Beginners' Guides to Painting Furniture

Bella Renovare by Crys'Dawna

10-Minute Tuesdays with Crys'Dawna: Beginners' Guide to Painting Furniture - Episode 13

Pretty Distressed with Christina Muscari

Furniture Painting for Beginners | Chalk Paint Basics

Pretty Distressed with Christina Muscari

Furniture Painting for Beginners
​All in One Paint Again!
Another One Day Makeover​

Beyond Paint All-In-One:  bonds, primes, paints, and seals
COLOR USED: Sand

• "This paint loves to be rolled."
• ​"Use your chip brush to get into hard to reach places."
• "Goes on really, really textured. Dries smooth, but up close and to the touch there will be a little bit of texture there."
• "When you use the chip brush you want to use a stippling or pushing motion; you don't want to do brush strokes. That type of motion is not going to work with this paint."
• Textured pain helps hide dings and imperfections.
• "I always use the roller to smooth out as much of that stippled area as I can."
• THREE COATS and she still had dark wood showing through!
• Recoat dry time 2 - 4 hours
• Bond time 7 days
• Full cure 30 days​

• Cleaner:  Simple Green
• Water
• microfiber cloth
• epoxy: Kirkwood (for unwanted seams)
• good orbital sander
• fabric 3" wide nap roller
• paint tray
• aluminum foil
• 2" chip brush
  "Chip brushes shed a lot."
• painters' pyramids
• Sand or use wood filler for tough surface scratches
• Use baggies for paintbrushes
• Wash brushes at night.
• screwdrivers
• hammer
• Number and label all removed parts, like drawers and hardware. Photos help. Put the parts back exactly where they came from. 
• new hardware (contrasting color)
• washers
• Make sure screws fit.

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