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Hi, I've bought 2 x Rimu Drawers that I want to do up. The below photo is the same design / wood / size etc, just not MY drawers as they are in storage.
They are a bit too dark and orange toned and so I want to sand and refinish them, but want to get the colour within the realm of the below kind of colours. Still a liiiittle warm but much softer. I don't want grey or cool toned, or white washed.
Would I be looking at bleaching and then using a furniture oil to achieve something like this? I've never flipped furniture or anything similar before. I'm a bit lost on what to do. Any advice is welcome!
Hello @jacqjacq
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us and thanks for sharing your question about upcycling your Rimu drawers.
The general steps to upcycling furniture are fairly straight forward. Generally, you can use either a chemical stripper or sand the cabinet down back to timber. Personally, I prefer sanding cabinets down, my best tip for this activity is to invest in a good electric orbital sander and a detail sander as well. These tools will make it easy to sand your furniture and will cut your sanding time in half.
In regards to the oil this is the tricky part getting the exact match you saw on the internet won't work as the colour transfer to your screen is not accurate and can't be used as a colour match. I propose visiting your local store and having a look at the furniture finish colour sample board so that you'll get an idea of its final finish.
I also suggest having a quick look at this discussion - Upcycled farmhouse cabinet by @kendallmac
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Eric
