Can I refinish my cherry wood dresser?
I still have/use the dresser my parents bought when they found out I was coming in 9 months. I absolutely love it and don't want to get ride of it so I plan on refinishing is and updating the hard where but after looking at it, I'm not sure what to think. It is stained "cherry wood." My parents don't remember the details of the piece as they bought it 20+ years ago, but I don't think it is solid cherry wood, and i was told it might have a cherry wood veneer on it. good thing I don't know what that is. so here's my questions:
- What is veneer?
- How do I tell if that is what my dresser has?
-If it is veneer, can I still strip it and refinish it with a cherry wood finish and it still look like cherry wood in the end?
-If yes, what is the best way to remove the old finish (there is detail and trim..not a flat surface on the edges and drawer fronts)?
Veneer is a thin outer coating. if it's solid cherry, the wood grain will be the same on the inside, as on the out. if you pull out a drawer and look inside you should be able to tell if the wood species is the same or not.
you can refinish it either way. you may have to try different methods and products, it all depends what the finish on it is currently
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