subject: You Can Refurbish Your Own Wooden Furniture [print this page] Solid wood furniture often holds a special place in our lives because it is so durable and can easily be given from one generation to the next. Well built wood furniture is difficult to come by these days and often costs a small fortune when bought new. More and more people are buying neglected pieces of wood furniture and refinishing them back to their former glory. Restoring old furniture is a good way to get "new" furniture at a fraction of the price.
If you have time and a little bit of curiosity then it isn't hard to refurbish most wood furniture pieces. The process of changing a forgotten piece of wood furniture that has been forgotten and restoring it to a noteworthy piece of art can be frustrating but the end results are worth it. Refinishing 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 desk or even an old wooden toy. Here are the basic steps you'll follow to restore just about any wooden dressers:
Taking off an old paint finish can take a long time, so take your time and try not to get discouraged by how long it takes. You'll first want to remove any old stain 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 scrapers and lots of arm muscles. Dealing with the original finish of a piece of wooden furniture is the first challenging task you'll have to undertake.
After removing all the old finish you'll want to sand every side of the furniture piece you're working on. Sanding a piece of wooden furniture removes any left over finish and it readies the uncovered wood to accept a new stain of some sort. There are lots of different tips you can follow when sanding antique wood pieces of furniture with different power sanders.
You can repair cracked wood pieces with an adhesive and use wood paste to hide any obvious dings. At this point you will want to fix anything that's not working on your wood piece of furniture. If your wood furniture piece has any metal moving parts or knobs that are broken you'll want to replace them now.
There are many different types of stains you can use to change the color of your furniture and then you should consider what type of wood protection you're going to use to protect that new finish. When it's time to choose a finish you'll have a lot of options open to you. At this point you can move on to putting on a new finish to your old wooden piece of furniture.
Turning a neglected piece of furniture into a surprising treasure can be a lot of fun. When it's all done it's comforting to know that you can change a piece of garbage into gold. Refurbishing an antique piece of furniture is often an amazingly rewarding project to take on!
