Expert: Eileen Cronk - 12/27/2006

Question
Hi! I am wanting to refinish my daughters dresser.
The wood is a oak med. dark oak. I am wanting to stain it a antique white. I know there will be staining envolved. Can you tell me what else will need to be done.
Thanks!

Answer
Hi Stephanie
Nice to hear from you.
Of course it sounds like you know that the dresser will need to be stripped before you apply any stain...white or otherwise.
And I will not tell you what I think of staining oak white LOL.
But after any stain, a top finish of some kind will need to be applied.
In this case you could apply a poly because the damage will already be done..oops LOL, I said I would not mention what I thought of staining oak white.
Seriously though you could apply a poly or an oil finish.
An oil finish would be easy to apply if you have not done much of this type of work.
Look for tung oil at the hardware and apply several coats with a rag.
Hope this helps
Kindest Regards
Eileen