The drawers also had several areas where the veneer had started to split, but those imperfections are what helped to add character to this lovely piece now: I absolutely love how paint can highlight these beautiful carved details on the mirror support in a way that plain wood just cannot… I removed the mirror to paint the frame and then sealed all three pieces with.
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It looked as though it may have been stored in a storage unit or somewhere that was not temperature controlled because several areas across the top had split: The one towards the bottom of the photo ran the whole length of the top just about.