Restoring and Refinishing Furniture: An Illustrated Guide to Revitalizing Your Home

Easy and beautiful do-it-yourself projects to restore, recycle, and transform your furniture.

Are you tired of seeing the same furniture in your home? Does your furniture look old and outdated? If you long for change and want to give your home a makeover, then this book is right for you. Restoring and Refinishing Furniture is an easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to repurposing your old and boring furniture. Anything can be used; the idea is to take what you already have in your home and to revitalize it as you see fit.

The projects in this book range from creating a child’s coloring desk to building a glass-topped table with compartments for storage. In addition to providing clear instructions, Manuel lists the best tools to use to create the perfect piece of renovated furniture. Also included is advice on:

Sanding wood
Staining wood
Applying fabrics and polishes
Painting intricate designs

With more than five hundred color photographs illustrating each step of the restoration process, Restoring and Refinishing Furniture will help you channel your creativity and reinvent your home.