Introducing our dream home part 2 master bedroom office laundry room.
Dark stained bedroom furniture.
Older antique dark stained furniture like this is where you may have extra work if using a light color.
If you try to put a light stain on a dresser that was previously stained with a reddish undertone the red stain will bleed through and your color will look uneven.
Here are different types of bleach for you to choose from.
A mix of overhead lights and lamps is best.
The paint sprayer would come in handy and make the job a lot easier.
Shining the light on good lighting design.
If you are choosing to match furniture to the floors go with a lighter color on the walls.
You need to do a test first if in doubt.
Clean the furniture with mild dishwashing detergent and water or wood cleaner before you.
Therefore be sure you have adequate ambient and task lighting throughout to brighten it appropriately.
I also love the minwax polyshades.
As newlyweds often do they each brought a couple of pieces from their old bedroom sets into their new life together.
The dark stain is great.
I ve been hunting for an older dresser for our master bedroom and after reading what you ve said about chalk paint in your last couple posts i think i m going to try that on the piece that i get once i find it.
You can use a wooden bleach which is one of the best solutions for lightening wood.
When to leave and when to buy.
Get your lighting right.
Sep 20 2014 so a couple of weeks ago my brother and sister in law asked if i could help transform their bedroom furniture.
Inexpensive laundry room renovation reveal.
Tinted polyurethane and gel stains provide instant results while boiled linseed oil darkens wood over time.
You need to do a test first if in doubt.
I love the transformations.
Swoon worthy valentine inspired furniture makeovers.
For obvious reasons dark furniture can lead to a darker space in general.
I just finished painting all my stained bedroom furniture white but now i want to paint all my patio table and chairs including the adirondack chairs blue.
Bathroom makeover phase 2 chalk painted linoleum floors.
Furniture legs matched to floors you don t always need contrast where dark floors are concerned matching wood furniture as closely as possible to the color of your floors is a simple way to make your space feel elegant and put together.
However if a dresser started off as a dark stain and especially if it had a lot of red undertones your best bet is to choose a dark stain to refinish it.