I'm recovering from a brain tumor surgery and dunno why, but I looove watching furniture restoring, I have never done one and I can't do it but LOVE to watch! Especially you Christina!!! You are a queen!!! ❤❤❤❤🎉

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Praying for your recovery. Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoy it.

@enagonzalez6463

4 ай бұрын

@@ChristinaMuscari Thank you!

@GetMarvelDeals

2 ай бұрын

What kind of brain tumor did you had?

@playwithlaura7193

2 ай бұрын

Hope you feel better ❤

@enagonzalez6463

2 ай бұрын

@GetMarvelDeals I had a Cavernoma Tumor in the brain stems...

Such a good trick to add a bit of blue to the stain to counteract the red in the wood! The lighter colour definitely gives it a much more fresh and modern feel 😍👏👌

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

It's amazing how squaring the curves on the base of the dresser brought it back into modern times! Beautiful job! I love watching old, tired, discarded furniture come back to life by skilled artisans such as yourself. It just goes to show what vision, skill, time & effort can do!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

That was so much work, but the finished product was well worth it!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you friend. 🥰

Wow, this turned out stunning. I'm watching because I have a table set I want to refinish. You're the first person that's shown how to counteract the orange undertones. Thank you!!

I love to refinish my marketplace finds and inherited pieces. I haven’t tackled a strip and restain in years and I love to learn about new products and techniques. Your videos are very motivating for me. Thank you for the inspiration and the clear instructions. I have saved many of your videos for future projects. 😁

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thank you.

I love the finish!

I love watching the process of redoing furniture, I also love learning what to look for in furniture, like dove tailed drawers and solid wood verses veneer. I currently don't have space to flip furniture or do projects for myself but hey ya never know plus knowledge is power! Beautiful work.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Love this. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely gorgeous!! So beautifully done!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Beautiful! The color change was awesome!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I love learning how to refinish, paint or update furniture. I have done a few pieces, but feel you can always learn more.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Love this!

I love watching you and refinishing myself

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Perfect!

I love how this turned out! I like watching furniture transformations and I like doing furniture transformations!

gorgeous

Gorgeous

I love watching furniture restoring. I do plan to refinish my bathroom vanities. I take the information to heart!

I love it!! I love working on my own furniture.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Awesome!

That’s incredible! Definitely a job for a dedicated artist like yourself. I enjoy watching your reveals! I’m a disabled senior citizen but can admire your lovely pieces from afar.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I love this so much! Thanks for sharing.

Great job, Christina! I love this look. So classic and fresh

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Beautiful and greatly updated.

You do such beautiful work!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good job!

Simply beautiful! Thank you for sharing the idea of mixing the on natural with the denim blue to neutralize that orange. I love how you explain things and encourage us who follow you.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks so much for sharing this. It really encouraged me.

Beautiful dresser Christina!🥰🥰🥰

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

Absolutely lovely 🌹❤

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Absolutely beautiful !!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Stunning!!! This finish made the piece much more timeless and also able to blend with a variety of decor styles. I love the way the tone of the stain and the 'new' color of the hardware look together! ❤

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I totally agree. Thank you for the encouragement.

I enjoy watching, praying g it will inspire me to redo some furniture I have

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Love this! Thanks for watching.

This piece is beautiful! I love how you explain everything. I’ve painted a couple of pieces copying your furniture.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

That is so fun. Thanks.

Whew! All the sanding gave me flash backs from my last flip! 😂 BUT so worth it in the end! Beautiful as always & ready for another 10yrs!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

So much sanding. 🫠 Thanks friend.

Looks great! Excellent job.😊

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Stunning!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Beautiful job!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I really enjoy watching videos and I soak them up because I do flip furniture for a hobby and I have learned everything I know from videos and doing it. Thanks for always having a great video. This is beautiful.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Thank you for watching.

Stunning 😍 I was just looking for some video like this!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

So glad!

I have never used the denim with au natural to take out some of that orange and red color. What a great tip. This turned out great. It’s amazing what a difference the color makes and taking out those scrolls on the base. It’s a brand new dresser.

I like to watch you do your magic and get tips for my own redo's. I don't do it for a living or resale, but I do like to buy old things and fix them up.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I love this!

Looks soo good Christina!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Kim.

