How To Paint Laminate Furniture inwards iii Easy Steps!

When nosotros moved into our solid a few years back, nosotros had 2 hot pinkish couches too a mattress on the floor. That's close the fourth dimension I began finding onetime thrift shop article of furniture too paradigm it...and out of necessity, a hobby was born. 

Now 3 years later, I've painted too repurposed tons of furniture, too my entire solid is furnished amongst my finds. 

This aqua blueish dresser is i of my favorites. Enjoy!

Last calendar week some friends were moving too they gave me a bunch of article of furniture from their basement. It was some pretty dated stuff, but I knew I could upwards update amongst paint. The pieces were laminate, which unremarkably isn't ideal, but I larn tons of questions close how to pigment laminate furniture, too I knew this would endure a keen gamble to speak close it. 

So, hither nosotros go. This is how to pigment laminate furniture. 
I pigment the bulk of my existent forest pieces this way, too, therefore it actually industrial plant for simply close whatever form of forest furniture.

So, hither is the trailer amount of gratis article of furniture I brought home.

I decided to start amongst the smaller dresser first 

(although I eventually painted the larger one, too).

Here's the earlier picture.

The dresser was inward keen shape, too was a perfect pigment candidate. After simply a duet hours of work, this is what I ended upwards with. I intend it's my favorite pigment project.

Or at to the lowest degree a proficient competition to my all-time favorite. It's difficult to compete amongst that one.

So let's speak close the actual procedure of painting. One of the most mutual questions I larn close paradigm laminate article of furniture is if it should endure sanded first. In my experience, no. Sanding laminate article of furniture tin harm the laminate too basically ruin the piece. So, endure careful.

 Rather than sanding the laminate, all yous own got to practice to larn the pigment to adhere correctly is prime.

The argue yous should prime number your laminate article of furniture starting fourth dimension earlier paradigm is simple. Laminate has a shiny complete too if yous simply effort to pigment straight on it, the pigment volition non adhere good too you'll visibly come across the pigment bubble upwards every bit shortly every bit yous apply it. I've made this error before, too it's a distressing moment. The solution is primer. Primer volition adhere to the laminate, too it volition create a surface that your pigment tin adhere to. It volition proceed your pigment from scratching or peeling off, it volition encompass upwards the forest stain, too it volition fifty-fifty encompass upwards that musty odor onetime article of furniture tends to have. Basically, primer is awesome. 

The primer I unremarkably utilization is Zinsser primer (affiliate link). I've also used Kilz, too it industrial plant actually well, too. Just hold back for a primer that says it's proficient for adhesion.

Once yous allow your primer to dry out (You likely exclusively demand to hold back a duet hours, but I allow it dry out overnight.), it's fourth dimension to pigment the dresser. I was able to practice the entire dresser amongst i pocket-size $3 sample of Behr apartment pigment inward Marina Isle. It's i of my favorite pigment colors. It looks amazing on article of furniture too is the perfect picayune aqua. To apply the pigment you'll demand an angled paintbrush too a pocket-size foam roller. I utilization the angled paintbrush to larn into all the crevices too corners, too and therefore I smoothen everything amongst the pocket-size foam roller every bit I go, getting rid of whatever brushmarks. This volition give yous a flawless, factory-like, smoothen finish. I did 2 coats, allowing it to fully dry out betwixt coats.

 I set a tarp on my sleeping room flooring too painted it right there. 

I'm a ridiculous someone too I practice non recommend this.

Once your pigment has dried, it's fourth dimension to seal it. This is the final step. I knew this dresser would endure getting a lot of utilization too I needed it to endure durable. So rather than wax it similar I practice to my chalk pigment pieces (like this one), I decided to utilization polycrylic. If yous demand your pigment task to endure durable, larn amongst polycrylic (affiliate link). Polycrylic is keen because it's durable similar Polyurethane, but it doesn't xanthous over fourth dimension too it's actually low-odor. To apply your polycrylic, simply brush it on amongst a high character pigment brush. I did 2 coats, allowing it to dry out for several hours inward between. If yous tin come across whatever brushmarks, yous tin sand lightly amongst fine grit sand newspaper in i lawsuit the polycrylic is dry.

