Easy Way To Paint A Dresser

Use chalk pens to avoid smudging and dust.

Easy way to paint a dresser.

Paint with a second coat of paint and allow to dry overnight. The paint was easy to wipe away with a wet wipe if i made a mistake. Take off the hardware and dresser drawers. Painting supplies sprayer brush roller whatever you want to use is fine a clean lint free rag i use roll o rags for this they re great materials.

You ll be surprised by how easy it is to make a new coffee table look farm fresh with the right paint scheme. Latex paint indoor paint exterior paint chalk paint any kind of water based paint will work instructions. When the dresser and drawers are dry to the touch remove all of the painters tape and plastic. Maybe you ve got the opposite problem and have inherited antique chairs whose dark dated stain is ruining their elegant lines.

Just apply a thick coat of paint with a really soft brush or roller to avoid streaking. White water based latex interior paint 9. Materials off white furniture paint linen furniture paint check out this blog post about what s the best paint for furniture stencil quality furniture stencils are usually found here at my favorite stencil shop paintbrushes synthetic or natural bristles 1 4 nap roller and small roller pan. Our gallery of furniture painting ideas serves up 28 clever ways to give new life to old furniture.

The whole dresser took two coats of paint. Just a reminder to paint long even strokes on surfaces like the top or sides of a dresser. Apply two coats of paint to the base and drawers using your paint sprayer. A chalk based paint such as the chalky finish paint we used serene for our dresser is great for most pieces especially those with small imperfections as the thickness provides good coverage and the paint is self leveling.

Chalkboard paint doesn t have to be black. Pain with one coat of paint and allow to dry for at least an hour or two. Paint with long linear strokes from one side of the piece to the other. After painting the final coat i let it dry overnight and then moved it back into my daughter s bedroom.

Here s what you ll need to transform a dresser of your own. Paintbrush and roller 3. Seal with polycrylic finish. Roll or brush the first coat of paint onto the dresser.

Allow them to dry in between. Sit it aside and allow to dry overnight. Complete the faces frame and drawers individually. Try a bold color to turn an old eyesore into an artist s canvas or use it as a way to label the contents of each drawer.