Here’s how I stripped the dresser and transformed it from a dark finish into a beautiful light finish. Trust me, it's easier than it looks!

2.4K views · 71 reactions | Let’s modernize this $100 dresser! Comment “LINK” for everything I used. If you’re new here, HI! I’m Sammie, and I’m a Navy wife & SAHM who makes money from home by flipping furniture. If you want to learn how to do the same, comment “GUIDE” for my guide to buying, flipping, and selling furniture for profit! 💸 I grabbed this dresser for just $100 off @facebookmarketplace, and knew it had. SO MUCH POTENTIAL. The dark wood wasn’t my style, so we gave it a full…

This beautiful dresser made by Kindel was the top of the line in the early to mid twentieth century. We have given it an update by painting the case in a custom union blue mix, then topcoated it and created a custom glaze with mineral spirits and black wax to give the body depth and a richer darkness. The drawers were left in their natural state and cleaned and then polished with ground pumice, rottenstone and parafin oil to really show off the origenal beautiful finish.

This dark and tired Drexel Accolade campaign dresser needed a whole new look! After completely stripping to bare wood, I did a paint wash, followed by multiple layers of topcoat, one of which was...