Painting Furniture

Match furniture using layers of paint and various application techniques.

All About

Product Ideas

As is this small sideboard has too much of a country style for the room, so it is painted to match the room's armoire.

Materials and Tools:

220-grit sandpaper
artist's acrylic paints (black, light beige, burnt umber, burnt sienna)
paintbrushes
painter's tape
rag

Steps:

Now the pieces match and make a stronger, more cohesive statement in the room.

1. Sand the piece lightly and clean off dust and dirt. Apply tape where needed to avoid painting sections that will be different colors.

2. Apply the black color evenly on the piece where desired.

3. Apply light beige to areas that would sustain wear such as drawer edges using a dry brush.

4. Once dry, drag a lightly loaded brush with burnt umber over the light beige areas to simulate where the paint has been worn off over time and to reveal the amber wood tones.

5. Apply an even beige base coat to inset panels. Once dry, apply a thin even top coat of diluted burnt sienna. Immediately follow with a damp crumpled rag and lightly remove areas of sienna to reveal the beige undercoat (the effect should look like an old leather coat). As it's drying, alternate light pouncing and dragging with the sienna and umber tones.