I love watching and learning as I have some pieces I want to redo for myself.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

Beautiful. Really love the construction, and the light colour look

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

LOVE the final result! Just bought (through your links) the stains and top coat to give it a try on a coffee table. Thanks for the inspiration + for sharing your amazing talent with us.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I am here to learn how to makeover a few pieces in my home. Thank you for providing these lessons! I. In the process of repainting a FB marketplace rescue that needed some love thanks to your tutorials!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

I love watching makeovers, and do my own projects as well. Nice job!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing! I like how it turned out. I have painted a whole bunch of thrifted furniture for my house, as well as decor like shelves, frames, and a chandelier. It’s both fulfilling and tiring!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I love it! And totally get what you are saying.

Thank you. Learning so much❤ Have so many furniture projects. This helps immensely❤

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

So glad!

It is relaxing to watch a beautiful piece of furniture go from dark/drab to fab❤

@ChristinaMuscari

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

Beautiful

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

So pretty! I have a dresser i started then "parked" because life happened. I used a carbide scraper and found it to be very "zen" and satisfying. You have inspired me to start again when it warms up.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Oh, I love this. The scraper is so satisfying.

This dresser looks so much better. I have learned so much from your videos on how to redo a furniture piece. I have done a few smaller pieces myself but I love watching a great before and after furniture flip. I live in the middle of Canada so it’s too cold to work in my garage right now. I have a dresser my mother had in her home growing up that I want to redo this spring. It’s fun to do these projects.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I love this! Thanks for sharing.

Very enjoyable video to watch. Right now I am just stripping old oak chairs and rubbing with danish oil, but after 8 chairs I am finally done. I went through a lot of stripper but used wire brushes to get into the grooves. I have two old bureaus that are too dark and want to strip them with a light tone, where I can still see the grain. Your video was very helpful. I like how you modernized the base. I will have to do the same, must be a 60's thing to leave scalloped edges. I like the pale tone - yet you can still see the grain of the wood. Am keeping this video to refer to. Well done.

Love it

Great job on this one, Christina! It definitely was worth all that sanding.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I think so too!

I am always watching for tips and tricks. I just did a cradle make over for a new mama. She absolutely loves the color wash I did with Fusions Algonquin and Champlain with my mister bottle it was just gorgeous.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Nice. ❤️

I love solid wood. You made that piece look stunning. Definitely going to use that blue trick to help with the oranges.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I've been checking out furniture flipping videos for some months now, collecting ideas & considering the hustle potential. Always having been crafty, I've done some refinishing & learned a little wood working over the years. What's happening now, (post export of a lot of manufacturing & cheap furniture products dominating the U.S. market) has amazing positive potential. I like where your journey has led & look forward to checking out your videos About content creation.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for being part of the PD community!

Thank you for the tip about numbering the drawers. I had no idea and I’m dealing with a piece right now where the drawers are not going in the way they came out. Oops. I’m also painting the body because I am way too lazy to sand the whole thing and I’m not dealing with all wood. I’m dealing with particleboard, but it does look like wood so I used the au aunatural a little water, and I added farmhouse beige from Jolie, mixed it together for my stain and it seems to be coming out pretty nice. It was my old TV stand and I’m using it as an entry table now it has an open center with shelving with three drawers on each side so I thought it would be good for storage. I hope it works. I’m actually gonna paint the body with Dixie Bell, Spanish moss, wish me luck! And I’m also cutting off the bottom and using gold feet for the first time I’ve never done this so a little nervous about that one and I’m changing out the hardware

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

You've got this! I love hearing all about your process.

@lag757

4 ай бұрын

@@ChristinaMuscari ❤️ thank you!

Beautiful result from all that elbow grease!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful job, couldn't believe you got that orange to go away, then adding the butter to bring out the woods beauty, just gorgeous. Yeah, nobody likes to be in the house when you boil hardware. Nice kick off yo 2024!!!😊

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Dar! Always appreciate your sweet comments.

I’m a new furniture flipper. I have learned a lot from you, thanks! I haven’t used stains yet in my flips, just paint wash so I like these ideas

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

New subscriber. Your video was right on time. My bedroom furniture looks like this minus the hardware. It is so heavy, but my plan is to recreate the same look to revamp my bedroom. Thank you for the tips and tricks.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Perfect! I did the same thing with my bedroom furniture a while back. Makes such a difference if you like light and bright!

I just watch, one day I'll try it

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Nice! You can do it!

