Antique FurnitureHow to Clean Antique Furniture

So you're looking to clean your antique furniture
and you've always heard, what should I use to clean that furniture? I'm Blake Kennedy
with Kennedy Brothers Estate Services and I'm here to help. Cleaning antique furniture
is a little funny because people go, oh, I. Don't want to hurt the patina or I don't want
to take away any paint. Well, you want to make sure what you're cleaning first.

You
want to make sure if it's a sealed piece of wood. But you never can go wrong first of
all with a good cotton rag to always have around the house or some good paper towels.
But if you want to start off by just cleaning with just water, water does a lot just to
get it off. But I also use a little soap and water here. It looks like a lot of water in
here but you put a little bit of soap in it and start off with that because that's not
going to do any harm to any piece of wood that you have.

Some people say, oh I have
sticky stuff on it, how do I get the sticky out of it, whether it's lip stick or crayons
or even gum or peanut butter. You know, you can use lemon juice if that's all you have
in your house, but I also use the Goo Off. Goo Off is a great material. You should want
to make, you know put a little bit on it and just keep rubbing until it comes completely
off.

It's not going to harm your wood. Just make sure you get it completely off. One of
the biggest things that I have, that people ask me is what about, how much should I wax
my dining room table? People love to use Pledge. Pledge is a nice item, but Pledge has a wax
in it.

And they always start off in the middle of the table and they spray and then they
go out. Well, that's just putting wax build up on that table because most of the ware
on a dinning room table on an antique table is along the edges where the people put their
arms and rest their arms and move and slide. That's where you should wax, when you spray
Pledge. Pledge is a good product, but don't start off in the middle because the middle
of the table has plenty of wax on it, a really good sealant on it.

You don't need to build
it up any more than it already is. But, you know just start off, soap and water you can't
go wrong with, even the 409 cleaning like that. If you have a little bit of crevices
you have to get in to with some ornament work, use a light bristle brush and make sure you
get in there with a little soap and water and it'll eventually dry out. But don't be
afraid to clean that antique furniture.

I'm Blake Kennedy and I hope that helped..

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27 Furniture makeover

If youre looking for a DIY project that will upgrade the old furniture you have, check out these cool ideas to give your home furniture a fast and easy makeover. This is 27 Furniture Makeovers for Your Home or Apartment No: 1 Revamp your drawer handles with spare leather. What about that old leather fringe purse you kept from the 90s thats just sitting at the bottom of your closet? Put it to use with this DIY project that requires little to no technical help. You can simply remove old or ugly drawer handles and use strips of the spare leather to put into place as a handy and cool drawer handle.

2. Redo your old step stool and paint it white. A cool way to redo that old step stool is to give it a new paint job. But not just any paint jobthis awesome idea has you to tape off a section and only paint the top half of the stool.

It gives a cool dipped look to the ladder. You can even make it into a nifty table to sit things on. 3. Spray Paint Your Metal Furniture.

Give your metal furniture an instant upgrade with a fresh coat of spray paint. First, clean any impurities off of the object. Using a blow torch to get old stickers and things off can help make the job easier. Be sure to clean the surface of your metal furniture with a basic kind of solvent like turpentine thats safe and easy to use.

Next, youll use a sander to sand off the old surface, which also may require some sanding by hand. Remember to be careful about inhaling those metal particles! Use painters tape or masking tape to exclude any surfaces you dont want painted. Before painting, youll want to use a primer for a first coatthis will protect the surface of the furniture from rust long-term. Finally, pick your paint color and get painting! Youll give it a few coats, using smooth straight strokes so the paint doesnt drip.

4. Make your table into a marble-top surface. If you want a cool faux-marble surface, you can easily do so with an old table and some faux marble adhesive. This guide gives a cool example of what a table looks like both before and after the surface has been redone.

Its a fast and easy furniture update that looks classy and expensive! 5. Replace the legs on your sofa. Sounds too simple, right? Well it may be simple, but it gives a whole new sophistication to your sofa (as long as you dont choose really gaudy legs). Go with new sofa legs that are sleek and simple, but offer a more sophisticated look than those old bulky legs.

6. Then tuft the cushions. And by tuft, we mean add some chic buttons to the couch cushions for a more classy sofa look. Youll need to find some buttons that either match your couch exactly or some that you wont mind to be attached long-term.