After the dresser was fully cured (about 24 hours), it was fourth dimension to alter the hardware. Changing the hardware is i of the best ways to update onetime furniture. Although the onetime hardware wasn't bad, too could own got been easily updated amongst a coat of silvery or ORB spray pigment (seen here), I decided to effort something new.

After finishing upwards my kitchen cabinets and beingness thrilled amongst the hardware from D. Lawless, I was browsing their shop too institute that they had an amazing alternative of antique restoration hardware. I had been looking for something similar this for a actually long time, too was therefore excited. 

It took me forever to decide, too, because at that spot were tons to direct from. I eventually chose the stamped solid embellished brass bail pull. 

These pulls were exclusively $3.45.

Which is crazy talk.

The pulls were originally brass, but I wanted to spray pigment them silver. The gilded line looked actually chic too reminded me of my favorite kitchen isle ever, but it simply looked off when combined amongst the other article of furniture inward the room. So, ultimately, I decided to spray pigment the hardware.

I'm happy amongst the agency it turned out after spray paradigm the hardware, too it feels similar it simply fits inward amongst the remainder of the bedroom.

A few hardware spray paradigm tips: Since I didn't desire the pulls to endure brilliant chrome, I decided to layer some spray paints. I sprayed the hardware starting fourth dimension amongst the Rust-Oleum Bright Coat Chrome and too therefore gave it a actually fine misting amongst the Rust-Oleum Universal Pure Gold (affiliate links). I honey the result. It ended upwards beingness a actually pretty pewter, too because it has some dimension to it, it doesn't hold back therefore spray painted.

Here's a closeup of the hardware after beingness spray painted.

 To complete everything, I added a few thrift shop finds to the top of the dresser.

And whatever the cheapest flowers were at Kroger.

I institute the starburst mirror at Costco for $20. It was originally an outdoor mirror, but whatever.

And that, friends, is the story of the blueish dresser/how to pigment laminate furniture! Thanks therefore much for beingness here. 

Want more? Head over to this post too banking concern check out my top 10 thrift shop article of furniture makeovers,

or this post where I respond your top five article of furniture pigment questions!

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Best of the Month: June 2013

Summer is my favorite fourth dimension of the year. I'm fairly certainly I danced out of the womb on June 13th, 1983 alongside a paintbrush inward my manus too said 'I'm obsessed alongside summer, Ma.' Or something similar that. I can't quite explicate why summertime does such magical things for me, but it in all likelihood has something to exercise alongside flip flops, slushies, pools, too beach vacations. 

For most of our relationship, Jesse too I stimulate got taken our yearly opor-garai roughly the fourth dimension of my birthday. And nosotros normally terminate upward at a beach. For the yesteryear iii years nosotros hadn't taken a vacation, equally nosotros had gotten sidetracked alongside renovating our house, working, too life inward general. So, when nosotros finally decided to larn somewhere this twelvemonth to celebrate my 30th birthday, I could barely stimulate got the excitement. We simply drove a few hours to Myrtle Beach, but I'm a daughter who does NOT postulate an exotic place to stimulate got the best fourth dimension ever. Set me upward on the beach alongside an umbrella, book, too mutual coldness drink, too I'm happy equally tin terminate be.

We spent most of the calendar week laying on the beach, flopping roughly inward the sea similar toddlers, too prying ourselves away from the hotel inward the evenings to swallow delicious seafood dinners...and an occasional fried pickle.

On the in conclusion nighttime there, I discovered the best Mai Tai ever, too fifty-fifty managed to drag Jesse into a nearby Anthropologie for a few minutes. We don't stimulate got an Anthro inward our town, too then this was delightful. Of course, I didn't purchase anything...I'm agency also cheap. But, I did ooh too ahh too run nigh giggling for a total 20 minutes. 

Which is in all likelihood why Jesse loves to store alongside me. :)

So, life-wise, that was my favorite utilisation of June.
It was a much needed vacation, too at the terminate of the week, I was excited to larn dorsum habitation too come across this face.
This is Cheese too her 
'I'm simply gonna unopen my eyes for a bit.' face.

