Those of you who haven't painted furniture before might think that it is a big undertaking to paint a piece furniture, but... it's... not!
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I thought I was the only one that couldn't paint furniture.
Not exact matches
Not to mention building a new sandbox for the kids amidst it all,
painting furniture because I asked very nicely, and editing his own work in this book to boot.
Color Wonder
paints are clear and only work on Color Wonder special paper; they won't color on skin, carpet or
furniture.
I chose chalk
paint because it didn't require sanding before we started and I had heard chalk
paint is fairly forgiving when
painting furniture.
White wash the walls, trim boards,
paint the fireplace white and throw white couch covers on all your
furniture if replacing it isn't in your budget.
If you get a hand - me - down dresser that doesn't match the rest of the white
furniture in the nursery, a few coats of
paint will make it fit right in.
We've done a little
painting outside, put up new light fixtures,
painted furniture, gotten new appliances, and bought all new
furniture in our living room, but I don't think anything has been quite as exciting or as fun as putting together our new baby nursery!
If your child is a baby or toddler, don't let him chew on
painted surfaces, such as windowsills, cribs, play yards, or
furniture.
Great comparison Jen and I'd have to agree with you even though I don't have nearly as much experience with
furniture painting.
Painting our current
furniture wasn't an option because it is still nice and I didn't want to ruin it, BUT that didn't mean I didn't WANT to!
HI Jackie, I actually don't really do much with stained
furniture only
painted so I wouldn't be the best one to answer that, and I would hate to tell you the wrong thing.
I figured when I came across a piece of
furniture that screamed to be
painted as a British Flag then I wouldn't hesitate to start the project.
However... if you wanted to do a quick experiment / study to * test
paint * ~ why
not use some plain piece of
furniture that did
not have all the beautiful wood, the line work, the curves and other features of this Art Deco styled beauty?
If someone were to look at me, they might
not be surprised to learn that I also like classic novels,
painting, antique
furniture and old houses.
Plus, I can't be the only person who has a hard time getting a durable finish using regular spray
paint on
furniture... even with a top coat I usually end up chipping the
paint.
My sister has been helping me with decor,
furniture and
paint options (more on that soon — can't wait to share it with you)!
The gift of this
furniture came with the promise
not to
paint one piece.
The short version is that I found this
furniture at the Restoration Hardware outlet (it's been about 8 years ago now) and it was all beat up and was actually stained,
not painted like it is now.
Plus — I didn't want every single piece of
furniture to be
painted.
This is probably something I could have done myself but I didn't have a ton of experience at
painting furniture and my husband and I both wanted it to be something that would look amazing and last forever so we had it professionally sprayed, which I highly recommend by the way.
Blogging and
painting / selling
furniture isn't always the easiest thing to do.
What?  You don't know about Barb? You must add her to the list of blogs you follow, she is the end all, know all of the
paint and
furniture world. And oh so cool to boot!Â
Normally I don't like too much distressing on
painted furniture, but on these chairs I did want to highlight the press back design by distressing a little extra in that area.
Do you want to
paint a piece of
furniture with our guidance and assistance but don't need the instruction given in a workshop?
I know I am
not the only one that has issues with giving up
furniture they have
painted, usually IView full post»
If you aren't familiar with this series, a group of blogging friends who enjoy
painting furniture team up each month to make over a piece of
furniture with a theme.
If you want to participate, but you don't
paint several pieces of
furniture a week (like I generally do), then share your favorite piece of
furniture, a great thrift store find, a unique arrangement in your home, or even a piece of
furniture that's on your wish list.
LOVE chalk
paint and how easy it is
not to mention what it can do to a piece of
furniture!
You might notice that the color scheme isn't my usual, since I tend to use nontraditional colors a lot, but with the black
painted furniture and the deep blue blankets, I really thought this room called for some traditional red and green.
If you haven't noticed yet, I seem to have a slight obsession with white
painted furniture.
I've just gotten into
furniture painting myself although I haven't tried anything more ambitious than a small 3 drawer chest or a chair.
Wipe down
furniture to remove any lose dirt and cover anything you don't want to
paint.
Don't be alarmed by the first couple coats of
paint when you are
painting furniture.
I can
not believe you spray
painted the dining room
furniture!
Not all
furniture has to be
painted!
The great thing about
painting furniture with chalk
paint is that you don't have to prime or sand it!
My ugly bedroom
furniture wouldn't take chalk
paint and I was completely offended by both the dresser and the
paint for awhile.
I learned that I could work all day as a cashier at a fabulous porch / yard sale (I'm talking antiques, vintage items,
painted furniture, linens, OH MY) and
not spend a single penny.
I've shared plenty of black
painted furniture on this site, so that's
not terribly exciting.
I haven't been brave enough to
paint any of my
furniture, but if I do, this color is going on my list!
I didn't expect to like it so much and it seems to have a much better adherence level than my homemade plaster
paint, especially on some of the older french provintial
furniture that has the almost «formica» type dresser tops.
If you will
not be using
furniture specific
paint, (milk
paint, chalk
paint) and your piece is really shiny, I would give it a scuff sanding with 220 grit sandpaper to knock off some of the shine before spraying /
painting.
Chalk
Paint and Milk
Paint I use on the outside of my
furniture and the Fusion I have just started to use on the inside (I do
not paint the outside of
furniture with Fusion, I just don't like working with it, but it is great on the inside — Fusion
Paint claims to be a «Chalk - Like
Paint» but it is nothing like chalk
paint — this is my honest opinion).
I
not only love to
paint furniture — but also, frames, baskets, books, boxes, statues, metals, candlesticks, ceramics... the list can go on!
You don't have to go through several steps of preparation — the chalk
paint glides on and covers
furniture beautifully.
You could have picked out another piece of
furniture to
paint, but
not this one.
not, as you would think,
painting furniture.
I'm
not brave enough to leave
painted furniture unsealed with three little boys in the house!