Refurbishing Is Not As Hard As You Think

Solid wood furniture often holds a special place in our lives because it is so beautiful and can easily be passed down from one generation to the next

. Well built wood furniture is hard to come by now days and often costs a small fortune when bought new. More and more do-it-yourselfers are buying older pieces of wood furniture and refurbishing them back to their former beauty. Refurbishing old furniture is a good way to get "new" furniture at a fraction of the cost.

The procedure of changing a forgotten piece of wood furniture that has been neglected and restoring it to a noteworthy piece of furniture can be frustrating but the final results are worth it. If you have patience and a little bit of skill then it isn't difficult to refurbish most wood furniture pieces. Refurbishing simple pieces of furniture is always easier when you're first starting out, so you might want to start with a piece like a small dresser or even an old door. Here are the general steps you'll follow to refurbish most wood dressers:

Removing the original finish of a piece of wood furniture is the first challenging step you'll have to undertake. You'll first want to remove any old paint or finish carefully without harming the wood beneath it. You can uncover the plain wood surface of a piece of furniture with chemicals, specially designed brushes and lots of arm muscles. Taking off an old paint finish can take a long time, so be patient and try not to get frustrated by how much work is involved.

After removing all the old finish you'll need to sand every surface of the furniture piece you're refurbishing. Sanding a piece of wooden furniture removes any left over finish and it preps the uncovered wood to accept a new stain of some sort. There are many different tricks you can follow when you have to sand old wood furniture pieces with different grit sandpaper.

If your wooden furniture piece has any metal hinges or knobs that are broken you'll want to replace them now. You can repair cracked wood pieces with an adhesive and use wood paste to hide any obvious dents. At this point you may need to fix anything that's not working on your wood piece of furniture.

There are many different types of wood stains you can use to change the look of your furniture and then you have to consider what type of wood protection you're going to use to preserve that new finish. When it's time to choose a finish you'll have a lot of choices open to you. Now you can move on to putting on a new finish to your old wood furniture piece.

When your furniture refurbishing project is all done it's comforting to know that you can transform a piece of garbage into treasure! Refinishing an antique piece of furniture can be an incredibly challenging project to take on. Turning a neglected piece of furniture into a surprising treasure can be a lot of fun.

by: John Millner

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