How to refinish furniture for your home?

Prepare the Surface Whether your furniture is new or old, you need to prepare it before you start painting wood furniture. Firstly it must be clean, smooth and dry. Start by making its surface smooth by sanding it using a medium coarse steel wool or No. 1 sandpaper. Follow by sanding with No. 00 sandpaper. Make sure that you sand each surface, including the top, legs, drawers, borders, etc.