How to Paint Furniture | Beginner Friendly Nightstand Makeover

this video is sponsored by native not ever not every Furniture makeover needs to involve groundbreaking construction techniques 37 different tools and years of experience if you've got a piece of furniture that you want to make over just with a simple coat of paint but you're not sure where to start this one's for you [Music] hello Furniture friends Katie here from salvaged by K Scott I have been flipping Furniture full time for the last six years and in this video I'm going to be giving this set of tired thrifted nightstands a fresh new look but I'm going to be going back to basics and keeping things really simple and easy enough for anyone who's never made over a piece of furniture before I picked these up at a local charity shop for 45 dollars and I chose them because their original finish is damaged enough that they do need some TLC but they're still in good working order and not so damaged that they need hours of repair or any fancy tools they may look like wood from a distance but they're actually a type of paper laminate over top of particle board it's basically a picture of wood grain printed onto a film and stuck down to the engineered surface this stuff can't be refinished or stained the same way that solid wood or wood veneer can so that makes these two the perfect candidates for paint the first thing I need to do is prep I need to do all of the things required to get these ready for a new painted finish for me that always starts with pulling out the drawers removing the hardware and cleaning everything really well the poles that are on here have a sort of odd two screw off-center placement so instead of filling that in and re-drilling another hole for new knobs and to keep things simple like I promised I'm going to reuse these and I'll just shine them up I'm cleaning these with some simple green and warm water but you can use any cleaner you've got that has some degreasing power to it this helps to remove anything that may be on the surface that will make the paint have a hard time sticking oily fingerprints Furniture polishes and wax can all interfere with the paint making a good strong bond [Music] thank you once I've finished cleaning I always go back over with some clean water to remove any leftover soap and then leave it to dry I'm going to use some of this wood filler to fix a few bigger flaws like this one on the corner of the drawer and another bigger piece of missing veneer here as well as a few spots along the bottom edges of the tables for larger repairs or anything more structural than these I'd usually use something more heavy duty like Bondo but this stuff is more than good enough to get a job like this done well all that dries let me tell you about Native I've been using this deodorant for years now and I honestly don't think I will ever go back to using anything else this gives me the most reliable odor protection it's good for up to 72 hours if you need it and their deodorants are all aluminum and paraben free vegan and cruelty free and are made from really simple clean ingredients like coconut oil and Shea Butter I'm a huge floral girl and they're lilac black and white tea scent seriously makes even the coldest winter days feel like summer the other thing that I really love is it never feels sticky it always feels dry as soon as you put it on they also have some great body washes shampoos conditioners and lotions if you want to check those out too you can use my link in the description of this video and my code salvaged to save 20 off of your first purchase from native this offer is available site-wide but only for a very limited time so make sure that you stock up and save now that everything is dry I need to sand the wood filler flush with the surfaces around it and then scuff up the rest of the shiny finish to give it some tooth for my new finish to grab onto I've got a 120 grit sanding block here that I just picked up in the paint department at Home Depot and I'm going to use it to sand these drawers doing this kind of scuff sanding isn't too hard to do by hand but if you're working on something that's got a lot of larger flat surfaces or you're going to be refinishing a lot of pieces having a power sander will come in handy and save you so much time I have a few really expensive professional Sanders that I use in my work here on the channel but I've also had some really great luck with my Ryobi orbital sander over the years if you don't have a power sander and you don't want to invest in one try asking your family friends or even your neighbors if they've got something you could borrow foreign the front edge of this one table is a little bit swollen from some water damage at some point so I'm going to use the standard just to remove enough material to flatten it back out again and smooth out the rest of the area where the laminated finish is already worn away [Music] now that everything is smooth and scuffed I'm going to clean up all of the Dust with a very slightly damp lint-free cloth since this is particle board and particle board is very sensitive to swelling up when it's exposed to moisture I don't really want to get anything wet again but having a tiny bit of water in the rag really helps grab that fine dust you should put down some sort of paper or drop cloth to protect your floors although this floor's full-time gig is getting messy with paint so I don't think it matters too much for me the next step is primer and primer serve a few different purposes they can block the natural oils in solid wood from leaching up or bleeding through your new finish and staining it they can Aid in the adhesion of your paint to the surface and they often provide a base layer to seal up and transition any rougher repaired areas with what's left of the factory finish so that the paint will lay evenly across the entire surface there are tons of great primers out there but these are my go-to's bin shellac based primer is pretty expensive these days so I've been saving it for the really bad bleed through pieces and since these are just particle board today I'm going to use this less expensive kills restoration it's a water-based product so it's really easy to clean up with plain old soap and water and it doesn't come in a spray can version that I've seen just yet so I'm going to be applying it with a four inch foam roller foreign [Music] it helps to raise your project up off the floor so that you can get your roller or paint brush all the way to the bottom