How To Restore Furniture: A Beginner's Guide

[@cameronward9443]

Ideally, use the paint stripper in the crevasses before doing the general sanding.

[@scottroberts4169]

I heard a tip the other day that when painting over tape, its good to paint a layer with the base colour first, let that bleed under and dry, and then do your top colour. That should give you a much cleaner line.

[@TheReactioness]

That’s true!

[@Mdawgbboy]

This was his first wood desk restoration project and he wanted to share it with all for educational purposes. Thank you for sharing your experience and mistakes with us, especially us viewers who are trying to do their first restoration project! This was a great intro to the process.

[@ryanbell6545]

Holy bot

[@Mdawgbboy]

Nah Ryan. Just trying to appreciate that this guy put himself out there to show fellow beginners what it’s like to restore furniture. We all have the right to our own critiques of what looks good/what doesn’t, but I think we can all appreciate the hard work he put into creating this content for us.

[@ryanbell6545]

@@Mdawgbboy I got no objections to what has been said

[@SSGWhit]

Love you pointing out your mistakes cause that is EXACTLY what first timers are going to do! Need more of this!

[@victoririalove]

I love this. This guy showing his mistakes is how we learn!

[@josevillanueva9705]

Exactly!

[@Northwesternforcefield28]

Looks amazing at the end but I’m truly a firm believer In the antique/ original look being best. But if you wanted a modern mix where the off set style gave it an extra dash of unique then you did it! For what you were going for it was great!!

[@AprilReign]

Thanks so much for leaving in your "mistakes." Incredibly helpful to learn what to do, but also what not to do.

[@Auturgist]

How long did this take you to restore? I'm thinking about doing something like this myself, and have no idea how much time I should expect to take with it.

[@tonyalawson4348]

If you want to try an arrow on another piece of furniture, use the green Frog tape. I’ve used it to paint a focal wall, and you’ll be very happy with the result. Good job! I love it!

[@jjhbball]

Wonderful tutorial and love that you showed the mistakes. The white paint in combination with the stain is profane.

[@itwasme2435]

hi sir Some tip for 3M band strip at 04:11, You need to paint one little coat of white on the edge of the strip so the white will fill under the strip, immediately after you paint your black above and the black can’t go under the strip. We do this on wall and it work perfectly well.

[@aprilsue7072]

After you applied the stain are you suppose to sand it with 220 grit sandpaper? Idk. Just asking for my own FYI.

[@jennylong6180]

Keep it natural and neutral you'll attract a wider market

[@kaunas888]

I am not a great fan of painting furniture unless it is done in a very skilled way but this project seems to have come out decently...except for the black notch in the upper drawer. Maybe a little to creative. Overall it is a quick and decent job ready to resell.

[@FavJ10]

Thank you for making this video. It really helped a lot.

[@wjmorrell3239]

the white drawers was certainly a choice

[@dinajanke5158]

Thank you for the educational video. I've always wanted to redo old furniture to whatever damn look I want to. I needed a video that gave me the basics along with some hints, and that's what I got from this video. Quick, too. If I wanted to spend 2 hours educating myself, I wouldn't have watched this one. It wasn't intended to. AND it wasn't about what he wanted to do to what. Geez people. He can do whatever that f&^* he wants and there shall be no judgement. Good job!

[@TJ-rf1xl]

Great resto!!!

[@seizethedayandlive]

Damn, that was interesting! And congrats on the project turning out so well! Night and day! Wow. Consider me a new subscriber.

[@MichaelNesom]

That looks God Aweful

[@jamesmyers2087]

Spray the base color before the accent color. Every tape I’ve used somewhat allows the paint to get under the tape. The prespray with the base color becomes the bleed through which disappears. Then the accent color makes a much cleaner line.

[@raqueljones6607]

Do you know if once you place your tape go over the inside edges with whatever color you are covering. Once dry go ahead and paint your inside color and you will never have bleeding! It works 100% of the time!

[@Truther2001]

How long did it take you?

[@charlesschuster7963]

Beginners, DON'T DO THIS to a nice old piece. But if you must, a few tips: BEFORE you start with the sanding on the top surface, it is imperative that you realize whether the top is veneer or solid wood (in this case solid wood). Veneer is only 1/40 inch thick and you can sand through it in seconds with 80 grit. DAMHIK! 1. Use a small toothbrush style wire brush, rinsed occasionally in mineral spirits, to clean stripper from the incised grooves on the drawer fronts. Much more effective than steel wool. 2. Why clean out the incised grooves if you're going to paint over them? Pointless. 3. A detail sander ("Mouse" or similar) will get into the small nooks and crannies and lessen the use of stripper, and the accompanying messy cleanup. 4. Before applying stain, hand sand with 220 or 320, on a hard sanding block, with the grain. 5. When starting a project like this which will require a lot of detailed attention, I find it's best to start with the hardest parts first. Make them easier by putting the desk up on sawhorses, and laying on its side, so you don't have to bend over to get at the lower sections. 6. Painter's tape will allow bleeding under the edges if the surface isn't adequately smooth, AND the tape edges are burnished down on the surface for maximum adhesions. Insider trick: use some clear poly to seal the tape edges before painting the color along those edges. If the tape edge isn't adequately burnished onto the surface (and sometimes you can't tell) the poly will seal the tape edge. 7. When applying the poly, the first several strokes can be parallel to the edge so you don't scrape off the finish and have drips. All said and done, although the white adds contrast, I think the desk should have been entirely surfaced with that clear poly.

