To lacquer an old piece of furniture, the first thing you have to have is desire.

If you don't have a workshop at home, be prepared to buy sandpaper, lacquers, enamels, a roller, buckets... and masking tape. And take a look online to see how a handyman, seemingly effortlessly, turns a destroyed piece of furniture into a piece worthy of the best antique dealer.

No, I am not discouraging anyone, but there are times when it is better to let the professionals work, or run the risk of ending up with an old and damaged piece of furniture.

The best lacquers are polyurethane, but they are also the most difficult to apply. For laymen, water-based enamels are simpler, but their result is not as attractive. The important thing is to clean the furniture before applying any layer, the best way is to sand it and then remove the dust, apply lacquer and sand again and remove the dust again before applying another coat of lacquer. For the final finish, you can apply a final coat of wax and thus obtain an optimal result.