Refinish Outdated Bedroom Furniture

Occasionally heat guns can also be used for stripping and are sometimes helpful with the removal of a stubborn finish.

Refinish outdated bedroom furniture.

After clear coating let your finished piece fully cure in a warm dry well ventilated area for 24 hours before use. I wouldn t repaint it except that it is a dingy grayish green used to be white. In a few simple and easy steps you can refinish that old furniture dresser into a one of a kind masterpiece. It s a creative and rewarding diy project that can provide you with eclectic and high quality pieces for your home or office space.

Apply furniture oil if you want a natural looking wood finish. Kevin says it s hard to believe but it s perfectly ok to wash furniture with soap and water. A thorough cleaning is an important first step in any furniture refinishing renewal project. Refinishing old or antique wooden furniture is a popular hobby and has been growing in interest over the past several years.

The paint on it is flat with gold leaf trim. Old furniture is often made of quarter sawn oak with bold flecking in it masaschi says. Deciding whether or not to refinish a piece of furniture with stain versus paint has a lot to do with the type of furniture the amount of damage to the wood and the design. I am a new diy er so i don t have a lot of experience with painting furniture.

Remove old paint and varnish by sanding or through the use of chemical strippers. If you refinish it you ll get that really beautiful old tiger oak grain that s golden in color. Old ugly furniture doesn t need to be thrown away. See more ideas about redo furniture furniture makeover refinishing furniture.

My daughter has a beautiful old fashioned bedroom set with a headboard footboard nightstand and dresser. Removing the old finish is the most time consuming part of refinishing wood furniture. Pour furniture oil like teak oil or tung oil onto a clean cloth. While i didn t remove 100 of the old finish in some of those deep groves i chose a stain color that was dark enough to blend the old color with the new.

With the full blown diy craze happening online now many thousands of people are doing just this. Furniture oil soaks into the wood to protect it as well as bring out the natural colors of the wood. The staple wood of victorian furniture. Either purchasing old furniture at garage sales or goodwill and then easy furniture restoration ideas diy refinishing techniques.

Rub it into the wood going with the grain and leave the furniture to dry overnight.