Furniture Upcycling & Restoration Specialization

Overview

“During the process of restoring or transforming an antique piece of furniture, you'll almost certainly find yourself needing to make some repairs. As you know, this course is introductory, so in this lesson, we'll teach you the most common small repairs you may encounter; those that are easier to perform, such as gluing, retightening screws, and using fillers. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Small Repairs 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Furniture Upcycling & Restoration Specialization. Learn restoration and transformation of furniture with basic techniques such as cleaning, sanding, repair and finishes.

Partial transcription of the video

“Small Repairs When restoring or transforming an old piece of furniture, you'll have to make some small repairs. We'll teach you how to glue pieces, go over the screws, and apply fillers. Since this is an introductory course, we'll make small repairs. We recommend you start with an easy piece. The most normal type of repair when we have an old piece is gluing, either to join pieces of wood, because a leg has broken off, or because the veneer has started to peel off. In our case, we can analyze the different areas where we'll have to apply glue. Our project has just a few glued joints where t...”

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Course summary for: Furniture Upcycling & Restoration Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (5)
• 660 students
• 7 units
• 92 lessons (13h 39m)
• 50 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Furniture Restoration & Upcycling, Interior Design, Upcycling, Woodworking