How to revamp old wooden furniture?

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You have found an old wooden piece of furniture and you do not know how to go about restyling it? You are in the right place ! Cleaning, repairs, painting, customization and finishes ... We give you all the key steps to renovate and retype your vintage furniture. What give him a second youth ...

Step 1: prepare

Before thinking about renovating your wooden furniture, you must clean it! Not only, you must make your support clean to be able to revamp it but in addition this step allows you to see if your old furniture is waxed or varnished! To do this, simply dilute detergent or methylated spirits and lightly rub the furniture with a cloth. If the latter takes on the color, this means that your furniture is waxed. If not, your furniture is varnished. Do not forget to rinse and let dry! If you want to remove the layer of wax, you can use a dewaxer and rub in the direction of the wood fibers. If you want to remove the varnish from your furniture, use coarse sandpaper or an electric sander to sand it. Result? Your furniture will become raw and will be ready to be dressed!

Step 2: repair

© Heju After removing the stubborn dirt and preparing your support, you can now repair your furniture. To hide imperfections, you can use a special wood smoothing coating. In this way, you will camouflage any irregularities like stripes. If your furniture contains holes, you will have to fill them! You can use wood paste to apply with a spatula. Do not forget to let dry and sand the excess to find a flat surface. For larger damage such as a broken angle or a hole larger than a notch, you can use wood putty or wood filler in the same shade as your furniture. These allow you to reconstruct the missing parts of your furniture. They are used like wood pulp and need to be sanded after drying.

Step 3: paint

Now that your surface is clean, it is ready to receive a few coats of paint… It's the long-awaited moment of the makeover! Before anything else, be sure to remove the handles and drawers from your furniture for easier painting. Use the paint provided for this purpose and apply it crosswise. That is to say, perpendicular to the grain of the wood and then in the direction of the grain. As for the material, you can use a roller for most of the work and a brush to paint the corners. In all cases, plan a second coat to make your furniture more resistant. Remember to let it dry well between each layer without waiting too long. Indeed, you should not leave more than 48 hours of drying. To make the second layer stick more easily, consider delicately shelling the wood. How? 'Or' What ? Sanding lightly with fine-grained sandpaper to smooth out small paint bubbles. Take it easy so as not to remove the layer of paint!

Step 4: customize

© Poppytalk Your furniture is almost ready! You just have to work on the finishes. To customize it, you are spoiled for choice! You can paint geometric patterns using a stencil or masking tape. In the same way, you can have fun painting part of the furniture with a different color. One thinks, for example, of the feet or even of the drawers. Do you prefer the authenticity of an aged piece of furniture to the modernity of a painted piece of furniture? Nothing prevents you from skating your furniture! To get started, (re) discover our article on the trend of weathered furniture! Beyond painting, you can give a facelift to your wooden furniture by changing the handles or buttonholes. This is a detail that can make all the difference! Finally, if you do not have the soul of a handyman and painting is not your hobby, consider using scraps of wallpaper or adhesive stickers to personalize your furniture. To give you an idea, you can take inspiration from Adeline Klam's DIY for which the designer used Japanese paper to cover the fronts of her furniture. And the result is to die for, right?

Step 5: protect

Last step before enjoying your new piece of furniture: the finishes! To protect your furniture, you will have to choose between a varnish, wax or oil. And depending on your choice, the result will not be the same! Wax and oil are ideal for keeping the natural spirit of the wood while the varnish gives a more satin finish. Have you repainted your furniture in color? Prefer a matt varnish that does not change the color of the paint. And you, what are your tips for restyling old wooden furniture?