1. With warm water and a squirt or two of dish soap in a clean bucket, wipe down dusty, dirty, or mildewy furniture with a sponge. Change out the w...

2. Because wood furniture usually does not have many flat surfaces that are easy to strip with a sander, use a liquid stripper . Wearing gloves, ey...

3. Once again wearing gloves, eye protection, and breathing protection, scrape away the wet paint with the putty knife. You may want to use improvi...

4. Wait a day or two for the furniture to thoroughly dry. With the wood furniture cleaned and stripped, you can now clearly see any damage to the p...

5. Sand the furniture down to bare wood. Use the oscillating electric sander on as many of the flat, broad sections that you can. Use caution and w...

6. Wearing personal protection, apply stain to the wood furniture with a rag or brush. Apply multiple thin layers rather than one or two heavy laye...

7. Protect your wood furniture with coats of water- or oil-based polyurethane coating. Brush or wipe the coating on. Alternatively, you may choose...