Introducing our dream home part 2 master bedroom office laundry room.
Dark stained bedroom furniture.
Older antique dark stained furniture like this is where you may have extra work if using a light color.
The paint sprayer would come in handy and make the job a lot easier.
Get your lighting right.
However if a dresser started off as a dark stain and especially if it had a lot of red undertones your best bet is to choose a dark stain to refinish it.
Sep 20 2014 so a couple of weeks ago my brother and sister in law asked if i could help transform their bedroom furniture.
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Shining the light on good lighting design.
I love the transformations.
Therefore be sure you have adequate ambient and task lighting throughout to brighten it appropriately.
You need to do a test first if in doubt.
Furniture legs matched to floors you don t always need contrast where dark floors are concerned matching wood furniture as closely as possible to the color of your floors is a simple way to make your space feel elegant and put together.
When to leave and when to buy.
My son s desk that i mentioned earlier was so bad that the first coat of white primer looked like i had painted it pink.
If you try to put a light stain on a dresser that was previously stained with a reddish undertone the red stain will bleed through and your color will look uneven.
Swoon worthy valentine inspired furniture makeovers.
I just finished painting all my stained bedroom furniture white but now i want to paint all my patio table and chairs including the adirondack chairs blue.
Bathroom makeover phase 2 chalk painted linoleum floors.
As newlyweds often do they each brought a couple of pieces from their old bedroom sets into their new life together.
Inexpensive laundry room renovation reveal.
For obvious reasons dark furniture can lead to a darker space in general.
Bleaching your furniture if you feel that your new stain still appears too dark for your taste an optional step is to bleach it.
You can use a wooden bleach which is one of the best solutions for lightening wood.
I ve been hunting for an older dresser for our master bedroom and after reading what you ve said about chalk paint in your last couple posts i think i m going to try that on the piece that i get once i find it.
If you are choosing to match furniture to the floors go with a lighter color on the walls.
The dark stain is great.
Tinted polyurethane and gel stains provide instant results while boiled linseed oil darkens wood over time.
Clean the furniture with mild dishwashing detergent and water or wood cleaner before you.
To paint the dresser mirror and one nightstand black to match their other.