Has anyone painted fitted wardrobes?
rach1922
8 years ago
I have just moved and in my bedroom is a wall of fitted wardrobes,they are really useful and deep so want to keep them . I am thinking of painting them and adding some wood architrave and new knobs. They are full ceiling height,Looking for dark cream and gold unless anyone has any ideas please. Going to use Annie Sloane.To the left of the pic I have a window the full width of the wall so plenty of light,and it is a good size room.
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rach1922
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Comments (4)It’s a dilemma, isn’t it, when something is too good to rip out but really not your style? If you can’t keep the wardrobes in the single room, could you use those spare units to fill in the bit in the main bedroom where overhead lockers and dressing table bit are? So you end up with one interrupted row of useful wardrobes. I think the layout is what looks so dated. You’d have to move your bed to the other side of the room of course (and maybe remove some of the other units to make space) but you’d not then be sleeping with an oppressive row of cabinets over your head. I would want to paint those doors or cover them with fabric, but there are loads of people with experience about that who will be along to help no doubt....See Morerach1922
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I used Rust oleum chalky paint in Antique Cream. You cannot see it in the photo but for the inside panels i added gold glitter,to the left is a full width window and the sun catches the glitter and looks amazing, and i am probably going to finish the architrave with a gold rub. The whole room looks bigger and I love the chalky rough finish
rach1922
8 years ago
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