Mid-Century Modern Sideboard Makeover [How to Strip and Refinish Furniture]

You volition honey this mid-century modern sideboard makeover! Learn to exercise your ain DIY article of furniture makeovers alongside this tutorial!

Have you lot ever heard of people learning to exercise something in addition to thought, “man, I wishing I could exercise that!” Watching mortal juggle or pigment or play violin? Sorry, I can’t aid you lot alongside whatsoever of those… but I CAN aid you lot larn how to refinish furniture! I’ve had thence many people tell to me, “I’d honey to try in addition to ready upward this tabular array i day” or “oh, I wishing I knew how to re-stain that dresser”. I ever tell them, “you CAN!” but I’ve never given them the tools to larn how to exercise it. Today, I’m fixing that. I’m doing a Mid-Century Sideboard Makeover, in addition to I’m sharing the entire procedure alongside you lot from start to finish. All of the stripping, sanding, in addition to staining! No to a greater extent than excuses my friends.

*This projection was sponsored past times Rustoleum Canada. As always, opinions are 100% my own. For to a greater extent than information, delight run across my disclosure page.*

So hither is the backstory on this lilliputian buffet. We truly receive got had it sitting inwards our garage for virtually 6 months. We receive got a local “Drop in addition to Swap” where you lot tin pick upward onetime pieces or drib off onetime pieces. We receive got done both, and usually  the selection isn’t all that great, but this lilliputian precious rock was a GREAT find. My hubby sent me a picture, in addition to past times the fourth dimension I had called him dorsum to tell “YES!”, he had already loaded it into his truck.

We knew correct away that nosotros were going to laissez passer this slice a makeover because in that location were a few nics in addition to scratches, in addition to nosotros weren’t large fans of the electrical flow stain colour. We also loved the thought of removing roughly of the damaged drawers in addition to adding a shelf instead. when Rustoleum Canada asked us to part a projection on their page, nosotros were to a greater extent than in addition to thence happy to tackle this one. The entire projection is featured on their page!

Here’s everything used to makeover our mid-century sideboard:

Tools:

Drill

Impact driver

Brad nailer alongside 2” nails

Orbital sander (or similar)

100 in addition to 220 grit sand paper

Clamps

Gloves & mask (for pigment stripper application in addition to removal)

Eye protection

Glue

Putty knife

Roller in addition to brushes (for stain)

Materials:

Varathane Wood Putty – Natural Pine

Piece of similar woods for add-on of shelf (we had a slice of oak)

Paint Stripper

Acetone

3 Varathane Professional Clear Finish 340 g Aerosol

Varathane Stain (we used Varathane nighttime walnut)

Surface protectors/sliders for the bottom of legs

How nosotros did our Mid-Century Modern Sideboard Makeover:

We shared this entire floor on Instagram. You tin rewatch it on the Rustoleum Canada page inwards the saved highlights. Because of this, all of the videos are filmed vertically, but it volition nevertheless laissez passer you lot slap-up thought of how to strip in addition to refinish furniture!

Here is the entire procedure written out step-by-step:

1. If you lot are removing drawers to create a shelf, the outset mensuration is to receive got out the drawers in addition to take away the drawer rails. Since our rails were wooden, nosotros only used a putty knife in addition to chisel to pry them off.


2. Use pigment stripper to loosen whatsoever varnish. Apply pigment stripper generously in addition to hold off according to the instructions on the product.


3. Scrap varnish alongside a putty knife when ready. Use an SOS pad to rub off whatsoever additional varnish.


4. Sand to take away whatsoever stain in addition to varnish. If your slice only has a woods veneer similar ours did, sand lightly thence that you lot don’t take away the entire veneer. After using the pigment stripper, the onetime stain in addition to varnish should come upward off easily in addition to non require rattling much sanding.


5. If you lot are staining your article of furniture legs, cry upward to consummate these steps on the wooden legs equally well. If you lot are spray icon the legs wipe them downwardly alongside Acetone to take away in addition to grease or oils, in addition to and thence purpose Rustoleum Spray pigment to complete them.


6. Once the slice is sanded, you lot tin putty whatsoever scratches or marks. If you lot removed rails earlier, you lot must putty whatsoever marks from the removal equally well. To exercise this, mix Varathane woods filler (we used Natural), alongside a lilliputian fleck of water, in addition to woods from the dorsum of your sander (this volition last woods that you lot only sanded off of your piece, thence it volition aid create a perfect fit for coloring in addition to stain after).


7. Cut woods for your novel shelf. If at all possible, try to discovery a slice that matches the woods on your sideboard. Measure your opening in addition to purpose your saw to cutting it to size.


8. Attach the shelf using brad nails in addition to woods glue.


9. Before you lot stain, purpose Varathane’s woods conditioner on your sideboard to aid it absorb the stain easily in addition to evenly.


10. Stain your slice alongside your woods stain of choice. We used Rustoleum’s Dark Walnut for our piece. Let it sit down according to the directions on the can. Add equally many coats equally you lot similar until you lot acquire the desired darkness.


11. Use Varathane clear complete to varnish your piece.

You tin follow these basic steps for whatsoever article of furniture makeover. If you lot receive got the correct tools available, it’s tardily for anyone to larn how to refinish furniture.

Here’s how our slice turned out:

It looks similar it was custom built for this infinite behind our couch in addition to I couldn’t last to a greater extent than inwards honey alongside this makeover!

If you lot honey a skillful article of furniture makeover, you lot may honey this DIY Dresser Makeover too!