black lacquered 6 drawer Landstrom dresser

Landstrom Dresser In Glossy Black

My front entryway has a gorgeous, glossy Landstrom dresser. I love the way it all came together.

Black Landstrom dresser in entryway

Landstrom furniture is my ( and other furniture painters’) forever favorite furniture to paint. It is also highly sought after by people who are looking for unique, one-of-a-kind furniture as a focal point of a room.

I have written extensively about this Landstrom line in my blog post here. Check it out.

Someone offered this beauty to me a couple of years ago. I will never say to no a Landstrom because I absolutely love the original copper hardware on it.

It is so unique and so fabulous that no other vintage hardware comes even close to its fabulousness. I was told that the hardware is solid copper.

Landstrom copper hardware

I highly doubt that, but it does have copper tone/plating, and if you get too aggressive with an abrasive cleaning pad, you can easily burn through the original finish.

My advice is – handle that hardware with care and don’t get overzealous when cleaning because it is not replaceable.

The Choice Of Black Lacquer

I chose black lacquer for this Landstrom dresser because I wanted a bold piece for my entryway. I also wanted something timeless.

Sure, creamy white lacquer would’ve been a great option, but my entryway already had white walls and white floors. Haha!

White would’ve been too monotonous, but the copper-toned hardware on these limits color options. Red, orange, chartreuse, coral, hot pink – all my go-to colors were out.

Landstrom furniture copper pull

The copper hardware would’ve looked really off on any/all of those colors. I considered a soft green like Ben Moore Antique Jade, but that would’ve been a little too soft.

After much debate, I chose black for it. As a furniture refinisher, it feels a little lazy to pick black, white, or navy, but oh well!

Cleaning Up Landstrom Hardware

Like I said above, you have to be gentle when polishing up Landstrom hardware. This is how we polish the hardware.

The mechanical

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