This table has a pipe burn on it and I can’t get it out with sanding. I was planning on doing a Swiss coffee wash and then a water based polyurethane top coat. I was thinking of trying to disguise the burns by painting very small diluted white flecks over it before the paint wash but I don’t want white streaks, any advice?
First question is walnut color or the olive green?
Second here's what I'm thinking,
Strip
Sand
Stain
But that's all I'm thinking. Tips for not sanding through the veneer, products to use, ideas etc. Thank you!
Got this dresser for free. It’s solid wood, and in good condition for the most part. Does this seem like a good first flip just to try it out? If so what should I do with it? Looking for any advice 😊
Toss it or is there anything I can do to save the bottom of this hutch?
Not a professional at all I’m actually a nail artist and I make a lot of miniatures using craft supplies but I’m trying to renovate my room for cheap so I just need some advice. As you can see I’ve already done some of the lamp shade but I’m afraid I don’t have the skills to do the parts that are still gold. Would it be worth it and look better to try? Im using liquid stitch glue and pins. Or does it complement the base and should I save myself some trouble? The golds are different in person and neither match the tan of the cheetah print which is why I’m more inclined to try covering the whole lamp what do you guys think
Does anyone know what kind of wood the backing of this cabinet is? My guess is HDF masonite. If so, how would you go about painting it? I'm worried about warping it, as it's quite thin and has a smooth-ish finish
Hi, all, total newbie, I have been watching a ton of videos , but I'm confused about something. I have a small flat end table that I'm going to paint with chalk paint , apply a decoupage on top, and I would like to add a little bit of darker gilding wax in the grooves on the legs and around the edges. I am planning to finish the whole thing with a code of polycrylic. My question is, once I have all the painting on and I'm ready to add the gilding.What is the order of products? Do I have to do one thin layer of poly before I start doing the gilding wax? Do I apply the gilding wax directly onto the chalk paint? Do I have to apply a thin layer of clear wax down in the areas I want to add the gilding wax first so that the gilding wax doesn't suck into the chalk paint? I keep seeing that I can't poly on top of wax So i'm getting confused. help please?
This is black paint applied using the sock method
I got this little solid wood cabinet at a moving sale for ✨free✨and I started stripping the finish and the wood color is gorgeous so I want to preserve it. I am torn between cutting off that top shelf to modernize it a bit or leaving it to preserve its character. I just don’t like the spindle supports. If I remove the top, it will be 23 inches tall which is an awkward height. If I leave it, it’s 29 inches tall. What do you guys think? Any input would be appreciated!
just picked this piece up and looking for ideas to change the color of the red paint and drawer pulls. any ideas are appreciated 🙏🏽
Hello! I have collected a few thrifted shelf’s and wanted advice on how to flip them! I would love any recommendations on if I should stain or paint them and what products to use. My goal is to get them all a pretty brown color! Thank you! :)
So after I completely refinished this piece and was putting back all the drawers i notice a few have issues closing seal i change the slide of 2 that was terrible condition but I'm still having problems with this side of drawers.the other side is ok.
See pictures thank you.
Not sure if this is the right sub for this question but does anyone have advice for fixing this bubbling/peeling material? I can't tell if its a plastic material or some kind of thick paper. Thanks in advance!
I've got this old pine wardrobe that's been sitting around and honestly never loved the look of it. Been trying to figure out if it's worth saving instead of tossing it, so I threw together a few AI-generated "what if" mockups to get some direction before I commit to anything.
Option A: dark espresso/brown paint with a fluted wood door panel left natural, plus leather pull tabs Option B: navy blue with cane/rattan door inserts and a small drop-down bar shelf inside Option C: whitewashed/pickled pine, keeping it mostly natural but lighter, with a cane panel on one door
Which one would you go for? And more importantly - realistically, how much work am I looking at for each?
This started off as a tatty old wooden unit, had this for years and it simply matched nothing, but was handy storage.
On stripping the wood quality wasn’t great as demonstrated by the drawer front photo.
However I primed thoroughly should anyone along the line want the horrible quality wood finish back, and I took a punt on the top of it being a slightly better quality wood, it was, but only very very slightly. Although there is a chunk of what looks like chipboard on the very back of the top of what appears to be a crude repair job to a gouge made in its life, the rest is solid wood.
I’ve lined the shelves and drawers in sticky back plastic that looks like metal as I thought it would work with the new shiny stainless hardware - I hate painted handles, the top has a sheet of acrylic which not even the 24 hours after fitting has been scratched by the cats (guilty party in the photos).
The jar is about 99% of the shellac? which was manually scraped off (some escaped, some wasn’t properly collected)
I know not everyone likes old furniture being painted, but this piece really wasn’t looked after in a past life before us and barely anything on there was original to start with, also as mentioned its colour matched nothing, so this gives it a new look and life as a continued usable piece of furniture.
On top of that, it previously had that old musty wood smell, and not a pleasant smell either, now it’s fresh and not at all ‘scented’
Long time admirer, first time poster! Been looking for a vanity like this forever. Price is right. Condition fantastic and I love the aged appearance so probably not going to touch the base.
Any suggestions for addressing the streaky mirror? It’s inside the glass of course. Restoration gentleman mentioned a Mylar paint option. Mirror shapes have some curve, replacement might be tough?
Not selling, this is for keeps lol. Open to any and all suggestions from novice to advanced. Desperate to make this mine. Thank you in advance!
What is the most efficient way to strip this set of table and chairs? All the little curves in the legs is making me nervous. Thanks!!
Put paint stripper on it twice already (8 hrs and 14 hrs) it doesnt seem to work does anyo e have any advice on what I should do?
I was reccomended to just sand it but i had already put paint strip on at the tome. Should i still? And if so what grit would you reccomend?
I love a good earthy green but I'm not sure which one to choose
What you guys think? 1 or 2
Thank you