Painting advice needed- Refurbishing my meredew dressing table
Charlotte Appleton
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I have recently bought a lovely 1980 Meredew dressing table that I am wanting to update so that it fits with the keeping of the room. I have sanded it down completely and now I'm stumped! I have no idea on the best way to go about painting it. I have heard spraying is quite a popular technique, but I have no experience in spray painting and so unsure as to go ahead with that. I am wanting to go for a white satin finish. Other ideas and any advice would be greatly appreciated :) I don't have a picture with the mirrors and legs attached but you can see a pretty identical Meredew dressing table here... https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQr3fcWYW22ymq5JP_1VRvn_ZN_lFLcZETf29JeT96rOPjnAVNS
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Comments (23)Hi Kate. It looks a nice room. You only have a couple of pics in your ideabook so there's not much to go on in terms of style and colour. Maybe go for something like the first pic however with a pale grey paint with a blue/lavender undertone on the walls (which your sofas appear to have) and also paint the radiators the same colour. You don't mention if you need privacy, if not, I'd go for Roman blinds hung outside the recess in the wall colour to make the room feel bigger/taller. Similar to the pic id add navy, white and deep mauve cushions and a throw mixing texture (include some velvet!) and pattern. If you add brass for lamps etc it will add warmth in addition to some green for a plant and flowers for the coffee table. This may be a no no (!) but a light grey cowhide rug may work (without markings) to avoid rug "rules". I also like the panelling in the first pic and you could use wallpaper panelling on one wall to the same effect if you're on a budget. The last 2 pics are just really showing how a cowhide rug and panelling could work in an elegant scheme with industrial touches. Depending on layout I might remove the shelves and add a huge mirror over the dining table although ideally it would be on the long wall to make the room feel wider. Dining tables do look good against the back of sofas which may potentially (!) work if your sofas were opposite each other on the short walls and perhaps the door opened the other way but then I'm not sure where the tv would go!...See MoreHelp needed for sitting room refurbishment
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