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Monday, November 9, 2009

How to paint Particleboard furniture

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32 comments:

The creative housewife said...

oh wow! Super cool it looks great! I have a question though! does it have a sticky feel to it? like tacky?

Linda@CraftaholicsAnonymous said...

Love the afters!! look so much better!

The creative housewife said...

I just wanted to let you know I left you an award on my blog! =)
Enjoy!

Unknown said...

Looks Great!

What kind of clear lacquer did you use?

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Sarah said...

Great job! I love your furniture now. It looks so clean and stylish! God's blessings, Sarah :D

Cathy said...

So you sanded after primer but before painting? Hmmm, maybe that's what I should have done with mine. It didn't turn out as good as yours. Also, did you use spray paint for the black or did you use a brush or roller? I have discovered I'm not that good with spray paint :). Was the clear lacquer spray paint as well?

The creative housewife said...

Ahh that might fix some of my problems then! =)

Crystal said...

The Lacquer helps with the sticky feeling. I used Bulls eye shellac. I bought it at Lowes and it is in spray paint form. The black paint was in a can and I just used a regular paintbrush. (bristle kind worked better then the foam.)

Melanie@Crafty Cupboard said...

That looks great! I'm impressed you did all that with spray paint.

Roeshel said...

You did a fantastic job! Thanks for all of the tips! It's a beautiful transformation!

I'm so glad you added your project to the Show & Tell too! :)

Roeshel

michelle@somedaycrafts said...

I've wondered how particle board furniture would look "redone" and it looks...amazing. Great job!

Kathy said...

Looks really good! For a temporary hardware fix, you could try threading ribbon into the drill holes and knotting on the inside of the drawer to create a handle. I've seen this idea in a magazine. or two.

Gwen said...

I can't believe that you sanded that all by hand! My desk nearly killed me and I used a sander.

Great rescue:)

Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...

They look so great!! Love that you went with black... can't go wrong with black paint! ;)

Mandi Shandi said...

Love this! It looks like a new bedroom set! Thanks for sharing those tips. I wish I had found this a few months ago when I was making over a particle board entertainment center. It would have been a lot easier!

Infarrantly Creative said...

Holy nelly they don't even look like the same furniture. Amazing. I love black it makes everything look so classy. Thanks for linking up.

Jenn said...

It looks great!

Anonymous said...

Wow what a makeover! Looks way better now! Thanks for sharing!

Su said...

Fantastic job!

Cherie Nelson said...

You are inspiring me Crystal!

Kelli W said...

They look so good! Thanks for all the great tips. I never would have thought to putty the dings and scratches! Our living room furniture is all banged up from my boys and I would love to paint it. Do you think spray paint would work for the color too?!?

Love the Decor! said...

wonderful!! doesn't even look like the same piece!!

Bella @ Bella before and after said...

You know I have been looking at this, and haven't clicked it till now, don't know why, this is awesome. Your furniture turned out so flippin cute. I can't believe it, how long has it been since you did this? Is it still looking great??? Thanks for the wonderful tutorial, I love it.

Bella :)

Come link this up girl, I would love to have it.

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AmyH said...

wow- what a transformation! Thanks for auditioning for American Crafter- good luck:)

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Welcome to the Lane said...

what kind of paint did u use ?

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Nice job!! Just a suggestion for anyone else atttempting this... Oil based paint is prolly the best to use here. Not spray paint or latex. It turns out soooooo much better!!

texasgirl230 said...

Hello, im abt to attempt this and was wondering what kind of putty to use? Is it wood putty?

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing, it was very helpful.