I've had the desire to purchase and refinish old pieces of furniture. I finally purchased my first piece and have started the process! My $65 Dresser.
The Painted Dresser
The top was left natural, but has some burns and water stains.
(But, that's for another post!)
The Products!
I started off by cleaning the entire piece with Mineral Spirits
Then, using my Heavy Duty Gloves and a paintbrush, I applied the Klean Strip and let it
sit for about 15 minutes. Let it do it's work!
Using a plastic putty knife (rather than metal, which could nick the wood),
the paint came off easily! Then, using Mineral Spirits, I washed the piece again.
Did the same to all the drawers
Voila! Before I knew it, I had the whole piece stripped!
Now, the next step is to stain it. The wood was beautiful underneath.
I'm not a pro, but I'm thinking it's Oak, so I'd like try and keep the integrity of the natural wood.
I can't wait to finish the piece! Since we are in the process of moving, I'm guessing I won't get to it anytime soon!
2 comments:
I love your little dresser! What a great find! It reminds me of this one I found on another great blog. Oh, love the new look of yours too.
here's the link. http://theletteredcottage.net/?s=dresser
Is this our driveway? :-)
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