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I have a question for all you experienced furniture painters! I have an old bookcase (large) that I might decide to paint. Well, I've used lemon oil on the wood many times and wonder if there's a way (or would I need to?) clean it so the primer would adhere to the wood? Or would that be necessary? Thanks!
I have a question for all you experienced furniture painters! I have an old bookcase (large) that I might decide to paint. Well, I've used lemon oil on the wood many times and wonder if there's a way (or would I need to?) clean it so the primer would adhere to the wood? Or would that be necessary? Thanks!
I'm FAR from experienced but I do believe you have to sand the wood so the paint will cling. My sister then uses a tack cloth to sweep away the sanding dust.
My plan is to ask questions of the guy I buy the paint from.
I have a question. Its about the "white furniture" thing thats popular
at the moment. I LOVE the look, but wonder if its popularity will fade
fast? I was talking to a friend the other day and she said , you should
always go with "classic" furniture, because the others will go out of
style. We are buying a new home and will be decorating and buying
new stuff. I just love the cottage chic look.
The model home in our floor plan is decorated with alot of distressed
white furniture,and lots of light and cool colors,ie tan,stone,aqua,kiwi,etc
I really like the look,but wonder if it would get old fast?
Anyone here decorated in that style? How long have you had it?etc
Of course the popularity will fade. It's called advertising with the intent of making people think they need to buy new stuff. So what?
If you love the look and you aren't painting over a valuable antique, go for it. It's your house and your furniture. If the wood is decent, just sand enough to rough up the finish so the paint can grab it but don't remove it (unless it is wax). If somewhere down the road, you want to go back to stained, the former finish will form a sealer and you can strip off the paint and stain and varnish it at that point.
Of course the popularity will fade. It's called advertising with the intent of making people think they need to buy new stuff. So what?
If you love the look and you aren't painting over a valuable antique, go for it. It's your house and your furniture. If the wood is decent, just sand enough to rough up the finish so the paint can grab it but don't remove it (unless it is wax). If somewhere down the road, you want to go back to stained, the former finish will form a sealer and you can strip off the paint and stain and varnish it at that point.
Actually I WONT be painting over any furniture. We dont have
very much, it would be buying new.
I have a question for all you experienced furniture painters! I have an old bookcase (large) that I might decide to paint. Well, I've used lemon oil on the wood many times and wonder if there's a way (or would I need to?) clean it so the primer would adhere to the wood? Or would that be necessary? Thanks!
Even when staining, I would sand it off with 220 grit sandpaper...a very fine sandpaper. Now that I think about it...we didn't do that the last time. Primer is...glue, basically. It sticks to the surface...and paint sticks to it.
I have a question. Its about the "white furniture" thing thats popular
at the moment. I LOVE the look, but wonder if its popularity will fade
fast? I was talking to a friend the other day and she said , you should
always go with "classic" furniture, because the others will go out of
style. We are buying a new home and will be decorating and buying
new stuff. I just love the cottage chic look.
The model home in our floor plan is decorated with alot of distressed
white furniture,and lots of light and cool colors,ie tan,stone,aqua,kiwi,etc
I really like the look,but wonder if it would get old fast?
Anyone here decorated in that style? How long have you had it?etc
Greenchili
This style has been in for alot of years. Sometimes its a crisp white, sometimes the edges are distressed. I have seen it done in a creamy white with a bit of stain over it to make it looked aged. I think to a certain extent, its timeless.
I prefer to buy old pieces and live with antiques but if you take a look at Ethan Allen, they have alot of painted furniture, the black is gorgeous. I still have 1960s era French provential furniture, the general style is still nice, it just needs to be painted over to update it. Thats the kind of furniture I like. I like to keep old stuff around.
I also don't think I like the look of everything being matchy matchy. I like mixing some painted items with regular wood. Now that I live in Florida I want things to be lighter so this is a way to accomplish that.
Do alot of research, look around at what is available, before you make a decision to buy a house full of something new.
In my house now, the love seats and upholstered chairs are new but the rest of the furniture is all very old, some of it 100 years old. I want to be comfortable and have things convenient but I love to have the antiques mixed in.
I always use a product called "Liquid Sand" to "degloss" wood so that the primer will adhere to it. I am not the most patient person, and I lose interest in doing a good job sanding after about ten minutes. The liquid sand accomplishes the same thing with just a wipe of a rag.
When painting cabinets or furniture I paint the crevices with a brush, and then I use a small sponge roller over the whole thing to eliminate the brush strokes.
This style has been in for alot of years. Sometimes its a crisp white, sometimes the edges are distressed. I have seen it done in a creamy white with a bit of stain over it to make it looked aged. I think to a certain extent, its timeless.
I prefer to buy old pieces and live with antiques but if you take a look at Ethan Allen, they have alot of painted furniture, the black is gorgeous. I still have 1960s era French provential furniture, the general style is still nice, it just needs to be painted over to update it. Thats the kind of furniture I like. I like to keep old stuff around.
I also don't think I like the look of everything being matchy matchy. I like mixing some painted items with regular wood. Now that I live in Florida I want things to be lighter so this is a way to accomplish that.
Do alot of research, look around at what is available, before you make a decision to buy a house full of something new.
In my house now, the love seats and upholstered chairs are new but the rest of the furniture is all very old, some of it 100 years old. I want to be comfortable and have things convenient but I love to have the antiques mixed in.
Thanks! I dont like matchy matchy either We will take our time,
but I do know I love light and bright. Mix and match sounds like me!
Greenchili
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We will take our time,