In this video-guided idea, youll go step by step to making an upgraded tufted sofa. 7. How to make an electric sitting and standing desk. If you have an old x-frame table or desk you want to convert into a useful standing desk, why not just make it optional? In this video tutorial, youll learn the basics of what to do to make it electrically convertible.

Make sure to get all your measurements first, and plan out each step on paper before beginning. Youll need a few new items, one of which is an electric actuator that fits the table you want to convert. Follow the video to learn how every items fastens together. Youll use a DPDT switch for the up and down movement of the table.

This requires a bit of technical maneuvering, but its a cool DIY project that leaves you with a sweet adjustable desk! 8. Distress a cabinet using petroleum jelly. That old vintage look to a cabinet can be one of the coolest ways to upgrade (or in this case, downgrade) your furniture for a new look. Essentially, youll apply petroleum jelly to the painted areas (usually around the edges of the cabinet), and then later use a paint scraper to chip away the paint, which should be easily removable by then.

Just be careful not to dig in and scratch the wood! 9. How to secure a dresser to a wall. Use some simple tools and brackets to secure your heavy dresser to the wall to prevent injuries. Check out this cool video to see the step by step guide on what to do! 10.

Dress up a side table with contact paper and spray paint. Everyone gets tired of the same old side tables year after year. Why not give yours a cool makeover to enjoy? In this cool guide, youll use some easy spray paint to create a new finish for the legs of your table and some contact paper of your choice to redo the top of the table surface. If you have to use more than one piece of paper, it will create a seam, but follow the guide to ensure its hardly noticeable.

11. 5 Techniques to painting upholstery successfully. From chalk paint to spray-on fabric paint, this guide gives some really cool DIY options to revamping your old and ugly fabric furniture. Grandmas old sofa you inherited doesnt have to remind you of the 1960s, nor do you have to discard it give it a fun new modern look by using one of these techniques.

Check out this out-of-the-box instructional for how to paint your favorite upholstery chair! 12. How to remove rust. This is a cool step-by-step on how to remove rust from your chrome-finished anything. Maybe its an old rusted chair that could be transformed into a cool modern piece for your bedroom, or something else that has rusted.

Youll be using Bar Keepers Friend, which is a quick and easy product to make your project worth your while. 13. How to restore hardware in 5 minutes with no paint or wax. Hardware can easily rust after just a short time.

Chrome finishes also grow hazy, cloudy, and dirty. Its not uncommon to find rust spots on your chrome finish or on your hardware, especially if its been exposed to any kind of moisture. A little bit of Bar Keepers Friend goes a long way in this tutorial on how to restore your hardware. With this effective product, you can quickly and easily get your hardware looking new! Check it out below.

14. Use wood putty/filler to cover hardware holes. Sometimes its the cabinets or other pieces of hard furniture that develop holes over time. In the guide below, you can quickly fill in these spots using some handy wood putty or filler.

Dont let your hardware look aged when you can easily remedy ugly and annoying holes in the surface. 15. How to keep rugs from sliding. Want to lock down your rugs to keep from slipping without damaging your floor? Especially if youre spent a lot of money on a beautiful hardwood floor, you have to be careful with what you use.

Since simple adhesives like tape can be damaging and leave a nasty sticky mess, you can use a safer product called Ruglock. The tutorial here explains in 4 simple steps how to use Ruglock to lock down your rugs to keep them in place. 16. Turn your old dresser into a bench.

Everyone can appreciate a comfy chair anywhere in the home. But who would think to turn an old dresser into a cool vintage bench to rest on? In this tutorial, follow the steps to find out how you can make this your next fun DIY project. 17. Go from old dresser to new TV stand.

Okay, so were really into converting old furniture into something new and fresh. It can be really rewarding if youre willing to put in the work. Heres how to turn your old dresser into a cool new TV stand to brag about. A fair warning: love for assembly is required in this tutorial on old furniture makeovers.

18. Make an old cabinet into a beautiful little buffet. Heres a really neat idea: converting an old cabinet into a beautiful and classy new buffet for your kitchen or dining room. This one is shockingly different from the original.

Youll be purchasing a few additional new items, like new handles and feet to add to your new piece of furniture, as well as disassembling the old cabinet, sanding and painting, and then making a few modifications. These before and after pictures will leave you amazed! 19. How to strip furniture and restain it. There will come a day when you may want to strip the paint off a piece of furniture in order to revamp it.

