DIY Furniture Making for Kids: A Unique and Stress-Relieving Experience

Purchasing furniture directly from a store is certainly quick and convenient, but making furniture for your children by hand carries a unique sentiment. From selecting the wood to final assembly, the entire process can also be very stress-relieving. After completion, paint it with the colors your children love, making it the most unique piece of furniture in your home. Today, I would like to share this DIY process with you: PS: All German Osmo oils are safe and harmless, and the process of applying the oil can also be safely participated in by children, turning it into a rare parent-child interactive experience.
Step 1: Sand the wood appropriately. Begin with coarser sandpaper (around 60 grit), sanding in the direction of the wood grain with even pressure from start to finish, and then repeat the process from finish back to start. Continue this process, sanding through the grades until you reach 240 grit, and then clean the surface of wood shavings and dust. (Sanding in grades: 60 grit –> 80 grit –> 100 grit –> 120 grit –> 150 grit –> 180 grit…)

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Step 2: Assembly. Assemble the wood that has been sanded for making a small desk and chairs according to the instructions, securing with screws. (If you purchase pre-assembled furniture, you can skip this step). After assembly, proceed to the painting process. In this demonstration, German Osmo transparent colored wood wax oil (white), German Osmo creative wood wax oil (mint green), and German Osmo hard wax oil were used. Of course, you can also choose other suitable colored wood wax oils according to personal preference. Before applying the wax oil, please prepare the necessary tools, such as brushes, bottle openers, stirring sticks, gloves, cotton cloth, German Osmo wood brush cleaner, etc.

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Step 3: Stir the wax oil. Before applying the wax oil, please mix the oil in the can evenly.

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Step 4: First coat application. When applying the wax oil, start with the interior areas, brushing from the inside out. Note: When applying wax oil, it must be thin and evenly applied along the wood grain. At the same time, you can use a brush to remove excess wax oil to prevent it from accumulating in the gaps of the wood surface.

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Step 5: Drying. It takes about 12 hours to dry, while maintaining good ventilation conditions.

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Step 6: Second coat application. After about 12 hours of drying, the first coat of colored wax oil on the surface has dried, and at this time, apply another coat of colorless hard wax oil on the dry colored wax oil surface to enhance the surface’s water resistance, stain resistance, and wear resistance.
After completing the second coat of paint, allow for a 12-hour drying period while ensuring proper ventilation to maintain a dry environment.

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Your eco-friendly children’s table and chair set is now complete.

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The brushes used for applying German Osmo wood wax oil can be cleaned with German Osmo brush cleaner for future reuse.

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Place cotton cloths stained with wood wax oil into a plastic bag, along with the used brush cleaner, add an appropriate amount of water, tie the bag, and dispose of it at the designated recycling facility.

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German Osmo wood wax oil, which can naturally decompose and return to nature, is a natural wood finish developed and produced in Germany, with ingredients derived from the essence of natural plants.

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It does not form a film on the surface of the wood; instead, it is a penetrating, open-pore coating system that allows the wood to maintain its natural breathability.

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