revarnish

““I have great childhood memories of my mother baking, and I was always a willing participant,” he cracked, “especially if it meant I could revarnish the kitchen floor with treacle.””

Simon & Schuster: William and Kate

“All the work cost $600 – and for that all-inclusive price, he also agreed to sand and revarnish the hardwood floors, build two floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the living room, and retile the bathroom.”

Simon & Schuster: The Pursuit of Happiness

“Dip the bristles in mastic varnish, sprinkle them thickly over the flock, and leave for twenty-four hours to dry; when thoroughly dry, revarnish the bare edge, and turn it in underneath the other edge, thus forming the strip into a pipe, ready to receive the wire stems of the leaves.”

The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources

“All he did vas to scrape it down and revarnish it -- and now it is joost as good as new. ”

Felix O'Day

“The walls are something that you can sand and revarnish.”

NYT > Home Page

“All is well now, cleaning and a quick revarnish later.”

Looking for a voice

“If I owned The Horns, I would revarnish the dining furniture to match the roof beams, and put in a lighter carpet to give the restaurant a contemporary feel, while leaving the bar as it is to appeal to the traditional punters.”

Express & Star

“And they can only become fewer and shoddier, as we batter and revarnish and “mend” them whenever we think we’ll have a hamfisted go … See?”

The Great California Game

“a piece of furniture which you can mend, and revarnish, and fit out with new ornaments, and then send out for use, second-hand indeed, but for all purposes as good as new?”

The Prime Minister