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Expert: - 12/22/2008


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I have an black stained Victorian table in rather poor condition which I would like to have refinished.  Is there any possibility that it can be refinished to a more modern color?  I would like to keep it in my living room but am not fond of the black finish.

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Hi Deborah
Nice to hear from you.
Yes the black you dislike can be removed and a more modern color applied.
How the new color will look will depend on how badly the black has absorbed into the wood but a refinisher can also bleach out a lot of this old color.
But whatever shade it is it will be lovely with this finish removed.
Then the beauty of the wood will come through.
And worse case senario, the refinisher will need to apply a bit of colored lacquer. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Good Luck and Merry Christmas
Eileen

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