Refinishing Antique Furniture Diy. You don’t always have to resort to stripping for all your furniture restoration projects. If possible, use the other side of the furniture as a template for cutting replacement pieces.
Tips to refinish like a pro without damaging the integrity or value of the piece. Refinishing old or antique wooden furniture is a popular hobby and has been growing in interest over the past several years. This example shows how to refinish a cedar chest, but the technique is the same for any wooden furniture.
Furniture refinishing is an easy and very satisfying diy project.
The problem however, is in refinishing that furniture. See more ideas about home diy, redo furniture, diy furniture. After the chemical stripper has softened the old finish, scrape the finish with a wooden scraper. It is quite easy to antique a piece of newer wood furniture and make it look distressed by using paint and stain.