Refinishing furniture? I have a dresser that I would similar to to have...

I have a dresser that I would similar to to have refinished. My great uncle made it for my father within the early 1930's. It have since been used by lots of the kids & grankids and I would really like to save this piece in my kinfolk. My dad says it be originally a medium brown wood, but have since been painted white. It's immediately in my possession and I'm currently using it for 5yr feeble son. I would like to enjoy it refinished to a dark brown color...my examine is - if in the adjectives I no longer want it dark brown can it be refinished again to a lighter color? My son's other furniture is currently poorly lit brown, but once he eventually gets latest stuff or moves out
( obviously masses years down the road ) can I change it to a different finish?
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Answers:    An nice old heirloom close to that.less is more.
The "move up off" mentioned is good stuff.
Also as mentioned ...stain is "stain"
Getting the paint completely stale is the first step.
Avoid scraping & sand at all rather as well as staining.
Once it is stained "dark". no going spinal column to a lighter shade.
Would be best to use a tinted finish (not Minwax polyshades)
Aavilable as lacquer & shellac in spraycans.
Also flowing to tint shellac & brush it on.
The cans are a appropriate choice since you can apply several thin coats to build up the depth of color you want.
Easy to blend a couple of different shades for more or smaller quantity depth & to match what you enjoy.
A very frothy rub w/ fine steel or bronze wool in between capably dried coats to knock down any overspray.
That will allow you to put color "on " the wood not within it & if you decide to conversion down the road it will all come bad.
Would start w/ a thin clear coat after the tints & a final clearcoat to protect the finish & pastewax after that.
That's the basic thought..
Est less than $30 for everything.
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the short answer is maybe.
muted to dark is other easier than dark to flimsy. if it is a ring porous wood like oak the stain will progress deep plenty into the wood to make it nearly impossible to completly remove. even if it is a not porous wood, a element stain job is intended to be not removed and i'm guessing the great uncle would do a quality chore. you could try but it could be risky in keeping the point of the piece intact.