A set of this was recently broken up on an auction site where opening bid was 150 a piece, before shipping and buyer’s premium. Last few pics are from a bad copy of a catalog that was given to me. Category Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables. Large square Hollywood Regency style burl wood and glass coffee table by Drexel Furniture. Category Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Cabinets. Drawers are wood with 3M Vynil Veneer…not fiberboard, MDF, etc…ĭrexel polled girls via Seventeen magazine, then took their ideas and made this line of furniture. Vintage Drexel china cabinet features hand painted banana leaf detailing and mirrored back. Notice the ‘desk stool’ in green & yellow in the catalog. The finish is a durable 3M plastic ‘coating’ of yellow. Includes: Dresser, Desk (with stool from set), End table, Mirror, Headboard. Add a yellow flowery bedspread and it comes to life… a beanbag chair and you’re all set. It’s not the complete set from Drexel, but enough to start a bedroom in 1970’s style. Basically takes up most of a bedroom anyway. If you found this, then you might know about this vintage furniture from the blog at Retro Renovation. I put this in storage so these are the last pics of it when it was home. Thanks to reader Kevin - who has several pieces of this hard-to-find vintage bedroom furniture for sale on craigslist in Long Island, New York: He also scanned the catalog, which is eye-popping dreamy.ĭoing research to sell the pieces, Kevin found our several stories on Drexel Plus One furniture here.
I already had an Early American bedroom set That Never Wore Out, but if I hadn’t… well, 40 years later a once-teenage girl can dream. The angled top matches their other bedroom pieces and the piece has been professionally restored. Constructed of walnut and pecan, this piece features the a simple and modern design. No question, Drexel Plus One would have been my teenage girl dream furniture in 1970, when my mom let me choose my paint colors and carpet for our groovy new split level house in Vista, California. This headboard is from Drexel Furnitures 'Profile' line, designed by John Van Koert and released in 1955. It also is large and in perfect condition to give off great light and reflection in a room.Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes. It is full of curves that play off the curvy dresser. It also ties in with both the drawer pulls and the distressed wood that peeks out. The color of the stained top complements the warm white. I used Minwax pre-stain conditioner and their stain in Early American to give it a totally new life and look. The top had a thick, dark layer of lacquer that was stripped off using Citristrip and then sanded back to its gorgeous grain. I added General Finishes Milk Paint in Antique White to the drawer fronts to add a little sheen and different light to the piece. I used Annie Sloan’s Old White on both the dresser and mirror. (40.64 X 101.60 X 60.96 CM.)Two Drexel Furniture Chippendale Collection Burlwood Side Tables, Dimensions: Larger: 16 x 40 x 24 in.
TWO DREXEL FURNITURE CHIPPENDALE COLLECTION BURLWOOD SIDE TABLES, LARGER: 16 X 40 X 24 IN.
And here is the “after” of the dresser and mirror together. TWO DREXEL FURNITURE CHIPPENDALE COLLECTION.