How To Stain Wood — Apartment Therapy Tutorials. Wood stain can dramatically transform the look of furniture. Whether it's an old valuable beauty you're giving attention to, or a newer inexpensive piece, wood stain is completely worth the while. This old Heywood Wakefield table was rescued from a yard sale recently. It had wobbly legs and the surface was covered with scratches and water rings —let's just say eyebrows were raised when I purchased it and brought it in the house. It's a great example of how old, neglected furniture can really be given new life with a simple staining process. Don't get too excited yet, there is still much to do before opening up that can of stain! First on the list: sand off all the bad stuff. What You Need Materials Stain Polyurethane Sandpaper Rag Stir stick Drop cloth Latex gloves Safety glasses Tools Stain brush Instructions Once you've sanded and wiped down the surface, prepare your work area by laying out a drop cloth under the piece you'll be working on. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Home Hacks 2010. How to Gild a Chair - Decorating Ideas. Before & After: Bedroom Dresser is Painted No More Redoux Interiors. Reader Redesign: The Stain Game. Reader Redesign: The Stain Game We just flew back from Boston (and boy are our arms tired, har-har) but since we shared our freshly painted bathroom with you guys this morning and we didn’t want to leave you hanging with just one post, we got this Reader Redesign together in the airport for ya (throughout all this travel, we’re doing out best to keep blogging as usual). I know we typically share full room makeovers, but this furniture upgrade had such a creative twist that we had to pass it along.
We loved that Beth and Nick rescued this old to-be-trashed buffet with the help of some wood stain applied in an unexpected way. Here’s what Beth had to say about the project: Hi guys! We pulled this buffet out of a burn pile, repaired the burn damage and fixed a structural problem, prepped, primed, and painted the body. As you can see I didn’t stain all the way out to the edge of the petals, because I wanted that to be the lightest portion of my ‘shading.” I’m soooo super proud of myself. How To Strip and Refinish Wood Furniture Apartment Therapy Tutorials. You'd never know it, but this Mid-Century Modern credenza was once disguised in flat white paint. For twenty bucks, it was really hard to resist buying it and testing my skills at striping off paint. Learn how after the jump... What You Need Materials 2 quarts paint stripper Mineral spirit Miniwax Wood Finish Stain (I used English Chestnut) Tools Rags Rubber gloves Goggles Mouse Sander 150 grit mouse sander refill Paint brush Plastic putty knife Toothpick Screw driver Respirator Instructions 1. 2. 3. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6.
You're finished! Have a really great DIY project or tutorial that you want to share with others? (Image credits: June Bhongjan) Dresser Restoration | Manhattan Nest. Sometimes, I can’t explain why I do the things I do and why I choose a particular moment to do them in, particularly when drugs or alcohol are not contributing factors. Why did I put in that late-night ASOS order last week? Beats me. Why do I NEED to reorganize my kitchen cabinets at 2 in the morning? Can’t say. Why did I up and decide to restore a whole dresser on a Saturday afternoon while Max’s lovely mother was staying at our apartment? No reason that I can think of. But I did, and I’m lucky that when Max and his mom got home from an exhausting day of non-stop exciting action to find me covered in grime with dresser drawers strewn about the apartment and the air reeking of furniture wax, they took the whole thing in stride. So Max and I bought this dresser a few months ago, and I’ve just been too busy with school and work and procrastinating to devote any time to fixing it up.
Yeah, I like my furniture to look its age and whatever, but brasssssssy. Hello. What’s your name?