Like to watch but def here to learn diff techniques to flip furniture as a hobby. Love the creative outlet as each piece is different that I do. One of my favorite easy projects that i did was take a Target black little bookshelf and paint it white. I pushed it up against my white kitchen island and it works!

@ChristinaMuscari

9 күн бұрын

Love it!

We love Ryobi tools. We have them ALL also!!❤

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

🥰

Looooooooooooooove it !

This has been so helpful! My parents bought me something for my house (can’t even remember) and the person gave us a small floor cabinet too haha! It’s a very sturdy cabinet it just is very orange and has no shelves inside so I’m trying to give it a makeover for our spare room 😊

Luv yr videos

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful dresser! From Modesto CA

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I am LOVING your channel! I am starting to get into this and you provide so much info that I feel like I can do it. I will be inheriting some pieces that I’d love to get suggestions on or advice and was wondering if you ever connect one on one with others to help with a project? I am keeping the items for myself just trying to update them and would love some mentoring during the process.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Hi Nicole. This is great. I do offer online coaching but it is priced pretty high with how busy my schedule is. prettydistressed.as.me/schedule/704410b8

Great question! Lately I’m just watching furniture being flipped! You do keep me motivated! I have a 1920s full size sleigh bed the wood I think is mahogany and Rosewood . I just want to lighten it up. It’s never been painted. I’m just afraid to tackle it!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

You can do it!

So beautiful! Your video are very inspiring for me to paint everything by myself. What do you suggest I have Thermo foil armoires in my kitchen and they said we cannot paint them, since for me you are the pro, can you help me if I can paint them? Thank you in advance. I am a French women from Quebec, Canada.

I have a cherry stained dresser, tall chest and nightstand very similar to this. Can u suggest what color stain to use if i wanted a bit more pale gray undertone instead of the natural pinkish undertones ? My walls are are a greenish gray neutral called Sensible Hue. Thanks! Thanks!!

You make it look so easy. Have a bedroom door from 1956 that has groves in it so going to use wood filler and than strip the varnish off and re-stain. Think I need you to come and HELP! Lol. .

Here it is 2am and I’m researching complimentary colors! Had you considered using the teal stain instead of denim blue? I suppose the moss green would have been too yellowish. I have a matching shaker style dark cherry nightstand and long dresser set that I want to update…. After looking at several videos I think yours sold me on stripping and staining using these products, carbide scrapper here I come!

It’s beautiful!! The same technique works for laminate?

@ChristinaMuscari

3 ай бұрын

You wouldn't be able to remove stain from a laminate since it isn't real wood.

It's all about the colour transformation and recycling for me.

What type/ brand of lint free towels do you use?

Nice flip, Christina. Love the color correction of the staining. One product I'm looking for is a nice rolling stool. Do you like yours? Didn't see it in the list. Would love a good recommendation. Thanks!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I love it and always forget to link it. Here you go: amzlink.to/az0bbqnGWn5kw

❤

Hi, I just found your channel and it has been super helpful!!! I’ve got a dresser and nightstand set from my college days, many years ago, that I want to paint and redo. I’m thinking of going with Dixie bell paints and the pieces are a little lighter than the one in this video. I want to either whitewash the top or do a light stain. Going for a mixture of dried sage and Savannah mist colors and maybe the grey wax as a top coat. I have two questions: 1) after scuff sanding should I prime? 2) Can you use wax as topcoat and then add a clear coat for additional protection? I’m thinking the wax might repel the top coat. 3) How much paint would a chest of drawers and nightstand take in paint? Not sure how much to order. 4) Can you mix colors with the Dixie belle all-in one paint? 5) Can you use the mineral paint on raw wood? That about it for now. lol Thanks and love your channel!!! Will be watching

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

🙃

I also am debating whether or not to refinish my grandma secretary desk. The desk is wood but the desk front door that opens has wood veneer that needs a repair, not sure but wanted to paint it white or use a white wash/stain?????

What type of wood was that? I have one that looks like that natural wood, but am clueless as to wood types!

BEAUTIFUL! How long did this entire process take you? Currently debating if I want to do this to mine!

@ChristinaMuscari

2 ай бұрын

This process took me about a week due to the time it took to strip off the old stain.