[@storedaway]

Should have painted the groves in the drawers black to match the hardware

[@westensanchez9483]

Holy shiite, those drawers look terrible. Should have made them match the rest of the piece.

[@debrazawlocki3975]

A sand blaster is great on those carved areas. French Provencial stands alone but the touch of contrast "works."

[@HousetoHomeDIY]

Thanks for the tip! I will have to check that out.

[@marysnipes4972]

Very nice

[@JaggedEdgeJava]

that colour combination looks terrible

[@jayempress4203]

I hate using citris strip. It takes a good 24 hours to work and frequently need to use more. A good stripper takes maybe 30 minutes depending on the finish.

[@morganbrookstomlinson1363]

I was so happy to see what desk that was, as my mama had a desk JUST. LIKE. THAT. I thought you were going to restore? You REINVINTED it. You should possibly rethink the way you name videos? My heart breaks...I wish I could find this desk and ACTUALLY restore it. You just DESTROYED it....

[@1firstchef]

Great project. Looks awesome. Thanks for the video.

[@HousetoHomeDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephaniespinelli1206]

Ty

[@traceynorth3998]

I don't understand why you would take a beautiful antique piece and 'modernize' it. I don't think it improves it at all. It was designed with a specific look suited for that time period. It's not meant to be modern. The white drawers are are such a stark contrast to the dark stain.

[@velvet3784]

Not only that, he replaced handles with boring and most generic modern ones, it is just a crime. I don't understand people like him. He says he likes aesthetics of it but then removes the most aesthetic part of it, the handles. He is like 1960s people who would cover ornate tiles with grey lino and call it an improvement.

[@crowdebeffani]

it looked like shit bro. the new modern take is clean and not a rotted wood look. Wood can last forever but you need to take care of it. That shit looked bunk as fuck.

[@audimatys1503]

👏👏👏I love it 👍🙌🙌

[@HousetoHomeDIY]

Thank you!

[@connieleonard8326]

The white drawers ruined it.

[@newv7180]

It would of look so much nicer using the stain on the drawers

[@julesoyler4306]

Great job!! Looks awesome!

[@HousetoHomeDIY]

Thank you! :)

[@jackpoint5548]

average bloke move. PAINTTTT NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@blanegwenn4187]

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it does not look good, man. Thank you for sharing, and since the table is yours, you do whatever you want with it. But it's truly a barbarism to try and give a modern look to something so beautiful originally.

[@AntonAsad-g2n]

I am sorry to say that you a terrible job! Please have some respect for wood and restoration process.

[@morganbrookstomlinson1363]

THANK YOU! I am glad someone else on here has some damn common sense!!!

[@veronicakiyoko5862]

Dislight🧐☹️

[@АннаБезъязычная-э5г]

Испортил краской красивый стол.

[@bluegreybaby]

Oh my - why wouldn't you do the tops of the drawers?! You can see in the gap from the top that they aren't the same colour white and it looks crappy. You should have just saved yourself the trouble if you were going to paint the drawers and paint the whole thing. 100% you should have just stuck with the walnut stain on the entire piece.

[@carriehenderson1352]

He's a beginner don't be mean🤨

[@Zekara_]

Dawg his first words are “this is my first time doing this” 😂

[@ASingleVoice84]

As they said beginners guide no a pro

[@thereerhunter2314]

Don't be lame bro Pobody's Nerfect

[@Jeff-tu8le]

Did you not hear the part where he said this was his first time doing this?

[@heijshni]

lmao

[@kimworobec6990]

Bro Dude has no respect for the furniture and no taste.

[@banjomir519]

No offense, but that looks rubbish.

[@hocuspothos387]

He made it how he likes it. Commenters who are hating the paint can get bent.

[@gracegorman642]

The camera operator is drunk. I cannot watch this.

[@OokamiTheWolf]

I was onboard until he pulled out the paint. Quickest way to ruin fine wood furniture is to paint it.

[@PunsandPixels]

May I ask why? I want to learn about refurbishing old furniture and have seen a couple of these comments in several videos but no one has said why. Is it non removable afterwards? Would staining be better?

[@johncutie5769]

Thats not a fine wood

[@martizen]

@@PunsandPixels it makes it look cheaper and it makes it very difficult to refinish the wood or veneer if someone ever wanted to do so in the future.

[@wilmcl9209]

You cant teach taste i guess….

[@Clayton-Anderson]

A sand blaster is great on those carved areas. French Provencial stands alone but the touch of contrast "works."

[@RubyBrown-f6w]

A sand blaster is great on those carved areas. French Provencial stands alone but the touch of contrast "works."