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Hi, I’m Kaitlyn — Professional furniture refinisher helping you transform outdated furniture into beautiful, custom pieces.

✨ Custom refinishing
📚 Furniture Refinishing 101 Guide
📍 Sault Ste.

10/31/2026

SANDING ISN'T ALWAYS THE ANSWER! 👀

One of the biggest misconceptions about furniture refinishing is that you need to sand everything down to bare wood.

But sometimes, stripping the existing finish is actually the better approach.

Here's why I choose to strip certain pieces:

🪵 Less unnecessary sanding — especially when dealing with thick layers of old finish.

🪵 Better for detailed areas — stripping can help remove finishes from carvings, grooves, and hard-to-reach spots.

🪵 Helpful for delicate veneer — when used carefully and with a compatible product, stripping can reduce the amount of sanding needed on thin wood surfaces.

That doesn't mean stripping replaces sanding entirely! I often still do some light sanding afterward to prepare the surface for its new finish.

The key is knowing which method makes the most sense for the piece you're working on.

✨ Want to learn more about stripping, sanding, staining, and refinishing furniture?

Comment GUIDE and I'll send you the link to my Furniture Refinishing 101 guide!

👇 Tell me: Are you team STRIP or team SAND?

FurnitureMakeover

10/28/2026

🎉 15,000 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY!! 🎉

WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING?! 🤯❤️

I was getting ready to celebrate hitting 10K followers, and somehow, in less than 24 hours, we're already celebrating 15K?!

Apparently, people have some VERY strong feelings about sanding furniture. 😂

Whether you've been here since the beginning or just found me through that crazy sanding reel, THANK YOU! ❤️

When I started Who Wooda Thought, I never imagined this many people would be following along, learning, and sharing my love for bringing old furniture back to life.

So, to celebrate, I'm giving away 10 copies of my Furniture Refinishing 101 digital guide to 10 lucky winners! 🎉

This guide is packed with everything I wish I'd known when I first started refinishing furniture — from prepping and painting to staining, choosing products, pricing, and selling your finished pieces!

✨ HOW TO ENTER:

🪵 Follow Nunya bidnis

❤️ Like this post

💬 Comment below and tell me: What's one piece of furniture you'd LOVE to refinish?

That's it! You're entered!

🎉 10 WINNERS will each receive a digital copy of my guide!

📅 Giveaway closes November 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

Open to entrants aged 18+ worldwide. Winners will be randomly selected from eligible entries and announced on November 3. No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

Thank you for being part of this wild ride. I'm so happy you're here! 🥹❤️

WhoWoodaThought

10/27/2026

10,000 FOLLOWERS!!! 🥹😭❤️🎉

WHO WOODA THOUGHT?! 🪵

When I started refinishing furniture, I had absolutely no idea where this little business would take me.

I was self-taught, learning as I went, making mistakes, figuring things out, and sharing it all along the way.

And now somehow, there are 10,000 of you here. TEN THOUSAND!! 🤯

What started as a passion for bringing old furniture back to life has turned into something I never could have imagined.

To everyone who has followed, liked, commented, shared my work, purchased a piece, bought one of my guides, or simply cheered me on — THANK YOU. ❤️

I'm so incredibly grateful that you're here.

Here's to continuing to learn, grow, make mistakes, and turn forgotten furniture into something beautiful.

10K!!! WE DID IT! 🥂❤️

And now I think we need to celebrate! 🎉

10/27/2026

If you're sanding furniture, you NEED to know this! 👇

Sanding isn't about grabbing the roughest grit and going to town. There's a right way to do it, and getting it wrong can ruin your finish before you even start painting or staining.

Here's what you need to know:

🪵 Start with the right grit. Not every project needs to be stripped down to bare wood.

🪵 Work your way through the grits. Skipping too many grits can leave scratches that become painfully obvious once stain goes on.

🪵 Don't oversand. Sanding too aggressively can burn through veneer or damage the wood.

🪵 Know when to stop. Sanding for paint and sanding for stain are two completely different things!

Your finish is only as good as your prep work. And trust me, proper sanding makes ALL the difference.

Want to learn how to refinish furniture the RIGHT way, from start to finish?

📖 Comment GUIDE and I'll send you the link to my Furniture Refinishing 101 book!

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Sault Sainte Marie, ON

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+17059951922

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