without accidentally picking up any dust or lint I've got these little plastic painters pyramids but old paint cans or even Soup cans work really good for this too [Music] I've got a synthetic bristled brush with me here too to help get the primer into all of the detailed areas on these drawers where the roller just doesn't fit I'm trying to get enough product on the surface that I can spread it out easily but not too much that it's splattering as I roll or leaving drips behind and once I get these covered I'm going to go back over with the roller to smooth out any brush marks I think I'm going to put two coats of primer on these to make sure that the particle board is totally sealed and won't absorb any new moisture so while the first coat dries I'll leave the tray roller and brush just in a plastic bag to keep them from drying out [Music] thank you I let that dry for about an hour and then I applied my second coat the same way as the first and before I washed my tools I laid out these handles on a piece of cardboard so that I could start spraying them with some metallic brass spray paint [Music] foreign after about another hour of dry time on my primer I noticed that I had this big drip on the corner so I grabbed my 120 grit sandpaper again to smooth it out and then I switched over to some really fine 400 grit sandpaper to smooth out the rest of the primer and I wiped up that dust again with another lint-free cloth if you don't dust off after sanding the little bits that are left behind get trapped in whatever your next layer is and make it look lumpy and just feel rough all right [Music] okay we are ready to paint I'm going to switch the foam roller that I used for my primer to a short nap of a lure roller instead I find these add the least amount of air and therefore give me the smoothest rolled of finish another tip that I skipped here but regretted pretty quickly is that if you're using a brand new roller like this to wash it out with some soap and water and let it dry before you start to paint with it even though they claim to be lint free on the package they'll still leave a few little fuzzy pieces in your paint and washing them out first really helps get rid of anything that's already loose I'm going to paint these with bears melamine finish cabinet and trim enamel I was hoping for their alkyd enamel when I went to Home Depot to pick up my paint but they didn't have any of the base that I needed to mix this dark navy blue so I opted for this instead since it's a pretty similar product make sure that whatever paint you use that you read all of the manufacturer's instructions for their recommended application tools ideal temperatures and dry and cure times I've been loving these kind of enamel paints for my furniture lately because they dry to a super hard durable finish all on their own and there is no need to apply an additional top coat at the end of most projects my best tip for newbies on applying a clear coat or top coat over a dark paint color like this is don't it's so hard to get a consistent streak free finish over richer colors that you'll just be causing yourself more aggravation than you need to so if you choose a paint that doesn't have the extra step you're already ahead of the game again you want to have enough paint on your roller that you can spread it out but not so much that it's splattering or dripping another nice thing about this paint is it's got a long open time which means it's got a little longer to work with before it starts to level itself out and dry that said you don't ever want to overwork your paint because if you keep brushing or rolling through it and it starts that drying process you'll end up just creating a lot of brush marks and roller texture that you don't want I like to just get the paint on there cover the whole surface and then I'll roll back over it once with barely any pressure on the roller to smooth out those lap lines then I will leave it alone and let it do its thing paint does tend to accumulate on corners and edges too so make sure that you're keeping an eye out for anything like this and smooth it out as quickly as you can but if you do miss a drip like this leave it to dry it's not the end of the world you can blend it back in with some more sanding before your next coat foreign [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music] for the panels on these drawers I'm following the same procedure using my brush with a little bit of paint to get into all of the details and then rolling over to smooth things out [Music] the first coat always looks terrible it's supposed to be streaky and blotchy and not full coverage so don't panic when things are looking like a hot mess the directions on the can tell me that if I'm working in the ideal temperature and humidity I can re-coat this after two hours another light sand with some 400 grit I'm just barely touching the surface here to grab any little lint pieces or dust that's dried into the paint and I'll apply my second coat exactly the same way as the first [Music] these drawers are still very wet but looking much better already with the second coat and the rest of the tables have dried a little bit more and this finish is incredible [Music] I still have a couple of spots mostly on the drawers where I can see a bit of the primer peeking through so I'm going to go ahead and add one more coat to these and then I'll leave them to start curing overnight and I can put them back together in the morning [Music] thank you [Music] and they're done I love the way these turned out they've got a very traditional style to them still but with a fresh new twist I hope that you found this video helpful and feel a little more comfortable tackling a project of your own soon please make sure that you're subscribed to the channel for tons more furniture flipping inspiration tips and tricks and I will catch you all next time thank you [Music]

Channel: Katie Scott SALVAGED by k. scott

Views: 362,989

Keywords: furniture flipping, furniture makeover, DIY furniture, paint makeover, beginner-friendly, thrifted furniture, nightstand makeover, furniture painting, furniture restoration, simple furniture makeover, SALVAGED by k. Scott, Katie Scott, painting techniques, furniture renovation, easy furniture makeover, furniture refinishing, DIY home decor, DIY tutorial, home improvement, furniture DIY, upcycling furniture, furniture design, furniture inspiration

Id: uK5aSJlIzHU

Length: 16min 3sec (963 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 08 2023