I chose a custom mixed off-white paint for the chest. This keeps paint from leaking inside the drawer. TIP: Cover the drawer pull screw holes with painter’s tape on the inside of the drawer. I also clean the piece inside and out first using a vacuum cleaner then Simple Green on all surfaces. I remove all furniture pulls and hardware before painting a piece of furniture. The piece of wood holds down the whole glued area and I don’t have to use 10 clamps, lol. Then I found a short piece of wood and placed it flat against the glued area holding it tight with clamps. I put wood glue in between the veneer and the drawer front using a toothpick. There was a bit of loose veneer on one drawer front.

(photos 2, 4, 5) Then I nailed the piece back in place. I pulled that detail piece up and peeled the rest of the veneer off. (photos 1 and 3) The detail piece on the back of the top still had the veneer under it. I was able to scrape a lot of it off with a putty knife then I used a sander to smooth the rest of the area. Where the veneer had peeled off there was still bits and pieces of wood and glue. The top of the chest of drawers was a mess. I bought the chest of drawers from an online auction and I believe the price was somewhere between $75 and $85. It’s always nice when all of the original furniture hardware is intact. This piece had the full set of French Provincial drawer pulls. How To Make Latex Painted Furniture Look Old And Worn

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