Well even if I do say so myself I think it turned out rather good, even Jay and the boys were impressed. It was the biggest piece of furniture that I have attempted before and it has been years since I painted my last piece which was a small side table that is looking a bit sad and tatty and needs redoing.
Anyway photos as promised, the photos are not the best, space was very limited and I now realise I did not take that many and I have not got one of the whole cabinet before I started on it.
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| Bottom part of dresser prior to doing anything to it |
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| Top part after sanding |
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| I did not need to sand it too hard as it is only veneer, and the primer would give the paint a good hold |
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| After primed |
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| Finished! |
For the primer I used a special primer which enables you to paint any furniture, however I did read on
sharon's crafty musings blog that you can use a mix of emulsion and plaster of paris. I then used the emulsion that I had used on the walls as the final colour. I gave it two coats of polyurethane varnish for protection.
As you know the whole process took over a week giving plenty of time between coats for it to dry completely before applying another.
Well I have just finished my coffee and toast and the skip has arrived which needs filling, it feels so good having a good de-clutter. I hope you all have a great day and I'll catch you later x
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