How to refinish a dresser

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to paint a dresser the correct way. It's easy and gives you LONG-LASTING results!

Interested in refinishing furniture, but don’t know where to start? Or what exactly to do? Or what supplies to use? Then this how to furniture makeover guide is just for you! I’m sharing everything you need to start DIY furniture renovation. From the exact tools and supplies to the best method for cleaning, stripping wood, sanding wood, painting wood, staining wood, and sealing wood furniture. SAVE this pin for later, then click to read more about DIY furniture makeovers.

Learn how to paint any dresser with my tried-and-true method for painting furniture with a beautiful paint finish that will last!

If you are a budget conscious person like me, but want quality furniture pieces, you might need to get your hands dirty! Good quality, real wood furniture is expensive if purchased new! If you've got the money for that, go for it! For me, I love to find old pieces with good bones, good style, but just need a little TLC to bring them back to life! I've shared before that my oldest son, Joshua and his wife, Sarah, are expecting their first baby in December! We are all so excited! I found an…

Have you ever wanted to buy new bedroom furniture, but just didn’t have the budget?! I figured out how to paint your dresser without sanding to save money!

I don’t know about you guys, but the thought of having to sand down an entire piece of furniture in order to change the look of it completely turns me off. I searched for dozens of ways to refinish an old dresser, but every single tutorial I came across involved sanding. And that just didn’t […]

How I gave a vintage dresser a modern makeover by stripping the finish off, and refinishing by using a combo of stains. Stain details included as well as sources.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll take you through the process of how I gave new life to this once-tired painted dresser.

Today I’m going to show you how to paint a dresser in 7 steps. Even though this tutorial and video will be most helpful for beginners, I share a few furniture painting tips that advanced furniture painters will find useful too. A dresser makeover isn’t hard to do and it’s a lot cheaper than buying...Read More »

How to strip and sand a stained and varnished vintage dresser to a natural wood finish