Dresser Makeover - How to Get the Musty Smell Out of Old Furniture

[@christinerona5765]

The Musty Smell was not addressed as stated in the headline?

[@Geezzzy]

She removes smell with : Big Mama's Butta orange grove scent.

[@RS-ov2st]

It’s really good to sand the inside , the underside and edges as well. It better helps to remove “all” the bad stuff. Then restrain and seal “ all “ surfaces. That way, whatever you store inside of them is setting next to a healthy surface and it looks all the better, inside and out. It’s a little more work , but completely worth it. Clean out the cavity and seal with fresh stain and clear coat,using a brush, cloth and spray paint can of clear, or brush on poly.

[@amyjacob2100]

That dresser turned out great. I refinished a serpentine dresser like that several months ago. I ended up painting all of mine. Now I kind of wish I had stained the drawers. Top on mine was quite damaged so paint was my choice there. It also smelled funky. I painted the insides, backs and bottoms of the drawers which helped immensely.

[@RootsWingsHome]

Yes! Painting the inside is another way to seal in that smell too! I love a serpentine dresser like this, and they are a bit hard to find!

[@amyjacob2100]

@@RootsWingsHome I picked mine up for $25 at a garage sale. Got lucky. Kept that one for myself!

[@martymclean3763]

I’ve got an old chest of drawers from my dad’s childhood. He took them to Australia, painted them blue/green/yellow and put them in my nursery. They’re in good condition (considering they’ve been in a garage for 20 years lol) but this vid has inspired me to deodorise, restore and re-paint them. Thanks!

[@sharonharman7954]

So how did you get rid of the musty smell??????

[@marieroche1404]

Nothing on how to get musty smell out of draws.

[@starbucksgirl6]

I have followed your steps for refinishing wood furniture with general finishes milk paint and it's turning out amazing!! Thank you for you tips and you tube videos!! I was totally freaked out, but it turned out beautiful.

[@RootsWingsHome]

YAY!! I'm so glad. It's so fun once you get the hang of it. Now you can do it and not be scared ;)

[@starbucksgirl6]

@@RootsWingsHome so I have a question, I painted my dining room benches and chairs with lamp black milk paint. Looked great until I put the general finishes top coat satin finish and now I can see a ton of brush strokes. I liked the flat finish I had and I couldn't see any brush strokes. I thought that it had leveled out beautifully. I think the top coat made the lines appear. Please help any advice? If I used the flat top coat would it dry without the lines appearing? As of right now I'm going to have to sand down the chair I placed the satin top coat finish on. What do you think? Thank you!!

[@starbucksgirl6]

Also curious if you see paint lines or does it level out and look like it was sprayed?

[@elizabethhamilton4678]

Love this paint color and wow, the stained drawers sure became the star of the show against that blue. You are amazing at what you do! Awesome job! I love it! Have a great day. Hugs from the southeast coast of Florida🌴😎💙😎🌴

[@RootsWingsHome]

Awe, thank you so much - as always 💖

[@brendaweaver2997]

You did again...it turned out beautiful!!!!💙💙💙

[@RootsWingsHome]

Awe, thank you so much!

[@kimberlydickinson664]

Very pretty, I just used that color too. I like it!!

[@RootsWingsHome]

It's it such a beautiful color! I'm looking around, like - where else can I use this 😂

[@21imcute]

love it! thank you for sharing!

[@RootsWingsHome]

Thank you for watching!

[@narcovice]

love your gloves

[@RootsWingsHome]

why thank you!

[@ChristianBaloga]

Thank you!

[@kathbiddle-dutton7069]

I have n old dresser that has n odor…I don’t want to put clothes in till I get out the smell. The butter u mentioned will it permeate n cause a strong odor on clothes? It’s winter n getting it out in the sunshine is tough. Thanks 😊 beautiful chest 👌

[@nicholasosczypko2248]

What ever happened to a rag and a bucket instead of ten rolls of paper towel??

[@RootsWingsHome]

To each their own...

[@dre7637]

Just found your channel and I love it! I noticed you haven’t posted a video in a year. Have you quit KZbin? I sure hope not!

[@maggiemyers1575]

Hey I am kind of new to this and I was wondering is there any chance you can list all the tools that you use so that I can go to a shopping? Lol I just don’t know the name of some of the stuff you use and it would really help me out

[@madiola1234]

its so cute..

[@famosavintage]

Whats the name of cleaner?

[@daphneschulz]

Did you seal the painted area with a top or wax? Very pretty!!!!

[@RootsWingsHome]

I will seal the chalk paint on this with Easy Peasy wax - dixiebellepaint.com/easy-peasy-spray-wax-8oz/?aff=177 I usually would do a topcoat, but this dresser would have bled like crazy, even with a darker color.

[@vaminser]

What sander are you using?

[@CritterGal68]

Probably a Rigid brand (Home Depot).

[@villaadmin1070]

You should get a table to work on instead of kneeling on the floor and bending over so much when you sand and oil, it will save your back

[@RootsWingsHome]

Yes, you are right!

[@shannanschisler9577]

I will try to do it with Woodglut plans.

[@pierluigicolotto9570]

Woodglut is nice for that.