At first look, I really thought this trunk was beyond saving. But, as always, you worked your magic, and I would be proud to show this in my home. I especially love how you keep the character of the trunk. If only it could talk, the stories it could tell! ❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

So very happy to see you again!! 🎉 Hope your move went as smoothly as such a move can! ❤

@redhawk4859

8 ай бұрын

I too am glad you are back

Isn’t that just the most satisfying feeling when you take something sad and grungy and bring back it’s beauty? Thanks for sharing this with us ❤❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

It really is!

@Tootsie55

8 ай бұрын

So glad to see you again. Missed you and your excellent work. ❤

I have my grandfather's trunk he took back and forth to college, on a wagon, back in the 1920's. All his college books are still inside. You've inspired me to rejuvenate it.

@MrWolfSnack

4 ай бұрын

those books probably have a higher level of college education in them than what is taught today.

First off welcome back we missed you. As for the imperfections, it looks great and I am sure the person who owns the trunk will be happy that you left those imperfections instead of replacing them with all new. Great job as usual.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

@lisachaney383

7 ай бұрын

The trunk looks absolutely amazing! Great job as usual!👍

It is great to have you back Trena. I missed your sense of humor and your calm way of creating magic. It is so good to see you back.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Good to see you back, 😊 your KZread has helped me through a difficult health crisis. Something to relax my mind, I learnt a lot too: glues, clamps and restoration. You are an inspiration.❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou I hope you doing well

@Artie1460

8 ай бұрын

Jesus said “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest, take my yoke upon you and learn from me ….for my yoke is easy and my burden is light”- a blessing for you.

so nice to see your work again. You are so talented. This trunk is stunning. You never cease to amaze us

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Hi Trena! So glad to see and hear you today! That was quite a restoration project! Worked out beautifully. Will be happy to see you in your new shop. I know it must have been a few really tough months with the move and transition. I've missed you! Take care.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

That looks like the chest my Mom came to Cleveland from Yorkshire, England in 1946. I remember it well, playing with it as a child. Don't know where it went but it disappeared about 1963. It was a fascinating piece of luggage. You've made their trunk beautiful again...bravo!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

@marycrawford9428

7 ай бұрын

Have one just like it, but in a bit better shape. Was my auntie’s, from when she moved from Scotland to Canada.

As a carpenter and interested in renovation work, I thank you for presenting your experiences and skills, and it is very useful for those interested.

@johnsfurniturerepair

Ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Welcome back Trena, so happy to see you. This project looks great, in that it’s a restoration rather than a refinish. Hope you move went well.😊

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou❤️

I LOVE how u see the beauty in old things. U didn’t over do it by making it “new” again but u let it tell it own history…..it’s stunning!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Yay, you’re back! This is an absolutely stunning resurrection!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Yay, thank you!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Had to let you carry the Canadian restoration torch while life got away on me lol. Thanks for watching Angie

Good to see you again, Trena! Really nice work, and it looks perfectly old, without the bad of aging. I'm sure your friend is ecstatic to have this old trunk back again.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love it when people bring you furniture that is in such rough shape. Especially when they are willing to let you go forward with just some basic input. It gives you so many options to show off your amazing talent. Also, I really enjoyed watching you fight with the glue gun. There are times when they are the perfect option, but they always fight me every inch of the way. So it is nice to watch someone whose skill is lightyears beyond mine fight with them. 😀

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Lol ya those darn glue guns lol cheers!

Great job, Trena, as usual. I like that you kept the original character rather than trying to make it look perfect. Like you said, "It's got a story to tell."

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Trena, I never comment on You Tube. But I have to say how very happy I am to see a new video from you!!! I am so grateful that you had the time to post this. As always, stunning result! Thank you so much!❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I'm so glad you're back! You were really missed. Hope your move went smoothly. This trunk was really cool. Loved it and the finished product was great! Enjoy your new place, and hope to see more videos soon!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Yeah! So nice to see you back 😊 💜

So glad to see you back. Have missed your videos. Thank you for sharing the restoration of this beautiful trunk. You did a wonderful job preserving it's character. Beautiful result.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Have been missing you and your video's... Great to see you're back after moving..

