How To Chalk Paint Furniture

Hi Friends

So glad you stopped by today for this month’s Back To Basic Series hosted by 2 Bees In A Pod and The Crowned Goat.

This month we are talking about How To Paint Furniture

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So today along with my blogger friends we are sharing our How To’s on how each of us paints furniture.

We all have our favorite tools, tips, and paint products that we thought might be of interest to others that are thinking of painting a piece of furniture

A few months ago I decided to paint my loft bedroom furniture.  

I started with the nightstand. 

Here is how it looked before painting.

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List of Supplies

Sandpaper – medium grit

Chalk paint

Purdy Brush or sprayer 

Screwdriver to remove hardware

Minwax Polyurethane – Water Based Matte or Satin

Shop Vac 

Tarp

Spray Tent (if spraying)

Cloth

Container of water (follow sprayer instructions for diluting the paint)

Air Mask (protect you from inhaling paint mist if spraying)

Furniture Prep

One of the reasons I like using chalk paint is that it adheres to previously varnished or painted furniture

Which means I do not have to do a lot of prep work.

My favorite chalked paint is: Rust-Oleum Chalked Paint Ultra Matte in Line White

First, I remove all hardware and the drawers

I will paint each drawer separately

A once over with medium grit sandpaper, just to rough up the surface a bit.

After sanding I clean the furniture with a lint free cloth and also run the shop vac over the furniture to remove all dust

I used my  Wagner spray painter on this piece. 

I normally paint my furniture with a brush and get great results, but the sprayer is faster and gives a professional looking finish for sure.

I placed the furniture into my spray tent.  

There is overspray with a sprayer so you need to be outdoors or in an area that is well ventilated and have the surrounding area covered or protected from paint and in a spray tent.

That is the disadvantage of a sprayer, the overspray it creates. 

I let the first coat dry until it was dry to the touch, about 1 hour.

I applied two coats to the nightstand.

Once painted, let the paint dry overnight.

To protect the newly painted furniture I applied two coats of water-based Minwax Polyurethane in Satin 

There you have it.  My process for painting furniture

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I hope this has given you inspiration and tips on how you really can get a new look for your furniture with a little prep work and not a lot of cost in materials.  

Thank you for joining us today.  

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