Thread: Marble top dresser, the planets align

What, you can't be a referee/umpire any more?

Certainly interested in the 'secret compartments' aspect.

I have some projects in the works that could benefit from a bit of intrigue.

Originally Posted by Pat

What, you can't be a referee/umpire any more?

Referee??... I immediately went this way

Originally Posted by NCArcher

Referee??... I immediately went this way

The Doctor, as he should, went through the possible, but very unlikely, downsides of the operation.
When he got to the bit about permanent blindness of the eye he paused ...... and then said “this is the point at which 90% of men but only 10% of women go “ARRRRRRR!”
We men get to do all of the good stuff!

Hmmm, my new book just arrived from Amazon..

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There may be some design changes to the back board?

I’m close to giving up on the ‘4 antique tile’ solution. Auntie Google showed one method of hiding cracks in ceramic tiles by using nail polish. The idea is to find a nail polish of the right colour, brush it into the crack and, after some undefined time, wipe it off with acetone leaving the crack full of nail polish and hidden from view. So, my day started at the nearby shopping centre with a grey haired old man (me!) buying cheap nail polish. I was out of the Police Station by mid morning and back in the shed by lunch time
The result was a bit less than impressive...

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..... but I still have glider’s scientific solution to trial. The 3-vintage-tile-2-plain-tile arrangement is still valid so here’s to science?

Now that I see the cracks extending across four shades of green as well as red and yellow, I think my solution is not worth the effort of matching all these colours, or...go with a bevelled mirror.

I think a visit to Chippendale Restorations in Rozelle for some more original or repro tiles is the better solution.

Now every gambler knows,
The secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep

(acknowledgements to Kenny Rogers)

mick

Yep, ya gotta know when to fold 'em, alright.....

Been wondering how long it would take to get to this point. So far you've travelled the same road I would have followed, knowing in my heart of hearts that the only acceptable solution was going to be finding some (un-busted) replacements.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll find something either the same, or at least as suitable for your masterpiece.
Cheers,

Thank you all for your sympathy, understanding and potential solutions to the Great Tile Disaster. I am in 2, no 4, minds as to what to do?
At the beginning of the thread I mentioned that the dresser would be “modular” and would require “skills that I currently don’t have”. This referred to my intention to make my humble wine dresser into a TRANSFORMER.
The plan was to make the 4 doors and backing board changeable to transform the style of the dresser from Arts and Crafts to Art Nouveau. The 4 doors are all interchangeable and the 2 different style of doors were plain floating timber panel and glass with an overlay of carved timber grapevine. The carved doors would then be matched with a mirrored backing board with more carved grapevine ........ but I don’t (yet?) know how to carve!
So, while I learn to carve from Auntie Google, I’m going to complete the dresser in its Arts and Crafts persona and mount the broken tiles on the alternate backing board with unbroken (reproduction or vintage?) tiles on the other?
I’ve followed glider’s recommendation and contacted Chippendale Restorations who have a mind numbing range of tiles but my conscience is eased by also using the survivors of the Great Tile Disaster?

Originally Posted by fletty

At the beginning of the thread I mentioned that I’m going to complete the dresser in its Arts and Crafts persona and mount the broken tiles on the alternate backing board with unbroken (reproduction or vintage?) tiles on the other?
I’ve followed glider’s recommendation and contacted Chippendale Restorations who have a mind numbing range of tiles but my conscience is eased by also using the survivors of the Great Tile Disaster?

Oh for goodness sakes Alan, please replace them! I know we're the children of depression era parents who tattooed the notion of 'waste not want not' into our formative brains, but sh*t happens; to quote Forrest Gump's original line. By using the broken tiles on the alternate face, you may be consigning it to eternal life as the hidden element never to be displayed and consequently negating the concept of your dual design.

mick

I hate incontrovertible logic...... the old tiles have died and gone to porcelain heaven?
Does anyone want to buy some cheap nail polish ?

Yer know, today, even through copious mouthfuls of soup, beer, pesto, eggs, and bread rolls (yep, all at once, but you'll need to ask Chris Parks about the Soup & Beer combo - apparently not as bad as it sounds)...I swear I heard summink abaht "Bloody green nail polish just doesn't work for me". "Yes yes, I can see that, but have you tried it on the tiles?".

Originally Posted by fletty

I hate incontrovertible logic...... the old tiles have died and gone to porcelain heaven?
Does anyone want to buy some cheap nail polish ?

But you had to give it your best shot to salvage the originals, it's a necessary part of the recovery process from such a horrendous experience. We don't want you suffereing from some lingering, disabling condition as a result of your accident, do we?

Once the new tiles are fitted and the job completed & admired by all, the pain will diminish and you'll be able to go back in the shop with a light heart....

Um, I'll pass on the nail polish, too.....

Cheers,

About to pack up the shed, I’m on BUB DUTY tonight but, before I knocked off for the day, I cut and started fitting the first piece of ‘show timber’.....

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