Please see How to Refinish A Dresser – Part 2 – Stripping Old Paint. The most important lesson I learned when sanding hardwood furniture is to take your time and be patient.
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Yearly Archives: 2006
Sandpaper, Grit and Power Sanders On A Wood Dresser
Turn Your Lawn Mower Into A Leaf Vacuum and Shredder
I consider the leaves of autumn to be one of the greatest and worst aspects of the fall season. On one hand I love to see the colors and feel the crispness in the air, but on the other hand I know I’ll soon have to spend every spare moment of sunlight on my...
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How to Winterize Your Gas Lawn Mower
The mowing season is just about over, so it’s about time to put away the lawn mower until next spring. But if you aren’t going to use your lawn mower, or any gas powered piece of landscaping equipment for more than a month or so then you’re going to want to be sure that...
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How To Refinish A Dresser – Part 2 – Stripping Old Paint
My first real action step in refinishing my wife’s 80 year old dresser was stripping the layers paint off the wood that had been applied in the past. At first I was afraid a commercial paint solvent would hurt the wood, but scraping and scratching with a wire brush got me pretty much nowhere....
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How To Refinish A Dresser – Part 1 – Assessing the Project
One of the most rewarding and most time consuming home repairs I’ve ever accomplished was refinishing an 80 year old clothes dresser that my wife’s father used when he was a little boy. For the longest time this heavy wooden dresser was painted with several thick coats of white paint and used for storage...
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How to Identify Different Types of Wood Furniture
When I was refinishing an 80 year-old dresser one of the first things I did as I started to remove the paint was try to identify what type of wood it was made out of. I really only had a couple options based on the piece’s time period and style, but I didn’t really...
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Advice for Hiring Home Improvement Contractors
I’m obviously all for learning new home improvement skills to save a little money and take pride in my home, but one of the most important lessons I’ve learned over the years is knowing when to try it myself and knowing when to call a professional contractor. Mind you, I’m sometimes half-way into a...
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Home Improvements Depot – My Home Improvement Blog
Welcome to the Home Improvements Depot, the ongoing home improvement blog of an amateur handyman, demonstrating do-it-yourself home projects, showing what to do (and what not to do) and even exploring links and other great home repair sites! I’ll highlight great home improvement websites, go step-by-step with you through projects I’m working on in...
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