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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