Old Pine Furniture

[spikeybob]

I have an old pine dressing table and bedside tables we want to decorate the bedroom but dont have the required funds to buy new furniture can anyone suggest anyway of doing up the old furniture to try and make it better we dont neccassarily want to keep it pine any suggestions will be great

[pjm007]

Maybe you could just paint or stain them a different colour. Try putting new knobs/handles on them. You could cover the tops with something like glass, leather, stainless steel, depending on your tastes.

[smudge]

You could sand/rub down the tops of the dressing table & bedside cabinet tops. Then apply Briwax med brown stain/polish. I use this on our antique pine bedroom furniture & it works a treat. Good luck.

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This is the Briwax Images website:

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=briwax&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

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* I meant stain/wax (not polish) - I don't like shiny surfaces!

[philomena]

Using a multi purpose primer (Zinsser is really good & you can paint over it with any oil or water based paint) Follow with a few coats of matt emulsion in your chosen colour followed by a few coats of acrylic varnish (matt) Highlight edges with gold or silver wax (available in small tubes & pots from most art stores) Apply with finger and when dry buff with a soft cloth.  If done properly, this leaves a lovely finish & looks really expensive. (cream & gold looks really nice as does dark colours highlighted with the gold)