These vintage 1920’s Peerless Reproducer Cathedral Wooden Vintage Speakers are the find of the century for me. I found these gems at The Re-Store with Habitat For Humanity. There’s just too much history not to save them and I remember Grandma talking about how they would all sit around and listen to the programs. Can you imagine no TV?

This post contains a few affiliate links to help you find the products I use.  You are not charged extra to use any of the links, but any income I make will be used for more fun projects! To see my full disclaimer,  click here!

 Farmhouse Makeover On Vintage Speakers

Just look at these beauties! I couldn’t wait to dig in and get them all cleaned up and painted. These will be the perfect addition to my farmhouse decor.

Supplies used for this project:

• Vintage Speakers
• Jig Saw
• Screw Driver
• Pneumatic Pin Nailer
• Old Masters Gel Stain
• Chalky Based Paint
• Stencil

Disassembling The Vintage Speakers

I started my project by removing the backs of the vintage speakers. The wood backs were not in good shape and were showing the test of time, but the cathedral wood design cut into the wood was salvageable.

The screws were completely rusted so removing them was the best option.

Cleaning Up The Broken Pieces

Carefully I cut away all the broken pieces on the vintage speakers with my Jigsaw.

The Jig Saw left a rough edge on the wood, so I lightly sanded the edges smooth with a 220 grit sandpaper. I’m happy the way turned out. [et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_7]

Adding Beauty To The Wood

I used a Dark Walnut Old Masters Gel Stain for the inside. With a small piece of cheesecloth, I wiped all the insides and the back pieces that would be facing inwards. I wanted the insides to be dark and by doing this it will really make the inside dark.

Painting The Wooden Vintage Speakers

After the gel stain had completely dried overnight, I painted the outside of the wooden vintage speakers with a chalky based paint. I applied 2 coats and lightly distressed it back to the wood after the paint was dry with a 220 grit sandpaper.

The addition of a sweet little farmhouse style stencil was applied for a touch of a vintage farmhouse on these vintage speakers. Oh my goodness, are they ever cute?! I used an old snuff jar as a vase for flowers.

 

 

Thank you for joining me for this walk back into history. This project gives me such joy and I love sharing them with you. Here’s another makeover I did on an old vintage chest of drawers. The end results were amazing!

Until the next project…