So, that little dresser in the corner...you see it? The brown one? Well, what you can't see is that the dresser is completely falling apart. That dresser was a Target dresser from 2003. Yep, it's 8 years old. It's been moved 6 times. It's very rickity, the side slats were falling off, and it's ALL scuffed up. But, in my attempt to save money and salvage old furniture, I decided that I would attempt to save it. I pulled off all of the side slats. as they offered no more than looks. It still needs some glue. But, I digress. Then, I started to paint.
Since it's not real wood, I needed to prime it so the paint would stick. I was also planning on using my latex black paint that I had used on the table redo. This gallon of paint was a $5 Oops! can that is not even a quarter of the way gone, so I am really getting my money's worth! I will also be using this paint for my bedroom furniture redo (when I get around to it). My dad brought me a WHOLE can of Killz to paint my red shelf black, so score on that freebie!
I primed all of the furniture first then let it dry. I sprayed my Cappucino Valspar paint on all of the middle "bamboo" parts because I wanted contrasting color in my living room.
Since it's not real wood, I needed to prime it so the paint would stick. I was also planning on using my latex black paint that I had used on the table redo. This gallon of paint was a $5 Oops! can that is not even a quarter of the way gone, so I am really getting my money's worth! I will also be using this paint for my bedroom furniture redo (when I get around to it). My dad brought me a WHOLE can of Killz to paint my red shelf black, so score on that freebie!
I primed all of the furniture first then let it dry. I sprayed my Cappucino Valspar paint on all of the middle "bamboo" parts because I wanted contrasting color in my living room.
Next, I taped off the squares in the middle and started painting black. It took two coats and I still had to do touch ups, but it was cheaper and easier to do than to spray paint the whole thing black. Plus, I still have to do all of my spray painting on the patio of my apartment, so black is a MESS. White and tan, they kind of blend in, if they happen to blow around a little bit.
When I put all of the drawers back in, I could tell that there were some little spots I had missed with the black, so I just took some black spray paint and filled in the holes (which is why some of these spots still look wet!) I also spray painted the top with sealer, which is REALLY strong-smelling, by the way, but hopefully it will protect the paint from scuffing (I have to go back and touch up the other two pieces and seal them soon, which I am NOT looking forward to).
All in all, I am happy with how it turned out! Especially when it only cost me all paint I already had and was using for other things. BUT - if you'd like a break down of costs for each item, the black paint was $5, the spray paint was $5, and the sealer was $5. But the black paint and sealer are going to go a LONG way on other projects.
OH - AND WHAT HAVE WE HERE???? DID JENNA GO AND GET SOME CHALKBOARD PAINT, FINALLY???? She did indeed! I straight up stole this idea from The Nester. Like, literally took the whole project and stole it. But at least I am giving her the creds, right?
Chalkboard paint, by the way, is VERY easy to work with. And it goes on really well. And a can will last you a while, depending on the size of the thing you are spraying. I will do another before/after about the projects I am doing tomorrow.
I still hate showing the whole thing because these couches are HEINOUS. But, as soon as I get everything cleaned up, I will show you my whole living room, as it stands right now.
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I like your creative re-use of your furniture.
Does chalkboard paint really work as a chalkboard? We have a daughter that wants to paint (well, wants US to paint) one whole wall of her room with the stuff. I might go along with the idea if it actually works, although even then an entire wall painted black will look gloomy and shrink the room.