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I have some shelves that I'd like to stain dark brown, they are made from thick chipboard and have a beech veneer on top. I thought about lightly sanding the veneer as it has a thin coating or varnish on it before stainging it, is this possible or are there better ways of colouring my furniture?

I want to stain some flat packed furniture to match newer items etc.. The shelving units in question are made from thick chipboard covered in a beech veneer (i think) I was thinking about lightly sanding the coating or varnish on the veneer so that I could stain the veneer. Is this...