| Recycle Bedroom Furniture with Paint |
| Here's an inexpensive way to update bland, outdated dressers and nightstands. |
From "DIY Weekend"
episode DIYW-213 |
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Using various paints and tape widths, it's possible to create an endless array of details on furniture and accessories. Here's an inexpensive way to update bland, outdated dressers and nightstands. Materials and Tools: old dresser with plain lines
sandpaper
tack cloth
ruler
pencil
primer
three colors of paint
spray paint
brushes
painter's tape in three widthsSteps: 1. Sand the dresser to rough up the surface, which will help to make the paint adhere. Thoroughly brush off the dust, then go over the dresser with a tack cloth to pick up any of the finer particles left behind. 2. Apply a quality primer to the dresser. Let the primer dry completely. 3. Paint the drawers with the first color. Let them dry. 4. Lay the drawers on their backs and push them as close together as possible. Make sure they're in the same arrangement as they will be once they're back in the dresser. Measure and mark the pattern for positioning the tape.5. Tape just inside the lines. At the corners, hold the tape down with your fingernails and tear it to make a perfect inside corner. You can use a little of the first color to seal the tape edges. Apply the second color of paint over the entire surface of the drawers, including the tape, and let it dry completely. 6. Use a narrower tape to create the next part of the pattern. Place the tape right on the outside edge of the first. This time, though, use a utility knife to cut the tape at the corners. Again, apply a little of the second color of paint to seal the tape. Then paint the outside edge of the drawers only, as if you were painting a frame around them. Carefully remove all of the tape. 7. Paint the dressers with the same color you used for the outside band on the drawers. We're ready for our last coat of paint. We're gonna put this creamy white on the cases, finally get these painted. And then we're gonna paint on the drawers too. But this time we're only gonna paint on the outside of the panel. Don't paint in the center. 8. Finally, spray paint the drawer pulls to match the panels.
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