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Give A Second Life To Old Furniture With Restoration Tips
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146 students

Give A Second Life To Old Furniture With Restoration Tips

How to restore old furniture and give it new economic value
Created byFabrizio Bordin
Last updated 5/2016
English

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the different kinds of varnish
  • Use the most appropriate technique to remove varnish according to the furniture
  • Improve not only old furniture but also new pieces you might own and be bored of: you can give them a new life by changing their look, working on color and varnish
  • Learn restoring fundamentals

Course content

6 sections16 lectures37m total length
  • Introductory video lecture0:59

Requirements

  • No requirements are necessary to take this course.

Description

Everyone has a valuable piece of furniture somewhere at home, maybe in the attic, which is not valued for what it is or for its potential because of its condition. Paint stripping and subsequent varnishing can increase the value of your furniture in different ways; but, are you able to recognize the kind of varnish on the furniture and remove it in the most appropriate way without damaging the patina of it?

The course consists of individual lessons on different concepts necessary to recognize the furniture and its varnish, and on different techniques to remove the varnish, in order to deal in the best suitable way with each piece of furniture.

You will learn how to remove varnish from all kinds of furniture and give it a new life. You will see some furniture get a brand new look, even on new pieces.

Lectures can be completed individually or in sequence.

Course Structure (Sections)

  • Introduction
  • Introduction to paint stripping
  • Recognizing different kinds of varnish
  • Chemical paint stripping
  • Thermal paint stripping
  • How can paint stripping increase the value of your furniture

Who this course is for:

  • This course is addressed to whoever owns a piece of furniture, new, old or antique, and who wants to increase its value, improve it or give it a new life