Expert: Eileen Cronk - 7/3/2008

Question
Hi,
I recently bought a buffet from Crate and Barrel that is described as: white lacquered engineered wood with solid wood banding.  I do not want it to be white, how should I go about changing the color? Can it ever look or be stained like wood, can I paint is, etc?

Thanks,
Shannon

Answer
Hi Shannon
Nice to hear from you.
While this piece can certainly be painted it cannot be made to look like wood.
This type of "wood" can be painted with very good results.
All thats needed it to rough the surface with a light sanding.
Hopefully you can keep the solid wood banding but it will need to be masked off with painters tape before painting.
Actually I feel it will look quite nice painted other than white.
Hope this helps
Great Question
Regards
Eileen