Rustic Scandi Farmhouse Furniture Makeover | Sandpaper Basics

i picked up this dresser off of facebook  marketplace for fifty dollars and this   video is going to be a rustic farmhouse rustic  farmhouse scandinavian scandi rustic farmhouse   cozy scandi rustic farmhouse  makeover of a super antique dresser i knew this piece was solid wood and super  old as soon as i saw the picture of it on   facebook but once we got it home and i had a  chance to have a little bit closer look at it   i got really excited by the craftsmanship and  beautiful hand-built details on this piece this   is a shaker style dresser from somewhere around  1850 it's built of huge thick planks of oak a mix   of hand-forged nails and massive machine screws it  has hand-carved dovetail joints and was built to   last it's already been refinished more than once  and the lady that i bought it from had already   started painting some of it with a duck egg blue  latex paint you all know that i have no problem   with people painting their furniture but i just  couldn't picture this dresser in anything other   than a bare wood state the first thing that i  wanted to do this dresser was pull out all of the   drawers and take a look for anything that might  need repairs all of the drawers slide in and out   of their spots beautifully smoothly so i wasn't  worried about that but i did see that somewhere   along the line someone had replaced the original  metal drawer stops with some new wooden pieces   that is because of this quite frequently when it's  a wood on wood situation in the drawers that wood   wears down and the metal drawer stops start to  dig into the bottom of the drawers luckily for   me though whoever had this last had already made  those repairs and i'm just going to need to go   back and replace a few of the little wooden stops  i also wanted to give the entire dresser a really   thorough cleaning i decided to use just some dawn  dish soap in hot water with a few drops of bleach   there was some evidence of mice  living in this dresser at some point   i don't think there has been a furry friend living  in here for quite some time but adding a little   bit of bleach to my cleaning solution just gave me  some extra peace of mind as i cleaned each drawer   i also went ahead and pulled the old wood knobs  off they just don't make things like they used to   these knobs have been on this dresser since 1850  with nothing more than tension and a wood dowel   there were two knobs that had been repaired at  some point and i love finding little treasures   like this in furniture they actually used some  cut up thread spools as spacers to screw in the   knobs i gave the dresser a few hours to dry off  really well and then it was time to start sanding   i do really love that authentic alligator texture  that is on the drawers but that previous finish   is sticky it's tacky to the touch and that is not  cool it's gotta go so i started off sanding the   large flat surfaces with my ryobi random orbital  sander i really love this sander i got it for   christmas and it has been fantastic for me i think  it is a great affordable and approachable machine   for beginners and also can stand up to seasoned  woodworkers and refinishers ryobi also makes a   triangular detail sander called the corner cat  and i'll leave both of those linked down in the   description box below and while i'm standing away  here i wanted to talk to you guys about sandpaper   in terms of furniture painting and refinishing  i get asked so frequently about how to know   what grit of sandpaper to use so this seems like  the perfect time to break that down when you're   at the hardware store you're gonna see numbers  like 80 100 220 so here's what those numbers mean   the higher the number the smaller the grains and  the finer the sandpaper grit conversely lower   numbers indicate larger grains and an overall  coarser sandpaper for furniture a coarse sandpaper   would range from 80 to 100 grit this paper is  aggressive and will remove a lot of material   quickly especially when you're using a mechanical  sander like this i use a coarse grit to break   through hard varnish or lacquered finishes quickly  but you need to be very careful if you're using a   really coarse grit like this because it will very  quickly flatten out a curved edge or tear through   veneer i'm really only using an 80 grit right  now because this is solid thick wood and a lot   of sanding isn't going to damage anything on a  piece of veneer i would be more likely to start   with something a little softer like a 100 or a  120 grit a medium grit sandpaper would be 120   to 220 grit these are good multi-purpose grits  you can often use these to remove old finishes   and they're also good for buffing out scratches  and smoothing out the rough texture that's left by   a coarser grit of sandpaper 220 is kind of the  standard grit used for scuff sanding when it comes   to furniture painting not really strong enough to  break through the original finish but enough to   create a fine texture on a shiny surface for your  paint to grab onto 220 is also the most common   grit of sandpaper that's used for distressing  a fine sandpaper would be anything above 220.   for instance i usually use a 320 or a 400 grit if  i need to sand between coats of paint or top coat   it's more of a polish than anything else to help  remove very slight imperfections in your finish   to remove the previous finish that was on this  dresser and get a really nice smooth clean surface   i started with an 80 grit sandpaper and then  gradually worked my way up through a 100 a 120   and my final grit was a 180. to help me get into  the corners or any smaller details i switched out   to my surf prep 3x4 electric ray sander this  is a professional grade sander that comes with   a professional grade price tag i completely  understand that it's not in everybody's budget   but the ryobi corner cat triangle-shaped sander  that i mentioned is a really great affordable   alternative to get into these tight areas or  you could just sand them by hand to help me   out on these chunky legs i grabbed a little  bit of