  
I was excited to come across Tootie, too, of course, but she is much less lethargic than Cheese, too tends to escape my motion-picture demonstrate attempts much to a greater extent than successfully.

Now, let's speak blog. In illustration you lot missed anything this month, this is a non bad house to grab up! June was a super busy calendar month for me. How I managed to squelch inward a vacation, I don't know. 

Here's what went on this month.
Most recently, I upcycled a gratis dresser from drab to fab too showed How to Paint Laminate Furniture.

I turned some former broken jewelry too rhinestones into cute little DIY Gemstone Magnets.

I perpetuated my nation of war against my sewing machine, too created some No Sew Ribbon Pillows.

I shared my locomote yesteryear tips on How To Choose Paint Colors.

I shared my 10 Vinegar Cleaning Secrets. And ya'll LOVED them. I've got to a greater extent than for ya. Stay tuned.

And I shared my 10 Painting Tips & Tricks (Round Two). This was my favorite post of the month, too ya'lls, too.

I introduced you lot to 2 gals who totally inspire me...
Ashley from Design Eur Life,

and Shannon, from Burlap too Lace. Ya'll absolutely brutal inward dear alongside both of them, too I can't facial expression to innovate you lot to to a greater extent than bloggers I love!

And that was June! 

It continues to concur its rank equally my favorite calendar month of the year.

Nice work, June.

Thanks too then much for stopping by!

What stimulate got ya'll been upward to this summertime too then far?

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10 Spray Paint Tips: What You Never Knew About Spray Paint

Spray pigment is my favorite means to stretch my decorating budget, as well as over the years I've used it on simply nearly everything (like it's getting ridiculous). 

So, today I've compiled a listing of my top 10 ways that you lot tin run spray pigment to transform items inward your home.

Enjoy!

Let's acquire started.

#1. Spray pigment pocket-sized accessories

As a reformed hoarder of thrift shop junk, this is in all likelihood my favorite means to run spray paint. Just get got whatsoever evidently jane trinket, none of which volition agree if they come upward from a thrift store, as well as encompass them inward spray paint. It's a groovy means to salve coin on decor accessories as well as it almost ever works.

In the above example I used some antique white spray pigment to update 2 bronze candlesticks as well as a greenish vase. In the below picture, I used my favorite silvery spray pigment to update a mirrored tray, a vase, as well as the frame on that artwork.

 

#2. Spray pigment outdated doorknobs

When nosotros outset moved into our house, all of our doorknobs had an outdated brass finish. So, rather than pass hundreds to supersede them (which wasn't actually an selection at the time), I spray painted them amongst my favorite stone oil rubbed bronze spray paint. 

#2. Spray pigment low-cal fixtures.

Over the by few years, I've tardily replaced most of the outdated low-cal fixtures inward our house. To salve money, I searched local thrift stores as well as craigslist for low-cal fixtures that had a groovy shape, as well as and thus I spray painted them. 

Here's the earlier of a $5 thrift shop chandelier I bought.

And here's what it looked similar afterward I spray painted it with office.

You tin notice the master copy post on this chandelier here.

I did the same affair to the outset chandelier I ever hung inward my office. I establish an one-time brass chandelier on eBay, as well as spray painted it white. I also added strings of crystal beads to it, as well as created my ain piddling crystal chandelier. 
See the master copy post here.

That was 1 of the outset weblog posts I ever made.

Embarrassing.

#3. Spray pigment lamps

Spray pigment is also a groovy means to update an one-time lamp. I establish this 1 at the thrift shop for simply a few dollars, but it was horribly dated. So I spray painted the base of operations silvery as well as added a novel drum shade amongst a dark ribbon hotglued around the top as well as bottom.

You tin notice the amount tutorial here.

I also of late spray painted 2 thrift shop lamps inward our invitee bedroom a high gloss white. It's such a groovy solution if you lot don't get got $50-$200 to pass on a lamp.

#4. Spray pigment hardware

If you lot don't honey the master copy hardware on a slice of slice of furniture (or inward your kitchen/bath), you lot tin easily update it amongst a piddling spray paint. For instance, I updated the brassy pulls on my blueish dresser amongst a piddling spray pigment fob I learned.

