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Morticia

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Has anyone painted old dressers and nightstands? What kind of paint holds up best?
The 'you had all winter...' thread got me thinking about things I still have time to do.
I was thinking I had some 'antiques' with my old dressers until I moved one out to paint the wall and found a date on the back. Ok, 1963 might be an antique but it's the same age as my brother and I can't see him in an antique store. ;-)
So, these are not valuable furniture pieces which frees me to paint them.
 
I would say latex, but you may need to prime or sand depending on the current finish.
A quick google search produced this site which may give you more ideas than what you wanted.
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http://paintedfurnitureideas.com/what-types-of-paint-to-use-on-furniture/
 
I used the Antiquing Kits of old - whatever they were re kind of paint.
 
Bommelhoeve said:
We just painted our nightstands with: www. an nie slo an. com. (without the spaces)
They look great!.
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I think I have one of her books. I love painted furniture. Can't wait to see pix of the finished furniture.
 
If you must paint over wood (my prejudice showing just a wee bit?) I've had the best luck with marine enamel, found in boat stores. Wears like iron. Have used it everywhere, interior cupboards and exterior trim. We even successfully covered Formica with it, on a boat interior. Worth the $.
 
Skamokawa said:
If you must paint over wood (my prejudice showing just a wee bit?) I've had the best luck with marine enamel, found in boat stores. Wears like iron. Have used it everywhere, interior cupboards and exterior trim. We even successfully covered Formica with it, on a boat interior. Worth the $..
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I've gone back and forth on the painted wood thing for 10 years. The furniture is beat up. I have gone over it with stain a couple of times but it needs something new.
We've gone to a more 'beachy' look and the dark finish is too much. Altho it looks much better now against the light color on the walls. Then I see painted furniture and it's so cute. But the work involved.
Which is why they still aren't done.
 
I've used latex and had decent results. But what I've found is it really does pay off to do a light sand first and even between coats. More work up front but much longer lasting finish.
 
I took an old rock maple dresser, sanded it, primed with color primer and painted a gorgeous dark blue to go with the nautical blue and white of the cottage bedroom. Looks just like Maine Cottage furniture. I only use Ben Mo ore oil-based paint on wood and woodwork to give a nice smooth finish with no brush strokes.
So far it has held up well and it is going into its 14th year of use. Glass on the top is a must with a painted piece.
 
In my old life, I used to work for a Ben Moore dealer. There's a great latex primer called Stix. We actually painted ceramic tile with it. Then there's a modified oil paint that's a latex called Advance. You can get it in a few finishes and you can tint it in any Ben Moore colour. I had them tint a gray/black in a pearl finish and did all my doors in the upstairs hallway and my dining room chairs. I've started to repaint all my woodwork with it in an off-white. Looks great. I did it all in a pearl finish. Not too shiny but not flat. I've actually had guests write down the paint names because they loved it so much. I've repainted all the stained oak in the house (sorry) and it looks all updated and fresh. I say, go for it. The possibilities are endless.
 
My husband did wood vanities for a couple of the bathrooms. I painted with latex paint (I have been using valspar) and then followed up with a couple coats of water based polyurethane (rustoleum semi gloss). I was worried about the paint holding up to all the water. So far no issues, even with two small children constantly spilling stuff and leaving toothpaste everywhere. It cleans up very easily, too.
 
2cat_lady said:
In my old life, I used to work for a Ben Moore dealer. There's a great latex primer called Stix. We actually painted ceramic tile with it. Then there's a modified oil paint that's a latex called Advance. You can get it in a few finishes and you can tint it in any Ben Moore colour. I had them tint a gray/black in a pearl finish and did all my doors in the upstairs hallway and my dining room chairs. I've started to repaint all my woodwork with it in an off-white. Looks great. I did it all in a pearl finish. Not too shiny but not flat. I've actually had guests write down the paint names because they loved it so much. I've repainted all the stained oak in the house (sorry) and it looks all updated and fresh. I say, go for it. The possibilities are endless..
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2cat_lady said:
I I've started to repaint all my woodwork with it in an off-white. Looks great. I did it all in a pearl finish. Not too shiny but not flat.
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My S-I-L has her trim work done in the off-white pearl. It is just beautiful.
 

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