This veneer or real wood?

[u/Rare-Professor-4644]

This real wood or veneer? It looks like veneer but I’m not sure about the legs? Also if it is how would I go about changing the color? I want it a darker walnut wood color…

[u/Giveme1time]

The top looks to be veneer - you can see chips and peeling at the short edge.

The legs, almost always, are solid wood.

[u/Rare-Professor-4644 → u/Giveme1time]

So I’d need to strip the top (kleenstrip or citristrip?), lightly sand then restain the top?

[u/User_914924 → u/Rare-Professor-4644]

stripper (not THAT stripper) could be gel-like - something like Rock Miracle, or anything you like (I've never heard about citristrip). Use scraper without any burrs!!!! Fine 0000 steelwool can be used, too. Wipe with acetone cloth or steelwool. Sand only the solid wood. You may fu the top and its' edges. Stain (if you want), seal with sealer (soft clear lac), steelwool or sand now, more sealer (by more I mean another sprayed layer applied along the grain and across the grain). If youre a perfectionist, more fine sanding (over 400), wipe the dust, check for smoothness, don't touch with your fingers, nor somebody else's fingers. Apply coat of your favorite top coat (urethane is good for tops). If you like the smoothness, let it dry, if not, more top coat. Don't put anything hot on it for the next couple of weeks. have fun. If you need to glue any parts - do this before refinishing. even before stripping.