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

More to come!

Great seeing you again Trena. The trunk looks wonderful. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing you join your Dad in his shop. God bless.

Wow! I wasn’t sure how you’d bring this one to life, but as usual, you did it with ease ☺️

Lovely to see a video from you, even if it's pre-move, just to let all your fans know that you're still around. I'm really looking forward to content from the new shop, and hope we get to meet your dad.

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here

You have become very comfortable on camera, your work is always top notch and the care you show comes through great! Another great project done right,

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you for not completely redoing it!! I love how the age and character show through!

A superb restoration - it is truly amazing how good the trunk looked after you finished. I really really enjoyed watching you do that. Good luck with the move - can't wait to see your new shop.

So glad you're back! I can't get enough of your videos because you are truly amazing at what you do. If anyone was ever cut out to do this type of work, it's you. Absolutely amazing how this turned out and I love the way you left the "character" of the piece by not restoring with all new parts.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Give it back? Stunning, I’m sure they are going to be just thrilled.

welcome back Trena you have been missed. Again you managed to turn an item that is only fit for the fire into a work of art. You are a master at the comeback. Long may it continue.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Love watching your incredible skills. So many channels that restore furniture but most don't know what they are doing and I get really frustrated if I watch them. That does not happen with you! You show great respect for all pieces you work with.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Good to see a new video !

Trena, welcome back. I love the trunk! Great job as always.

Welcome back Trena! Anxious to see your new digs and your new old project! Linda from Alberta!

We have all missed your videos and cant wait to see the new shop. I admire your artistry and your courage to make a big move. I hope the new place feels like home. Just remember we will keep following your channel, no matter where you go❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou for your kind words❤️

Been too long, Trina. Hope you're settled.

Yes, Trena, it's been a long while since I've seen you. I don’t know if I've seen anything you've restored start out looking as incredibly dirty as this piece! What a great job you've done to give it new life and purpose! I think you made all the right decisions in not over-restoring this piece, and keeping remnants of its history and battlescars to reflect it's age and previous service! As usual you do not disappoint the depth of your skill, craft & respect for an object's previous crafter and craftmanship by not radically altering its original design asthetic. I love this piece and I would be proud to display it & incorporate back into useful service into my present 112 year old residence that not only my parents lived in until their demise , but also my grandparents and great-grandparents also resided in up until their passing from this life. I so love your channel and have the highest regard for your work and craftsmanship! I wish you the best returning to your hometown! 🥰

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Wow. Thankyou so much!

I had a trunk just like that when I was 13, some 60 years ago, I kept my horse tack in it. I can tell you for sure it didn’t look anything like that. Great job. I wish now I would have kept that trunk. Beautiful!!

You are so much more professional than many other sites. I'm so glad that you're continuing the work your dad started. You've learned well. BRAVO!!

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

You had me worried, lamenting your disappearance from KZread. I had a rather complete wood working shop, but age and shaking hands eventually mede it dangerous for me to continue to use it. At least I got to watch you take on some challenging projects and do an excellent job on them. I was especially impressed with the job you did on that exterior door. I am hoping you will continue from your new location. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Yes I definitely will. Cheers!

I'm a HUGE antique trunk fan !!! Soooo good to see you do one of these restorations !!!

Welcome from the UK. One of my favourite furniture restoration channels 😊

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I find old trunks very nostalgic for some reason. You did an amazing job restoring this one and it still looks as though it has traveled the world. Well done. Glad to see you back. I can’t wait for your next video.

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

It is so nice to see you here again! I hope all is well with you and that the move went well! 👍🏻❤

Such incredible vision of how to maintain the character of this trunk. Soooo happy to see more of your work. Thank you

Welcome back,We certainly missed your fantastic and talented work! Your trunk came out terrific and now gave me some incentive to work on mine.Thank you!

