How to paint and antique a sideboard
(or any piece of furniture)
Well I have finally finished doing a makeover of my birthday present....I showed you a sneak peak of how it looked when I first got it .....
It was a kind of icky yellow wash that just looked very tired but I was hoping it would be a good replacement for my old faithful dresser that has now gone to a new home where it will be very much loved....
This looked great in my kitchen in my last house but I wanted something a little more low line and a little more sophisticated, so lets make a start on the make over....
STEP 1
Remove the hinges so that you can paint the doors flat (a lot easier). Make sure you bag them in a clip lock bag so you don't loose any bits and pieces). Fill and sand all holes and dents.
STEP 2
Now I am a bit of a lazy painter, and I don't like to do a whole lot of sanding so I choose to undercoat with Zinsser....
I love Zinsser, you can paint over just about everything and the paint will stick....it is truly a miracle product and it is waterbased.
When you paint paneled doors the order I always paint in is 1- raised details, 2- infill panels and then 3 - outer edges. Paint all the doors and then the cabinet. It should have 2 coats of undercoat sanding lightly between coats (sometimes I skip the sanding because as I said before....I am lazy!!!!)
STEP 3
Top coat. I used a low sheen acrylic paint, in this case it was a very light turquoise. To make it easier to work and help reduce brush marks I add Floetrol to the paint...it does what the name says and makes the paint flow better and gives it a longer drying time.
Step 4
Next I decided to antique the dresser by toning down the turquoise by giving it a burnt umber wash. I diluted artist acrylic raw umber with some faux finish gel by matisse (I probably could have used the Floetrol as well but I had the gel and I am used to using it). So I brushed on the wash and allowed it to sit for a minute before wiping a lot of it off again with a disposable cloth.
Step 5
With rub'n'buff silver wax I rub over all the raised bits and details to pick them out in the silver. Also the hinges and handles had a coat of the wax to change them from brass to silver.Allow to dry well before buffing to a soft shine.
Step 5
Finally I waxed the whole cabinet to give it a protective coating....
I brushed it on and allowed to dry then buffed up. If the cloth catches as you are buffing it, allow to dry some more and then buff. The wax I use is infused with lavender oil, smells lovely (although slightly overpowering when you first put it on!!!!)
The final step was to add a bevel edge mirror to the top....
I love the mirror, it really makes it pop!!! I may one day mirror the front of the doors...stay tuned for that one.
PS: Don't pay attention to the wall colour on the last few photos....it looks purple....I used a different camera. That wall will be changing soon you will have to wait and see what I will do!
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