This piece is just beautiful! You have such great ideas. Question: how many hours of prep work did this piece take? The gel finish remover, then the scraping, then the sanding? It is helpful for us to know how much time these things take! Thanks!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. This is a great question and always so hard for me to answer because with all the filming I do it really slows me down. The project was about 4 days of work, so without the filming it was probably around 5-6 hours of work.

Hi! I noticed you didn’t use a wood conditioner. I have a dining table that was sanded down to the natural wood. Would you recommend a wood conditioner if I just want to seal it to keep the natural color? TIA!! Love your work 😍

@ChristinaMuscari

14 күн бұрын

Yes you can!

Do you get the same result from this type of light stain as you would with a light paint and paint washing? If not how do they differ in your experience? Thank you

@ChristinaMuscari

2 ай бұрын

You can get a similar result from a paint wash- but I think this product is a little easier to get an even result. Especially for beginners.

Quick question. Have you ever bleach a piece of wood furniture that is similar to this? I am curious to know what your thoughts are on that. I have a similar piece of furniture (not as red) bit was considering stripping then bleaching - no stain 🤔

@ChristinaMuscari

3 ай бұрын

Bleaching is always a good idea to get that lighter look. I like the two part wood bleaches for this. Check out this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3Vk2ctymMjAY5s.htmlsi=boerstMOMM0u5p1B

Hey, Christina! Did you clean it with mineral spirits after you de-gooped it and before you sanded?

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

No, I used Simple Green. This stripper is soy based so you don't have to use solvents to clean it.

@girlymail

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, @@ChristinaMuscari

I have a 90's mahogany-finish secretary with serpentine drawers that I'd love to refinish like this! Have you ever updated something with a finial? I don't know if I should cut off all the decorative wood at the top. I don't have your vision.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I have and people got really mad at me, but I loved it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH6lpKOwhKbUpps.htmlsi=0RLNMJBna0Qi5OLj

If you had not had the denim stain and only the white, could you have added something like on teaspoon of blue chalk paint to achieve the same result? Thank you.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Yes this would work. I would just water the blue paint down a bit.

I have a huge, solid wood desk with gorgeous veneer on the top in a cool chevron pattern. Really want to lighten its 'too dark for me' finish.....but am fearful that I'll end up removing the uber cool veneer.

Lots of work sanding but it was worth it! It looks like a maple dresser? I'm asking because I have solid maple furniture I'm debating weather to sand the old orangey finish off completely or just the top. Your video today is making me lean towards sanding it all down. Ugh!!!

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

I've been so focused on sanding. I didn't really inspect it to try to figure out what kind of wood it was. Maple seems like a good guess. I'll try to investigate this week. Sanding is hard work but so worth it. You can do it!

@kathywest7380

4 ай бұрын

@ChristinaMuscari thank you! Today, my leaning is toward painting the bottom and sanding the top and top drawer fronts down to bare wood. That's how I flip flop!!! It's cold here in the Toronto area so I have a couple of months before I take it out to the garage to begin and finalize my plan!

I would love this look with my kitchen cabinets. They are a nice solid wood (not oak, possibly pine? They have knott holes) but have gotten orangey since the original owner put them in more than 20 years ago. Is there an easier way to lighten them? Lol

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Yes, if you don't mind a faux finish...check out this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYN8z7d6dMzNpdI.htmlsi=Q3Aq_B4mK5R32sg0

How did you remove/treat the dents?

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

It was a solid piece, so I sanded them down as opposed to filling them in.

@solangegoulet769

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. It looks very good. Worth saving it

Help! I followed your instructions exactly but my piece is dry and it’s pink . What do?

@ChristinaMuscari

3 ай бұрын

If it is pink, I would try adding some green to your natural stain to tone it. Green tones out pink/red. Blue tones out orange.

Where can I order the scapper

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

It’s linked in the description box! Right from Amazon. 😊

Do you wet the tack cloth

@ChristinaMuscari

14 күн бұрын

Nope!

I don't like this Project cause it is still too much " red" . Perhaps Oxid acid would help to lighten up the wood color?

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Watching your videos “just in case”….

Cutting the legs changed the integrity of the piece.

@ChristinaMuscari

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@tishliberatore6506

4 ай бұрын

I just stripped a mahogany credenza & filled a fan decorative area with Bondo all- purpose puffy but after mixing and applying and sanding,there is a grayish ish color to the Bondo! I ordered pixie dyes that you did on this video but will the “fan” show thru?? Any suggestions?