Removing Veneer From a Dresser
My project today was more about patience and
My very early Sunday morning began with an old dresser in the garage.
My plan was to paint it because it was #1 in great shape
and #2 the perfect size for my daughter's room.
Unfortunately after I committed to this project, I realized that the veneer on the top was a mess.... a real mess!
I Googled how to remove veneer, it looked easy enough....
I got out the iron and the wet towel (like they suggested) and I started steaming and scraping off the veneer.
Hmmm.... this definitely wasn't as easy as it looked.
My veneer sure wasn't coming off in the large sheets pictured in the post I read.
But I stuck to it.
More steam, more scraping....
After a while I resorted to a hammer and a paint scraper...
I was determined to finish this project!
Thank Goodness only the top needed to be removed!
Finally, somewhere about 3 hours later... I was finished.
The dresser was now ready for paint...
Painting was the easy part... I used Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Paint
Then waxed it with Johnson's furniture wax.
It is less expensive than Annie Sloan's but I have to tell you, it smells!
So here's the finished dresser and it didn't take long for
daughter #3 to lay claim to the newly finished beauty.
Where was she at 6 am when I was scraping the veneer?
Did you ever try to take a picture in a really messy room?
It's all a matter of positioning yourself with the camera so the mess doesn't show in the mirror!
This turned out awesome! I really need to try that ASCP ... better jump on that bandwagon and get to painting!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job. I want to keep everything I make or redo and like you, I am running out of space!
ReplyDeleteI would have snapped up that cute little dresser too. I had no idea you can remove vineer with an iron. Love your blog and I am now a follower.
ReplyDeleteTraci
Oh that looks like A LOT of work but it sure turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSusan,
ReplyDeleteYou really had to work hard for that piece! But in the end it looks fabulous ... messy room and all!
:)
Linda
Way to persevere! It's not easy messing with that veneer, is it???
ReplyDeleteIt looks awesome!
I think that's what I got for an anniversary gift last weekend, my husband removed some old veneer on a dresser. And I'm happy with that gift!
ReplyDelete~Bliss~
I LOVE the little dresser! The color is awesome, but I've learned my lessons in the past and I always buy the more expensive paint, because the quality is much better and it saves a lot of time (also, it makes a lot less of a mess...) And about the veneer removal, you should be grateful it only took you 3 hrs - it's really a looooong and painful job....
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