Cody and I have been working on the baby room quite a bit lately. We are pretty behind. Several weeks ago, we refinished an old dry sink that had been in the house before we moved in. We are going to use it as the changing table. I think its adorable! More pictures of the nursery coming soon!
Before. It was stored in a barn, so it is a bit dusty. It had a hard dark "crust" on it. We wanted to remove that dark over-dried finish and make it look more like natural wood.
So we found ourselves at Lowe's! And we found this stuff - Minwax Furniture Refinisher. It works GREAT!
You will also need a clean pair of old socks for application.
The Minwax is pretty stout, so be sure to protect your skin with some gloves! Cody had to use several pair because the Minwax kept eating through them!
Steel Wool dipped in the Minwax (in place of a sock) will get the tough spots.
Pour the Minwax into an old metal coffee can or something similar and start applying it to the furniture.
Apply generous amounts. It works fast.
Its a messy job. The old finish will just start dripping off with the Minwax. We used an old Political sign someone left on our fence to protect our porch from getting "refinished."
You have to work quickly. Apply the Minwax then wipe it away with the old sock. Or it will drip and dry - see picture above.
Look how much better that looks! Before, you couldn't even see the wood grain.
Cody and I wanted to put a protective finish (clear) back on the piece. So we chose DEFT - Clear Wood Finish.
Ta Da!
We are so happy with how it turned out! I can't wait to show you how it looks in the nursery! Those pictures will be coming soon!
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