How do fix one small spot on the top of an antique stained dresser?

I'd like to paint the dresser to be two toned with the top stained and I like the top but it has one small spot that's been damaged.
  4 answers
  • Patricia Patricia on May 21, 2017

    If the damage is a scratch or gouge, you can fill it with wood filler then sand the wood filler smooth after it is dried.

  • Karen Durante Karen Durante on May 21, 2017

    Can you use a matching crayon color?

  • Kim Walsh Resnick Kim Walsh Resnick on May 21, 2017

    its more like the top has a small area where the varnish and poly are gone. Would a crayon work there?

    • Cori Widen Cori Widen on May 22, 2017

      They have wood correction markers and/or crayons -sounds like that will do the trick.

  • Karen Durante Karen Durante on May 21, 2017

    I once accidentally scratched an area of my new light wood cabinet and used a matching color crayon. It worked. My son has black wood furniture and being a kid has nicked it. I also touched it up with a crayon.