I get jealous pretty easily. Especially when it comes to awesome furniture makeovers. You know the ones where the furniture is all shiny and you can't see the slightest hint of imperfections? Where everyone is ooohing and ahhhing over how gorgeous it looks and secretly you wish you knew where these folks lived so you could steal all of their supplies (just kidding, but no seriously)?
Thanks to good old www I've been able to figure out their secrets. Although, it requires time, patience and more time. Whenever you take on painting furniture you have to make sure you do it right. That means no cutting corners. I've scoured dozens of blogs and each blogger seems to have their own method. I tried them all--and to be honest I wasn't too thrilled with the results. So I have decided to give it a go on my own and I loved the way it turned out.
Whenever you paint you need the essentials: paint, brush, sander, wood filler (if applicable). But what most people may not realize is that they need a finisher aka protective coat to give it that gloss. When I was shopping for paint, I picked up these items, but was told by the gentleman at Home Depot that I would not need them because the paint had a gloss in it already. I was even told my by dear sweet DH that I wouldn't need it either. Well, let's just say he doesn't question me anymore when it comes to these things.
These are the two beauties responsible for my lovely dresser. And I must say I would have been stuck in flat, splotchy dresser land without them. A little word of advise when using the Crystal Clean Enamel Spray. Don't skimp. Use as many cans as necessary to get the desired sheen. Trust me you will be so happy with the end result. At $3 (or $29.97 for a pack of 6) a can you can't go wrong. With the poly, I was a little unhappy with my results at first--I couldn't figure out why it still looked so bad. Then I read this article on Honey & Fitz and I swear a light bulb popped on in my head. Specifically the section about sanding between the coats (thin coats) of poly. After I did that, then I was able to achieve the look I wanted.
While I am no expert I always give credit where credit is do and if it weren't for Censational Girl and her excellent tutorial on painting furniture I would have never attempted it in the first place. Also a big thanks to Honey & Fitz for their amazing tutorial I just so happened to find a fews days after painting mini's dresser.
I now feel like I can take on ugly furniture one brush stroke at a time. And I hope you can too!
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