How To Chalk Paint An Old Dresser
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How to chalk paint an old dresser. The really great thing about chalk paint is that it dries really fast. The secret to painting furniture is to done is better than perfect. If the dresser is made out of laminate or veneer make sure you prep accordingly. The base of the dresser is solid but the outside appearance needed some work.
A dirty scratched dresser with sticker residue. It is amazing to me how a little time and paint can make an old piece of furniture completely new. The beauty of using a chalk paint to paint furniture is that you don t have to follow the rules and it requires no prep even if you ve never painted a piece of furniture before try it out on a piece that doesn t have high stakes this was my second chalk paint experience. Once you re sure chalk paint is the way to go determine the composition of the dresser in question.
Antique dressers should be evaluated prior to painting to make sure that doing so won t devalue the piece. You can just dive right in. I jumped at the chance to bring it home and give it a new look. Really beautiful results and you do not need to be an expert crafter to try this yourself.
If you re interested i even have a recipe and printable for making your own chalk paint. You can see the first piece i painted here and if i can. Once i sanded the dresser i wiped it down with a damp cloth and then applied my first coat of chalk paint using my homemade chalk paint recipe. Chalk painted nightstand makeover.
Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old. I recently started using chalk paint and have made over a nightstand and a chair from craigslist. There were a couple of missing handles and the rest of the handles were bent and chipped so i decided to make new handles. Generally i use chalk paint because it s so smooth and goes on well in two coats but beyond paint sent me some samples to do this piece for this dresser i used off white and linen.
I d used the paint before on this thrifted china cabinet and was interested in trying it again on this dresser. See more ideas about redo furniture painted furniture furniture makeover. Check out this tutorial that shows you exactly how to use chalk paint to update an old nightstand. The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
Here is where i started.