It can seem like buying a brand new piece of furniture (except way less than half the price)! Maybe you want to be bold and change an old wooden and drab dresser into a chic new red TV stand, or just make some slight modifications to restore its class. Learn how to use this handy heat gun in tandem with a sander, tackcloths, and some high quality (but cheap) fancy topcoat products, as demonstrated here in this awesome guide. 20. How to make a dresser into a vanity.

Have an old dresser that nobody wants (including you) ? Fear not! You can add this fun DIY project to your week and come away with a totally cool and unique vanity for the bedroom. 21. How to Fix a Furniture Finish. Kids can put your furniture through the ringer.

Whether its water stains or deep scratches, learn how to restore the quality of your wooden furniture here in this super helpful how-to guide. 22. 5 Great ways to weather or distress furniture. Well, other than leaving them OUT in the weather.

Anyone can distress some furniture, but the key is not to damage the actual furniture... Just to make it look like a vintage piece or a special antique! From coffee to vinegar to Vaseline, these approaches are handy and super easy! A brewed cup of coffee never was more useful (except around 7am when youre trying to de-zombie yourself). 23. Cabinet transformed into a kitchen island.

Who doesnt want a new kitchen island? Well, people are realizing that they dont need to spend thousands on an island for the kitchen (well, unless you just want to). Heres how to transform your old cabinet into an awesome (and handy) kitchen island. 24. Upgrade chair to bench.

Who would have thought this up? In this awesome DIY guide, youll find out how to take a few old toss-out chairs and make them into a gorgeous bench. The legs of the chairs stay, but the seats get replaced with a few long boards so everything is connected. 25. The amazing red coffee table.

Okay, so it doesnt HAVE to be red if youre not such a fan of that color, or if you prefer another color that would be more fitting for your room. But this tutorial is super cool because just open the table and voila! Theres a TV! 26. Thrifted dresser to functional accessory table. You can make it into pretty much any kind of table you want.

If youre really into doing furniture makeovers, this is a great DIY option that will leave you in awe of your new fancy TV stand, side table, buffet, or entry way display. And last, 27. How to make DIY drawer pulls from anything. Now that youve restored an old piece of furniture, its time to get creative with some fancy drawer pulls.

The handle may seem like not such a big deal, but really, its the finishing touch that will truly upgrade your furniture and make it special or unique. Dont let your old (and truly unique) furniture go to wastetake on a fun DIY listed here and be sure to tell friends and family about it. Also, please like, comment, and share this video to spread the word! And lastly, Press subscribe button under this video if you want to see more video like this pop on your YouTube Home page. Thanks for watching..

22 Ways How to Revamp Old Furniture #2

Everyone has some old furniture sitting around the house Grandmas old arm chair with tattered upholstery, or an old desk you acquired in college, but never found very appealing. Look around your home for those items that you tend to avoid, but wish could be restored. Once youve identified what you have that could be revamped, set them aside and do some research. Here are 22 ways to revamp old furniture that youre going to love.

12. Pastel Spray Painted Chairs. For a fresh new look to some drab old chairs, run out and grab a couple cans of fun-colored spray paints. If you do each chair a different color, it keeps things interesting not only for you, but also for guests in your house.

We recommend using chairs without cushions for this project. While youre out, grab some rust guard in a spray bottle. After sanding up the chairs a bit, spray on the rust guard and allow it to dry completely. Next, with quick swiping patterns, and avoiding getting the can of paint too close to the chair, paint each chair its special color.

Make sure youre outside and away from anything you prefer not to turn into a new color. When youre done, you have a fun new look to a previously boring set of chairs! 13. Drop Cloth Stool. If you dont already have a plain wooden stool, you can find one at a yard sale without any problems.

Theyre very common, but the goal of this fun DIY project is to make it into a very fun, but uncommon stool. Using some general padding from a local craft store, drape it over the stool head. Then find some drop cloth to drape over the padding, leaving the edges long enough to wrap around and attach the material to the bottom of the stool head. For a vintage rosette look, cut thin strips of drop cloth, roll them into long skinny strips, and curl them around and attach them all the way around the edge of the stool with a hot glue gun.

Youll come out with a cool rosette drop stool. The rosettes are so pretty they almost look like a wedding cake! 14. Reclaimed Wooden Headboard. In order to reclaim an old headboard to your bed, use stinkwood to create a natural-feeling headboard with the beauty of real wood.

