Painting furniture is a great way to update something that is worn and dated, and a great way to save money!
There is a best way to paint furniture however and I am going to share that with you!
This is one of those great tricks like how to move your furniture drawers pulls or how to fill in those carved wood engraved surfaces.It’s something that may be limited to the size of the piece, but for things like chairs, and small tables, it works every time.
It’s a great way to get all of those little nooks and crannies you might otherwise miss!
Did you know I always, if possible, try to paint my furniture first upside down?
It helps to get all of those little spots you tend to miss when it’s right side up…
First sand, and then
always do your primer coats this way first and then your paint top coat. No matter what kind of paint you are using! brush or spray paint.
After a sanding a good coat of primer.
After it went right side up to get the top…. It went upside down again when I did the red.. it took almost 5 coats! Many times I use tinted primer, but I didn’t have any. With dark colors, it really cuts down on paint coats. …
And art work added…
I thought needed some gold swirls and leaves. I went over the Gold with Burnt Umber for dimension
and then aged it. A few coats of sealer and it was ready to go to a new home.
Have a great week end! I need to get some red paint off of my floor!
Thank goodness for laminate!
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Jennifer says
May 19, 2010 at 9:41 pmTotally cool! Someone found a beautiful old iron or metal double bed in their attic and gave it to my mom, it isn’t like a brass bed, it has a full and solid head and foot board. Anyway, we painted it a deep plummy purple and I did very similar scrolly flowers and vines in gold paint, as you did with this table.
Great job, I am an artist too and love doing this sort of stuff with old furniture!
Alison @ The Polohouse says
March 8, 2011 at 12:35 amThis is the perfect post and I am so inspired! I have almost the identical table in my garage just waiting for a total transformation.
Thanks for ideas. So glad I found you this evening! I am in Illinois too. Haven’t been to Kane County for a while though….waiting for spring to warm up the barns a bit!
Jenna@The Pink Lantern says
February 20, 2013 at 2:49 amGreat tips! It never occured to me to turn things upside down to start painting.
I grew up going to the Kane County Flea Market but have since moved across the country…your pictures made me miss it!