RESTORE Wood Furniture! #furnituremakeover #furnituredesign #restoration #diycraft

If you’ve ever been afraid to use chemical stripper, don’t worry! It doesn’t have to be difficult 😉
I love a painted dresser for my furniture flips, but this walnut grain was so beautiful that I had to restore it.
Here’s my process to remove finish easily👇
1. Apply a generous amount of stripper one surface at a time
2. Wait ~10 minutes, then do a test scrape to see if it’s ready. If the old finish is coming up easily, scrape the whole surface. If not, wait a little longer. You may want to put plastic wrap to cover it for really stubborn finishes.
3. I rub lacquer thinner on with 0 steel wool to dissolve as much residue as I can. Wait until dry
4. Sand with 150 grit to get rid of the rest. Be careful around the edges if you’re working with veneer!
5. Since this is walnut, I won’t be staining it today. Instead, I will use clear danish oil (tung oil w/ polyurethane) to protect it as well as bring out the natural colour and grain pattern.
6. Voila! ✨

[kamhart]

I love wood! And when wood reclaims it's beauty... it's such a amazing feeling!!... I enjoy paint too!!. But some wood needs to shine again! You do an inspirational job!! Thank you!

[amybucher]

I love MCM & this is gorgeous. Nice work.

[swaginyt]

I see you used paint stripper on the top, do you also use it for the side panels & the drawers?

[Ashley-ydwt]

Is that paint thinner or what did u use? This is the step i have been missing as it gets stuck all on my sand paper.

[renaedbdavis]

I don’t know how to click on the captions to find this