Stinkwood is reclaimed wood that has already been finished and comes with adhesive on the back already. Its perfect for this project, especially if youre not a carpenter. Measure the pieces of stinkwood and attach them all together, fitting them like a puzzle on the surface of the headboard. Once the stinkwood is all in place as youd like, coat the entire headboard with a layer of shiny polyurethane and let it dry completely.

Now you have a new natural look to your bedroom in just a few simple steps! 15. Basic Side Chair Revival If youre left with an old dated side chair, why not amp it up with this cool DIY project? First, remove the actual seat. Set it aside. Now touch up the wooden frame by sanding any rough or uneven parts (we realize it is an old chair, after all).

You can even use some wood filler to fill in any places that need a patch. Pick a cool color you want to paint the chair and give it some love with spray paint. It may take several coats to cover up the wood, but it shouldnt take too long. After your chair frame is redone in your new color, find a fabric to redo the seat of the chair.

Stretch it over the padding (you may also need new padding) and fasten it below for a cool look when you replace the seat! 16. Campaign Desk Revival If you come across a cool old campaign-style desk, heres a fun DIY project that is easy and will update your old desk. Since this style of desk has a lot of brass furnishings, youll either want to remove them totally from the desk for this project or cover them with tape. If they need a good brass polish, its best to just remove them and put them back on later! For the desk itself, use a light sander to get it to the texture you want, then repaint the desk with a color of your choice.

For desks this size, it may take quite a bit of spray paint with multiple coats. Let it dry completely before replacing your brass parts. When youre done, youve got a cool vintage desk with an updated look. 17.

DIY Mirror Nightstands To make a cool mirror night stand out of a plain night stand, you can purchase a cheap nightstand from Ikea, assemble it, and begin painting the edges of the stand the color youd like. Using small mirrors that match the size of the drawers, glue them on carefully using a general adhesive glue. Use clips to allow the glue to dry to the mirror for optimum hold. You can find some cool or fancy knobs that attach straight onto the mirror with a more powerful glue.

18. Kilim Rug Bedside Bench Make your own bedside rug using a flat sheet of plywood, a cool rug with a pattern you love (and that goes with your room), and some basic legs for the stool. In this example, Emma used some pretty modern-style legs for the stool. Direct instruction: Cut your plywood to the exact size you need to be the surface of the stool.

Apply a layer of foam to the surface of the stool and then cover with the rug material, fastening the edges under the bottom. Next, just attach your stools legs and you have a sweet new bedside rug stool. 19. Upholstered Coffee Table Have a coffee table that could use a little updating? A cool modern way to dress it up is by adding upholstery! Youll have to start by stripping old paint off using a sander and paint the frame of the table a color of your choice.

To make some neat upholstery pads, use a piece of plywood cut to the size you want on top of the table. If you want buttons, youll have to drill holes in the plywood where you want the buttons to attach. Next, place your foam and upholstery material to the top of the plywood. Use an L-shaped hinge to attach these pieces to the actual table.

Once youve attached the buttons, pull everything tight and make sure the material is stapled well underneath, and then attach your final product to the top of the table for a cool new padded coffee table! 20. Office Chair Makeover Almost everyone has an old office computer chair that could use some DIY love. First, unattached the seat and back of the computer chair. If you want new padding, now is the time to add it to the seat and chair back.

Using a fun patterned material (we like this hounds tooth pattern), cover the surface area with the material and fasten on the bottom of the chair. After you replace the back and seat, youve got a cool new look to a previously sad computer chair. 21. Farmhouse-style makeover Find some discount furniture youd like to redo.

Dont be afraid to experiment with things you think will work. Older wooden pieces tend to soak up the paint, so you may need to use several coats of paint. For a cool shadowed look start with a lighter color paint and then spread a darker color paint overtop with big motions in order to leave some of the lighter color showing. If you want to blend the colors more, get your brush a little bit wet and go over the surface again.

You can use some paste finishing wax in order to seal your paint in. And last, Add to your old bookshelf with some custom accessories Using some inexpensive objects, you can take your bookshelf to the next level. By using the core of a roll of duct tape, you can spray paint it gold and hot glue it to a few others for a fancy-looking set of rings to put on the shelf. Using simple cut-out shapes, mix your paper colors and frame it with words on the shelf.

Find some inexpensive mini cups that look like trophies, and use your gold spray paint to dress it up. Get creative with what you use and decorate your shelves! Bonus. And This video will close our presentation: Transform Your Room Challenge By using small but key elements, this room was easily transformed into something memorable and unique. Another key to transforming a room is to think about how youd like to use the space.

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