I had a trunk like this but I couldn't figure out how to repair. Your knowledge is remarkable!!❤

Wow! I watched this video in 2 parts a few days apart. I had in my mind what was possible during my first viewing, but WOW, during the 2nd viewing of the last part, I had forgotten what you started from. Your decisions, judgement, experience and craftsmanship all shined on this one! I’d be proud to have this piece in my home. You should be proud of your work on this one!

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Fantastic to c u again. The trunk looks so nice. You do such a wonderful job on the pieces you redo. Can't wait to see things from your new shop. Hope the move went well .

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Yay Trena! So wonderful to see your beautiful smile again. You have been missed. Absolutely stunning job as usual girl! I love that you kept the beautiful character of this piece. I have a suggestion for the hot glue have you ever tried Beacon 3 in 1 glue? Also goes by the names Fabritac or Fabrifix. It’s a silicone based glue so it won’t warp paper but is strong and sticks paper and fabric to paper, fabric, wood or metal. Hope your move was good and your family is doing well. It was so lovely to see you with Scott on Fixing Furniture! Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Be well 😊

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou! I’ll have to check out that glue.

Welcome back Trena we have truly missed you looking forward to more awesome videos you are so talented God's blessings from the uk❤❤❤

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

❤️

So glad you did a trunk, I have two that I need to complete and now I have a better idea of how to proceed. Hope you are settling in and your family is doing well.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Trina you work magic every time. Beautiful! Your friend will love it so much! ❤❤

Great jobTrena! I love doing old trunks.

Wow!! Perfect balance of leaving alone and restored. That's all I'm gonna say.

I got excited when you posted another video. You do amazing work and I love to watch your videos. This trunk looks fantastic.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow. That was a miracle. Glad to see your work again. Everything you do is very outstanding work and I'm going to miss you once in Canada. But good luck there and I wish you and family all the best.

So damn glad you returned great having you back and you showing us the right way things are done

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Great to see you in action! The interval suggests you have been busy with the preparation for the move, I hope it went well.

I’m so happy you pulled out a saved video. Especially after seeing you on fixing furniture, I needed a Trena fix.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here!

I've always had a soft spot for steamer trunk. Beautiful work and thank you for sharing. God bless!

@johnsfurniturerepair

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Really awesome...looks a hundred years old on the outside, and the new paper on the inside is splendid as well. I really love it, great job. ✌️❤️😁

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I'm not sure who pulled off the bigger magic trick. You made an old, worn trunk into something beautiful. But I manifested YOU from thin air simply by thinking about you the past three days and wondering how you were doing! LOL So happy every time you reappear, Trena! From the looks of the comments, I'm definitely just one of many. ❤ I loved what you did with the trunk. The choices you made gave it even more character than it had! Love the brown tones and the pretty acanthus paper pattern on the inside to match. So clever to put the paper on cardboard liner boards! And your decision to keep the canvas covering intact, opting to clean, paint and seal the torn and damaged spots was exactly right for that piece! Your friend and her mother must have been astonished at its swanlike appearance after having last seen it as an ugly duckling! I know they loved it! Hope all is well with you and that your new shop is up and running soon. 🧡🍂🎃🍂🧡

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much for your kind words!

@Lucinda_Jackson

8 ай бұрын

@@johnsfurniturerepair ❤️

Long time between drinks. Welcome back we missed you. Hope the move went without too many dramas.

Original patina preserved, canvas repaired, not changed, wood refreshed but not overdone, in a word great job ! Sometimes restorers go too far and retain 10% of the original item.

Welcome back Trena.

So glad you’re back!! Know you are in the middle of a big move so thank you for taking the few spare minutes you have to share this. Like always you give new life to to what seemed a hopeless cause. The results are beautiful!!

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

There you are young lady, missed you and the channel, still a pleasure to watch. Awesome finish to the project, we have its twin is setting in our living room being used as a blanket chest and sewing machine storage, we have thought about refurbishing it, but we like the rustic look that the years of hard use have given it. Once again, good to see you back, thank you for an awesome video.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Oh thank you!

He did a really good job atmosphere. You kept it integrity and its history and yet made it worthy of a Creighton barrel or Restoration Hardware photo shoot. You do beautiful work.

