can I change the color of my wooden furniture?

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I have a wooden desk which I love, but it is a different color of wood to my other furniture. Can I varnish it or paint it so it matches the rest of my furniture? Does this require a lot of skill.

Basically, I am hoping to make it a darker color.
 
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it is very possible and not that difficult but it is a lot of work! You have to completely strip it to bare wood which would involve sanding it back, then you can stain it to match your other furniture and wax or varnish it to finish.

If the desk is simple without too much detail it will not be too bad but if it has a lot of mouldings or carvings etc it'll be an awful lot of work.

What wood is it made from and what would you like to stain it to match? Bare in mind that pine will not take a dark stain well as will some lighter hardwoods like beech/ maple
 

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