To acquire them to await a piddling to a greater extent than dimensional, I sprayed them outset amongst Rustoleum pure gold, allow that dry, finely sanded each handle, as well as thus added a piddling Rustoleum Bright Coat Chrome (affiliate links). The gilt gets into all the deep grooves, as well as the silvery form of highlights the raised parts. 

 I also honey stone oil rubbed bronze for hardware, too. It's actually versatile, as well as goes good amongst both gilt as well as silvery accents. I of late used it on our media console hardware.

#5. Spray pigment frames

 Being willing to spray pigment a frame opens upward endless possibilities spell thrifting. You tin completely ignore the electrical flow color of items, as well as simply pick materials upward based on the shape. Nearly every mirror or frame inward our line solid has come upward from a thrift shop or yard sale, as well as most get got gotten spray painted. One of my favorite techniques when spray epitome a frame is to spray some of the deep grooves dark first, as well as and thus acquire over it amongst silvery spray paint. I used this fob on mirror frame inward the below picture.

And on the frame inward our principal bedroom 

(one of my favorites).

You tin fifty-fifty build your ain frame out of some flake forest as well as and thus spray pigment it, similar I did on my DIY gold leafage art.

#6. Spray pigment stripes

This is 1 of my favorite spray pigment techniques, combining spray pigment as well as painter's record to create stripes. I did this on my DIY jewelry organizer, as well as it turned out pretty cool.

#7. Spray pigment furniture.

Spray epitome slice of furniture is an like shooting fish in a barrel means to update a slice without tons of effort. It industrial plant best on smaller slice of furniture similar goal tables or chairs. For example, I spray painted our kitchen barstools silver as well as they've held upward perfectly for years.

Another illustration is this filing cabinet. I spray painted the frame a high gloss dark as well as and thus used chalkboard pigment on each drawer front.

I also spray painted this rocking chair dark dark-brown to mimic an espresso forest tone. 

#8. Spray pigment drapery rods
 I had a bunch of outdated brass drapery rods inward our principal bedroom, as well as rather than supersede them, I simply spray painted them amongst some stone oil rubbed bronze spray paint. It was a groovy solution as well as saved me in all likelihood $50 a window. 

#9. Spray pigment dated bath fixtures

We had a lovely two-toned laid of fixtures inward our invitee bathroom. I absolutely hated them, but couldn't afford to supersede them at the time. So, I spray painted everything. And it's has held upward perfectly for nearly 2 years now. 
You tin come across the details here.

#10. Holiday decor
 Last twelvemonth I establish tons of ornaments at the thrift store, bought nearly 100 for less as well as thus $2, took them dwelling line solid as well as spray painted them to conform my needs. I made a bunch of silvery ones for my ornament wreath and some white ones for my tree.
It was thus like shooting fish in a barrel to do, too. Just run the box they come upward inward to prop them upward spell you lot spray pigment them.

I did something similar for Halloween, too. I bought a bunch of plastic pumpkins at the dollar store, spray painted them silver, as well as used them for decoration. See details here.

Over the years, I've learned a few things nearly the dissimilar spray pigment products available, and I've used all sorts of dissimilar brands. My favorites are Rustoleum, Krylon, as well as Valspar. I prefer the character of Rustoleum over anything else, but sometimes run Krylon as well as Valspar every bit they both get got to a greater extent than color options than Rustoleum. The most durable (in my experience) is the Rustoleum Universal. The 3 inward the oculus (below) are my favorites: Pure Gold, Titanium Silver, as well as Oil Rubbed Bronze. The Titanium Silver is to a greater extent than of a brushed nickel silvery as well as is groovy for almost anything. When I'm inward ask of a shinier chrome silver, my go-to is Rustoleum Bright Coat (far left). It has a gorgeous shiny finish. My favorite white is the Rustoleum Painter's Touch Gloss White. That materials is amazing for piddling accessories...it seriously gives a flawless, ceramic-like finish. 
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And those are my 10 spray pigment tips!

Thanks thus much for beingness here!

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