How to restore a Trunk that was in Super Storm Sandy

Well, its been a years since SSS hit the Jersey Shore .  All of us that live in the area has their own special story to tell.

My clients home is on the bay-side of Seaside Heights New Jersey which is a barrier island.  Their home was destroyed by the storm.

 One item that she wanted to keep was the steamer trunk that her grandmother came to this country with from Italy.

~after the storm~

the salt water just ate away the bottom and the insides

           ~All of her keepsake items were destroyed that were in the trunk for safe keeping ~

The first thing that we did was to rebuild the entire inside of the trunk

The hardest part was keeping the rust from bleeding through the paint

I used primer, shellac spray, liquid shellac and rust-oleum  to ward off the rust....finally 98% was contained...I camouflaged the little brown spots with Artisan Enhancements By Aloha Coatings

 fine stone.  Which gave it a sandy/gritty look to it.

added the base coat with was a combination of Annie Sloan's Louis Blue,
Old White, Provence and Antibes

The outside was painted in Annie Sloan Old White ~ The hardware was
painted a CeCe Caldwell black with a bronze glaze by Valspar (Metal & Patina Glaze)

The legs were purchased at Loews

The finished product

The trunk will now be used as a Jewelry box ( I purchased these two boxes from Marshall's) added cup hooks for hanging of necklaces and bracelets.  The tray was painted in washable paint which will be used for storing and appling makeup.  The tray lifts out for storage underneath.    We replaced the handles which were purchased at Antique-Hardware which had everything imaginable for restoring a steamer trunk.

This was probably one of the most difficult projects that Shore Chicy by Harmonizing Homes  has tackled - and the most rewarding...It is now back in Seaside Heights in a freshly painted room.  

A collection of trunks at Ellis Island 

#Trunk Restoration,  #Chalk Paint , #Antique Hardware, #furniture out of landfills

Resource

Paint - Annie Sloan Chalk Paint/Annie Sloan 

Paint Supplier/Magnolia Lane Designs
Paint-CeCe CaldWell Paints/CeCe Caldwell
Paint Supplier/Sea&Green point pleasant New Jersey
Hardware/Antique Hardware

Web Designer/Simple Business Solutions

Decorative Artist/Shore Chicy Designs, by Harmonizing Homes, LLC