Furniture Painting, Do I Take The Plunge?
This is my guest room. I keep toying with painting the furniture. It’d be a big job, and I might never get round to it, but I’m seeking opinions as to colour choices. Or do I just leave it as it is?
Thanks Houzzers x
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Sonia
4 years agoThat’s a lovely room. The only thing I would do is move the chests of drawers away from the bedside cabinets. They look a bit “stuck together”.
Painting furniture is not difficult, just time consuming, especially as you have to wait for each coat to dry thoroughly. I painted two large bookcases which I’m very pleased with, but it took several days. I sanded lightly first, then did 2 coats of primer and 2 of top coat. I used Little Greene’s eggshell in Slaked Lime, which is a nice off white. If you want to, I think painting the bedstead would look good and will lighten the look.
Victoria thanked SoniaVictoria
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoDone, I don’t have huge amounts of room to play with due to the en-suite door.
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