paint and varnish stripper and applied   it with a disposable chip brush once i had a  good amount of stripper on the feet i wrapped   them in saran wrap to help keep the stripper wet  well it dissolved that varnish the stripper that   i used today needs about 30 minutes to do its  thing so once that time had passed i removed the   saran wrap and grabbed some fine steel wool  to start sanding and scrubbing away that finish once the feet were dry i still had a ton  of sanding to do and the best way for me   to get into all of these details and around  these curves was really just to sit down   put on a podcast and sand this by hand so much sanding and i'm not done yet the last  thing i needed to sand were these wood knobs   and i could have done it by hand like i did the  legs but these are tiny and fiddly so i grabbed my   multi-purpose rotary tool and a sanding disc  just to get as much of this varnish and stain   off as quickly as i could this worked out  really well for me i don't reach for this tool   often not nearly as often as i think i should  so i'm going to make an effort to make my life   easier and you may be seeing this little  rotary tool a lot more often on the channel while i was sanding the drawers i noticed that  there was one drawer that had a little split   in the wood so i'm going to need to fix that  before i move on to anything else i grabbed some   of my favorite gorilla wood glue and one of my  craft syringes to apply the glue into that split once i had the damage saturated with wood  glue i just clamped it let it dry for a few   hours and then came back and gave that area of  glue another quick sand to remove any excess   i also need to replace the drawer stops  these just help the drawer from sliding back   too far into the body of the dresser they just  catch that bottom lip of the drawer so that it   sits flush with the front of the frame one of  my favorite way to replace these is just with   a cut up paint stir stick they're free from  the hardware store and you can't beat that   i just applied a little bit of glue to the back  put them in place where i wanted them and then   grabbed some small finishing nails just to tack  them into place another little trick that i've   learned along the way is to use a pair of needle  nose pliers just to hold small nails in place   while you get them started so that you don't hit  your chubby little sausage fingers with the hammer   i gave everything a really good wipe down with  a tack cloth to remove all of my sanding dust   and then i was ready to mix up some paint wash  don't worry i'm not painting the dresser per se   i just want to preserve this really  natural bare wood look that we have   so i mixed up some house in canvas chalk style  paint in the color linen with a whole lot of water   i used my zebra chiseled wedge paint brush  to apply this very watered down paint over   each surface working one section at a time and  then i immediately came back with a shop rag   and removed any excess wood will naturally  continue to oxidize and darken over time so   this light wash of paint or a faux stain you  could call it is really just going to help   keep the color more consistent and it's also  going to even out any blotchy spots in the wood the last thing i want to deal with is the painted  insides of the drawers this is latex paint on   raw wood i'm not going to bother stripping it  but it does have quite a lot of bleed through   being that it's on raw wood so i grabbed  my favorite stain blocking primer bin   shellac base primer and gave the insides  of all of the drawers a quick coat of that   and when my primer had dried i used the same  linen color from house in canvas that i used   for my paint wash only this time in full strength  to repaint the interiors of all of the drawers to reattach the knobs i use just a tiny amount  of my wood glue around the dowels and popped them   back into place i don't want to use too much  glue here in case someone in the future wants   to refinish this piece again which i'm sure will  happen down the line and i'd like them to be able   to remove these knobs as easily as i was for their  refinishing process for the last little finishing   touches i got up super early in the morning while  everyone else was still in bed poured myself a   cup of coffee and touched up the edges of the  drawers with my paint wash i also added a little   bit of beeswax to the drawer runners to keep them  gliding smoothly and now this makeover is complete how i feel tell you how i feel every day  something new if i spend it with you with you   you probably noticed that i haven't sealed this  piece yet which is the last step of all of my   furniture flips and that is simply because i'm  not quite sure which route i want to go i'm   pretty sure i want to avoid any kind of gloss that  i would get from a poly so i will probably end up   doing a clear furniture wax or  maybe even some hemp oil just to   rehydrate and condition the old wood whether i  choose wax or hemp oil the finish and the color   will stay the same once those products are applied  and have a chance to soak in thank you so much for   hanging out with me again today make sure that  you leave me a thumbs up a comment down below   subscribe before you go and i'm gonna leave  a few more bare wood furniture makeovers   over here that i think you might like to  watch next i'll catch you guys next time

Channel: Katie Scott SALVAGED by k. scott

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Keywords: rustic scandi style, hygge, scandinavian home, home design, do it yourself, shabby chic, vintage, modern living room, bohemian, diy projects, design, interior decorating ideas living room, how to decorate scandinavian, how to decorate scandinavian design, cozy scandinavian house, minimalist living, scandinavian decor, farmhouse living, modern farmhouse, rustic cottage, rustic decorating ideas, furniture makeover, DIY, Sandpaper, Sanding Furniture, Salvaged by k Scott, Katie Scott

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Length: 14min 55sec (895 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 03 2021