Dresser into a vanity...now what? Finish the top w varnish or marble?
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Comments (41)teeda, thanks for the input. Being in the room, I know that moving the furniture around won't work. occeanna, knocking the legs wouldn't help much and taking off the bottom drawer is way too ambitous for me. lol Plus, the way it is made it would probably be too short! jakabedy, I was thinking long pulls, too. I saw some that were in silver that looked like bamboo. Lots of fun choices out there. bungalow house, thanks for the honesty. I agree with you. The more I look at it, the more I know that something else would look better. I like this dresser and can use it in another room. Maybe a bedroom?...See MoreHelp! Dresser was stained and is not right, what do I do? pic
Comments (24)From a pure functionality perspective, I don't really much care for that piece. I'd be worried that the baby might get his head bumped against the raised ledge on the right--either by someone changing baby or later by the baby himself if he tried to sit up or was squirming. In addition to the issues that you brought up regarding the stain, it just does not look like a well designed piece of baby furniture. It looks like a piece where they are trying to make it still be useful after the baby stage. Chances are, however, you will invest in a new set of children's furniture in 2-3 years and may want a different coordinated look so just get a simple changing table that works for the next 1-2 years and assume you will either use it for another baby or get rid of it. BTW, for my 3rd child I did not even use a changing table as I had disposed of the one I had after baby #2 and was not about to spend a few hundred on such a temporary piece of furniture. I just used a good quality pad which I slid under her older sister's bed and more often than not I changed her on the bed with a plastic pad below. Diapers I stored in a cloth diaper stacker....See MoreRefinish table top w/protective surface?
Comments (8)I had this same problem a couple of weeks ago on a dining table we received from a relative. The top was partially discolored (it looked like the original protective covering had been partially worn away). I was hesitant about sanding it but I was refinishing a couple of smaller tables at the same time, so I figured what the heck. I got some fine grit sandpaper and lightly started sanding a small section, just to see what would happen. The old finish came off pretty easily and it was kind of gummy little balls (I had to change paper often). I went ahead and sanded the whole surface and then applied a polyurethane clear coat (3 coats). The table looks really good now. I think as long as there is no stain in your table, you should be able to sand it down no problem....See Moreproject- staining pine dresser
Comments (3)To paint, sand lightly, prime with Bullseye 123 primer(Zinsser makes it) and paint with whatever paint you choose. To stain it, you will need to strip the finish with a chemical stripper(the non-toxic orange stuff is fine). Then clean the stripper residue, and sand with 150 grit paper. Then apply a preconditioner----that limits the blotching pine is famous for . You can but a premade conditioner or make one with shellac----one pound of flakes dissolved in one gallon of denatured alcohol. Then apply stain. I have not used gel stain, since it is basically a thin paint and sits on the surface moreso than oil based stains....See MoreTerri Henderson
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