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*JayeFay*
Hey! So, I bought a new dresser at Ikea a few months ago for DH, and the current dresser is also from ikea, but it doesn't match!
I am wanting to paint my current one black, but am unsure how to go about it, and I know that you do it all the time!
Do I need to sand it? What kind of paint should I buy? I also want to get new handles for both to make it look more me. Any ideas of where to get those for cheap? Thanks!
Oh, and here is the one I am wanting to paint:
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Re: *JayeFay*
Hehe I have that dresser for our bedroom (in the dark black/brown)
LOVE it!
Knowing the finish of the wood - what I would do is -
- sand down. Don't worry about removing ALL of the colour since you are going to go over with black, but just to remove the top coat sealer.
- clean very well to remove ALL sand (very important)
- it's going to be an extra step, but I would prime it. I don't always prime, but when I do it makes a big difference. I use KILZ.
- then sand with fine grit sandpaper
- clean very well to remove ALL sand (very important)
- paint in your colour of choice. I never stick with a specific brand necessarily. I've used Behr, Valspar and other random brands. I usually do my furniture in a semi-gloss so that it has a light sheen to it, and is easier to clean. (repeat the sand, clean, paint until you have an acceptable coverage)
- depending on how much wear you think the piece will get, you might want to consider a top coat to seal down the black. There are many different options for this, polyurethane is very common.
A lot of people recommend spray painting the final colour and seal coats so that you aren't left with brush/roller marks. If you choose to do this make sure you prime very well because wood absorbs spray paint at a ridiculous rate (IMO). We just spray painted a long dresser, and it took an obscene amount to do it. I believe it's Rustoleum that has a good double thick spray paint that is good for painting furniture.
Hobby Lobby is a great resource for knobs! Every few weeks they have a 50% off sale. We just got new knobs for the dresser that we finished for the nursery. They are the pretty clear acrylic ones and we got 8 for $16 during one of these sales. HL has a wide variety of knobs.
Thanks, Jaye! We bought the chest of 3 drawers in the black/brown for DH. This one here is a hand-me-down from my sister, so I didn't get to pick the color. It's awesome, and I got it for free!
So we: sand, clean, prime, paint, sand, clean, paint..... until it's how we want it, then top coat?
And thanks for the Hobby Lobby rec. I love Hobby Lobby! I would never have thought to look there!
No problem!
Yup, it can be a pretty lengthy process
I doubt that you'll have too much trouble with that dresser though since the wood has already been treated. I don't think it will absorb like an unfinished piece, which means less coats.
I can't stress the cleaning part enough though. It will make or break the difference between a smooth finish and a slightly grainy one.
Every large dresser I've done has taken a full weekend, but it's so worth it.
Oh, also. Something that really helped us was having a paint roller that was smaller than the regular size. You can get ones that are maybe half the size, and they work really great for doing flat pieces like dressers.
The good thing about refinishing is, if you screw up, you just sand it back to the previous layer and try again.