ORL Vintage

ORL Vintage MCM Furniture Restoration & Resale
Winter Park, FL
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05/23/2026

Someone painted a $2,000 Dillingham walnut credenza BLACK. So I spent my time between baby naps bringing it back to life.

Mid-century pieces like this came factory-finished in stunning book-matched walnut — and someone rolled flat black paint right over it. Criminal. Watch the grain come back from the dead ☠️

Dillingham Walnut Credenza [$1395]Dimensions: 74”W x 30”H x 19”D
05/22/2026

Dillingham Walnut Credenza [$1395]
Dimensions: 74”W x 30”H x 19”D

05/20/2026

Dillingham Walnut Credenza [$1395]
Dimensions: 74”W x 30”H x 19”D

05/09/2026

Drove an hour each way for this Facebook Marketplace find — and I’d do it again tomorrow!

It started with sanding the top back to raw walnut, then a full wipe-down with naphtha to lift dust & grime without raising the grain. From there it was outside for a fresh lacquer finish, and then the part nobody talks about: hand-polishing every piece of brass hardware. I’m not exaggerating when I say it took almost as long as the sanding did. But those original pulls and that center medallion are the soul of this piece — cutting that corner would’ve ruined it.

Mid-century craftsmanship doesn’t get made anymore, but it can absolutely get saved.

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Bassett Walnut Credenza [$895]Dimensions: 58”W x 30”H x 18”D
05/08/2026

Bassett Walnut Credenza [$895]
Dimensions: 58”W x 30”H x 18”D

05/07/2026

Bassett Walnut Credenza [$895]
Dimensions: 58”W x 30”H x 18”D

05/07/2026

Another restoration commission complete 🫡

This Drexel Parallel dresser came to me looking rough — water rings, scratches, decades of grime hiding that gorgeous walnut grain underneath. But Parallel pieces by Barney Flagg are some of the most underrated MCM finds out there, and I knew what was waiting under all that wear.

Peep the transformation 👀

The sculpted drawer pulls and channeled fronts are what make this line so special. You don’t see craftsmanship like this in modern furniture — every detail was intentional. ✨
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04/23/2026

Took this orphaned MCM hutch top and built a custom base from scrap wood to turn it into a standalone display shelf. Total cost of the frame? Give me your best guess 👀

The result? A one-of-one mid-century bookcase you can’t buy anywhere. Except here, of course 🤩

This is why I love saving vintage pieces — the “unsellable” ones often become the best projects.
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Walnut Bookcase / Display Shelf [SOLD]
04/21/2026

Walnut Bookcase / Display Shelf [SOLD]

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