Loft Bedroom

[cabinetman]

I was loading up some pictures just to save them, and thought this project is sort of stuck in time. IMO, the design still looks contemporary for that look. It was done in the early 80's and was part of several rooms in my contract. The house was 16,000 sq ft, and was a contractors home, and it turned out to be a good reference for me.

This bedroom was in an open loft which wrapped around the second story including three other bedrooms. All of the pieces in this loft were done in rubbed out lacquer, with brushed brass trim. Drawers were on touch latches.

Entering the BR was this wall unit about 12' long and to the ceiling. The first section had a wet bar with mirrored back and shelving. The center section had large screen TV (for the time) with pocketing doors.


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Opposite the wall unit, is the dresser unit of all drawers on one side on that level, and the backside was the headboard and nightstands on a step down level:
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The platform bed had a one piece brushed brass trim around the edge, and was made to house a Craftmatic adjustable bed. The glass dividers (by others) were 1/2" thick etched glass that sat in an illuminated slot in the bottom and at the top.
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Thanks for looking.
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[footprintsinconc]

Very Impressive! that is some fine work!

now the house couldnt only be 16.000 sq ft (i think you used a decimal)?

[cabinetman]

Very Impressive! that is some fine work!

now the house couldnt only be 16.000 sq ft (i think you used a decimal)?

Thanks, I fixed it.
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[crokett]

Very nice work. What is the laquer over? If you hadn't said it I still would have said that looks very 80s.

[big tim]

Wow!!
Pardon my ignorance but what is "rubbed out lacquer"?

Tim

[cabinetman]

Very nice work. What is the laquer over? If you hadn't said it I still would have said that looks very 80s.

I'm not surprised you asked that. This was the first time that I experimented with lacquer over mica (Formica). The substrate was plywood with all the surfaces covered in gloss mica. It was then sanded with wet/dry and then color coats of custom mixed nitrocellulose lacquer in a color that was specified by the client. Each coat was wet sanded and the final coat was rubbed out, by hand.

The technique worked out very well, as the mica created a sealed and smooth base to paint on. Had no peeling or failures of any kind except for my hands wanting to fall off.
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[cabinetman]

Wow!!
Pardon my ignorance but what is "rubbed out lacquer"?

Tim

"Rubbing out" refers to the use of a compound such as pumice, rottenstone, or compounds such as automotive rubbing compound in different degrees of abrasion. These compounds come in a variety of textures and grits, some are the consistency of like mayonnaise, or could be more liquid, could be a paste, or powder that is mixed with water.

The process isn't just for lacquer, but many finishes that have enough build to withstand being wet sanded and then polished or "rubbed" out to a high gloss with some type of compound. Each coat of finish should be cured before wet sanding, and that applies to the final coat that is to be "rubbed " out. The wet sanding is usually done by hand, and the polishing can be done with a wool wheel on an electric polisher, but preferably done by hand. When the wet sanding is taken up to 1200x to 2000x, it takes a graduation of smoother compounds to get a clear distortion free surface.
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[lrogers]

Very nice work.

[chopnhack]

Great job on those pcs Cab Man, but the work as you say is somewhat dated. I had to comment, b/c when I saw it it reminded me of one of my favorite movies.....
I didn't know you worked for Tony Montana!

LOL (Scarface)