I was thinking about walnut and mahogany, or walnut and birch, or walnut and cherry. As you can see I got stuck in Walnut with something else. What you guys recommend. I am posting a picture of a mexican style piece of furniture that looks kind of what I am looking for (just wood combination the cabinet could not be more different) I think they use pine and stain but I would like to be more sophisticated since I am trying to build a reputation as a furniture tranformator :D Thank you so much in advance, if the question is not very well formulated is because English is my second language.