After 4 moves and toddler wear-and-tear, his old furniture was looking a little rough. I looked into buying something new for our princess, but let's face it.... I have expensive taste, and with a complete house renovation I decided I would give my hand at refinishing furniture.
Had this furniture been solid wood, it wouldn't have been such a challenge. Unfortunately for me it's high-quality MDF. From my experience you can lightly sand good MDF, but don't expect to get water damage marks off of the furniture because it will crumble!
This is the changing table that I've been working on. I had already removed the back, normally it isn't see-through!
And this is the water damage that I have been referring to. After attempting (and miserably failing) to sand it down, I realized I needed a plan B. I googled my problem, and several people had recommended using KILZ over the affected area, and then sanding it down. Since I had already tried sanding it after painting the area with a primer + paint, I decided I needed a plan C. Out of the pure genius of my own head (haha!) and with the help of my crafty husband, we placed a thin sheet of oak wood on top of the dresser.
I instantly fell in love with this piece of furniture again!
We glued it down with wood glue, then placed blocks of cement on it over night. In order to make it look like one unit again, I used paintable silicone caulking around the edges.
After some more paint, and patiently waiting for Rob to get some help to carry it inside, I finally get to begin nesting!
I am enamored over my what-feels-like-new furniture! Now I only have to paint her crib and the large closet that comes with this set, ha ha :)
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