Painting Laminate Furniture Black
When you have your piece of laminate furniture painted in your favorite chalk style paint and sealed you can paint your hardware.
Painting laminate furniture black. If you have a diy project coming up or are wondering how to paint furniture be sure to download my free printable before you start. The answer is yes. This tutorial is exactly what i needed. This week i updated two pine tables for a client s living room.
I completely finished this dresser with hardware in less than 24 hours thanks to my furniture painting tips that you can access by subscribing to the weekly newsletter here. Came here from centsational girl that armoire looks fantastic. To sum it up the most important steps are to sand and prime all the surfaces before painting. My daughter is wanting black furniture so i was thinking i could paint it.
Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured this will cause all your hard work and paint finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is complete this is a perfect piece to show you the 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture. Painting laminate furniture is one of those pain points. Thank you so much. July 1 2009 at 5 54 am.
I never would have thought of painting laminate now think of. Painting laminate wasn t difficult but i did find it more time consuming than painting wood. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. When i was assessing what furniture to keep for the room s makeover i thought of a way to make two country pine tables she had take on a more modern appeal.
Thankfully we ve created this easy to follow tutorial for painting laminate furniture. If you ever add too much black wax simply remove your black wax by adding clear wax to a shop towel and then wiping off the excess black. Painting laminate furniture. If it s a great piece and suits your needs and your budget it s worth the little extra work to make it awesome.
In the beginning i would sand down the wood or laminate clean paint my designs with water based acrylics and finish the piece with polyshield waterbased finish. If you wonder how to paint laminate furniture or even can you paint laminate. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. See how to paint over laminate in a way to make your painted finish last.
On most of the pieces using water based paint and finish worked great. Painting laminate furniture is easier than you may think. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper. This brand new pottery barn bookcase is given a painted furniture makeover.
I painted the hardware in this pic with annie sloans graphite and i did a wash of french linen over the graphite. How to use black stain instead of black paint on furniture to achieve a super smooth durable finish. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1.