April 28 2023

See How I Used Easy-Off To Transform Dresser

In a dank dark garage with many other misfit mistreated castaways, it was her 3-paneled floral etch mirror that made me stop, look and listen. Had I not decided to violate one of my own furniture purchase rules, who knows where she’d be now. Would someone else have took and loved her? So she made me stop and vote for her features and ignore her many flaws. Chipped veneer all over her face like acne on a teenager and gouged raw wood top from a previous attempt to remove veneer nearly overwhelmed my willingness. Can you believe, without as much energy as I thought, she was transformed in to a Victorian Princess, extremely on-trend for today’s shabby chic white farmhouse style.

Before - But With Hope

New Trick - Oven Cleaner! Removes old finish FAST

Brilliant, easy, fast and inexpensive. That’s how I would describe my new makeover tool for removing old finish. In a conversation with Angie, owner of Vintage One Eleven in Brooklyn, MI, we said that we love the new bare wood (nude) legs on furniture trend. Haven’t you heard to use Easy Off Oven Cleaner? I had not! It’s fantastic. No waiting but maybe 10 minutes or so then scrub off old finish down to the raw wood. But if you are going to try it, PLEASE USE GLOVES!