Before and After and a few tips!

BEFORE!

    Poor dilapidated desk!

Was broken and useless,

so I gave it a new life.

The very first thing I do, when I redo a piece of furniture is decide if I am going to use the original hardware or if i am going to replace it.  On this piece, I knew I was going to replace a couple of them.

The new hardware I was going to use, was a different size than the original!

No Problem!

                                                  

                                                                 
                     I used Elmer's natural wood filler to fill the original holes,

    and I let it dry really good!

   I also used the wood filler to

fill the big gouges on the dresser.

I then used a 150 grit sand paper to lightly go over the whole thing!

If I am painting the furniture, I never take it back to the original wood.

If I am going to stain it, and take it back to the original state, I sand it completely.

with me. . .

Old pieces usually have some sticky spots, from stickers to finger nail polish etc.

I make sure these are cleaned off good!

with Goo Gone!

It works GREAT!

I usually start from the bottom of  the furniture,  I turn it upside down and make sure the bottom of the furniture is taken care of first.

I don't mean the underneath of the furniture,

I mean the bottom legs and trim, etc.

Now, as soon as I said that, I am showing you that instead of turning it upside down, I put it up high on a table,

so I could see and reach all the bottom of the desk.

Then when I turn it over to do the top, I don't ruin anything and the bottom looks as good as the top!

Understand. . . .

A few more tips - I finished this with minwax clear satin Polyurethane that is oil base.
Use water base Polyurethane on white or lighter paint, it won't yellow!

AFTER!!!!

Todays Linked to
:Todays Creative Blog