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Tha kyou!

Steamer trunks were all the rage when I had my shop, have done quite a few. Today however I learned the dusty dirt on the bottom was called horse hay, thanks. It was always fun bringing theses back to life. Kennedy Hardware Indianapolis

It's so good to have you back! Looking forward to many more videos from John's Furniture Repair! (Now, obey your elder! Don't go away again!)

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Lol

I really didn’t think you could do much after you said you wanted to keep it rustic! Boy did I ever eat my hat. It is beautiful and rustic! Well done Trena!!!😉

@johnsfurniturerepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

So good to see you again! The trunk is perfect- you always seem to know exactly when and where to move forward and when and where to hold back. Hope you and your family are settling in nicely.

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I’ve missed you. Lovely work. Safe travels.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice restoration on the trunk being careful to leave some 'character' in the project. Blessings to you.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

I own a trunk exactly like this one. I have sanded and sealed the wood to give it a clean look. Thanks to you, I now know where to purchase the leather handles that my trunk needs.

@johnsfurniturerepair

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help👍😉

@AlexaLake7

5 ай бұрын

@@johnsfurniturerepair BTW, do you have any advice on how to clean and seal the marble tops of furniture? I have 2 pieces of bedroom furniture that would look much better if done. Oh, and I just subscribed to your channel. Now I am inspired to look through my whole house for projects!

Hello from Germany! Have missed you, hope that again more videos come. This work is again a masterpiece, incredible how detailed you always do. Super, great and with a lot of love for your craft. Looking forward to your nchsten work. Thank you greetings Maria

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Welcome back! Stunning piece, great job, Trena.

Sure came out great Trena. Can’t wait to see the new shop!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Me too!

That turned out so much nicer than I thought it would. I just thought it was in such a bad shape. It turned out beautiful..

Wow what a beautiful transformation. You are extremely talented! Absolutely love seeing you do your work.

Stunning! Good Job!

Beautiful Restoration.

the trunk! I have an old trunk that needs to be refinished. I hope I can find someone that will do as good a job as you do! I think it will be hard to find someone as good as you! You did a great job!

This was a fantastic job! I love the look!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

well done trena. knowing how much to do, or not to do is an art that cannot be taught. you either have the gift of you don't. you seem to have had mine and quite a few others lol.

Very enjoyable Trena. Thanks for the trunk repair journey! Missed your videos very much.

I remember back in the late 60s my grandfather had a trunk remarkably like that one. I was just a kid then and didn't think much about it but would give anything to have it now. It came from England with his parents when they moved to the united States' when he was young that dated it back to at least 1877 when they arrived. There's no telling how old it was when they moved here. You did it justice and looks great. Thank you for sharing.👍

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Bending nails over is an age old thing. The term is "clinching", I do it on some barn doors. Same as a farrier on a hoof. Wonderful to have you back. Not a furniture repair person. Taught my son stuff just like your dad and you. He says sometime when he is doing something he hears me !@#$%#

So glad to see you again. You have been missed. Love watching you work and the always beautiful results.

@johnsfurniturerepair

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Another great restoration, looks perfect!

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

A fantastic restoration of this antique trunk! 🎉 Got to see you twice in one day-here on your channel, and as one of the featured guests with Scott on the Fixing Furniture channel. Hope all is well for you and your family after the move.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou❤️

I restored an old trunk like that. It was once my grandmother's. Once I had stripped the old fabric stuff off the surface. it turned ut to be very ice wood. I stained it with "golden oak," varnished it, and over the years used it as a coffee table, stood a bookshelf on it and called it hutch, and used it to store antique quilts and comforters. Everybody should have one!

WOW 😊. Thank you for sharing.

Fantastic work and beautiful in appearance, as usual.

@johnsfurniturerepair

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

So happy that you’re back! Missed your content, and hope all with your move went well!

Welcome back Trena, hope your move went. So pleased you are back you’ve been missed xxxxx

@lesleydavies3063

7 ай бұрын

Well

Wow, this belongs in a museum! So good looking!

Restoration at its finest.Very nice job.