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Furniture Restoration: How To Fix Peeling Veneer

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Furniture restoration comes in all shapes and sizes. 

One thing I wish I knew how to do in the “furniture restoration” realm is upholstery. Then, I could recover dining room chairs and simpler projects like that, but the full upholstered pieces are not my jam. I would be picking up so many more pieces if I could do that. (As I write this, I am thinking maybe it is a good thing I have no clue how to do those kinds of projects because it keeps a cap on the amount of things I can rescue). 🙂

This furniture restoration project is not hard at all.

It is the kind of project I get asked about at least once a week because it is such a common problem. 

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

In the beginning of my “restoration” career, I would never pick up pieces that had veneer that was missing, chipped or peeling. I thought there was no way to fix it so I didn’t bring them home. Then, I got smarter and learned so much that now, pieces like this always come home with me (if everything else is okay with them).

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

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Supplies Needed For This Furniture Restoration:

Dixie Belle Paint “Mud”

Putty Knife 

Primer

HomeRight Heat Gun

Dixie Belle Paint “Collard Greens”

When I bought this dresser at a yard sale, the sides had a lot of missing veneer towards the bottom. (You can see it in the photo above.)

I initially started stripping the dresser to get the many layers of paint off it of before I put another layer of paint on it. The photo above shows what it looked like after I used the heat gun to get the cream-colored paint off the dresser. 

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

I wrote a post about the easy way to remove veneer from furniture HERE, but this is a different furniture restoration approach. This fix is more for pieces that have small pieces of veneer missing or chipping. If you have a piece where most of the veneer is coming off or is already off THIS POST shows you what you need to do for that.

For smaller, missing veneer chunks like this dresser had, you need Dixie Belle Paint “Mud” and a Putty Knife.

The “Mud” makes it so easy.

All you have to do is spread it over the areas of missing veneer with the putty knife to fill it and make it smooth so it is flush with the rest of the dresser. 

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

Once the “Mud” dries, sand the area so it is flush and looks like part of the dresser and you can’t see the missing veneer area anymore.

After it is all sanded, you are ready for primer. Depending on the size of the area, I will prime the area before I paint the piece. If it is a smaller area, I can sometimes get away with just the paint alone. 

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

As you can see from the photo above. You can’t even tell that there was veneer missing on the bottom edge. The “Mud” is amazing and is so easy to use. Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

But, can we please take a moment of silence to appreciate this green paint color {insert a moment of silence} ……………………….

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS COLOR!! O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D!

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

The color I used is “Collard Greens”. You can find it HERE. It is the most beautiful and perfect olive-green color. If you have been here for any length of time, you know that green is my favorite color. I told Matt that he will be seeing a lot more of this color in the near future. 

Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

I added new hardware to the dresser from Hickory Hardware and it is complete.

Like I said earlier, furniture restoration can mean a lot of different things. If you have pieces that are missing a little veneer here and there, this is the easiest way to remedy it and come out with a piece you will love all over again. 

What color would you have painted this piece?

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Furniture restoration can mean a lot of things, but it doesn't have to be hard. Click over to learn How To Fix Veneer That Is Peeling.

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Furniture Repair: How To Fix A Broken Dresser Drawer

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