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My little-big man’s bed is done-zo. I scored this vintage bed off of KLS Classifieds (Salt Lake City’s version of Craigslist). The women who sold it to me didn’t want to let it go but said she needed the space. Before she’d even let me come take a look at it she said, “You’re not going to paint it are you?” I promise at the time I hadn’t planned on painting it. But when I brought it in to the room and looked at it…it was just too much traditional wood sitting right in the middle of the floor. I tried hard to knock the little devil on my shoulder off who planted the “PAINT IT” seed but he eventually won and I gave in. I feel a little bad going against her wishes but I hope she’d approve if she saw the final result.
Instead of painting the whole thing I decided to go for a two-tone application for a modern twist on a traditional piece.
I used oil based paint because of it’s durability. The problem with oil paint is you can’t wash your brushes out with plain old water. You have to use a strong chemical like paint thinner and I just didn’t want to mess around with that between coats.
Instead, I found that using Glad Press’n Seal which I picked up at Walmart worked perfectly for keeping my brushes from drying out between coats.
I pulled out one sheet, folded it over itself, sealed the edges as close and possible around the brush and it formed an air tight seal.
I used the same hack when I painted some feathers a few weeks ago.
I’ve you’ve ever attempted painting projects with kids you know there are a lot of interruptions, breaks, messes, etc. Instead of washing out all the brushes when I know I’ll be coming back to the project in an hour or so, it’s much easier to sandwich the brushes between two sheets of Glad Press’n Seal, roll ’em up and there’s no worry about brushes drying with hard crusted paint on them
Glad Press’n Seal is one of those miracle products with a ton of uses inside, as well as outside the kitchen. Check out more hacks here. Do you have any Glad Press n’ Seal tips and tricks?
Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!
where did you get the pillow with native american print?
I found it on Etsy. The shop is called Hopintotherabbithole. It looks like she’s closed down shop for some reason…maybe just taking a summer break?
I use Press N’ Seal as a lid for glasses that contain smoothies. I stretch it across the glass, poke a hole in the top with a knife and add a straw. It helps to contain the fruity, gooey mess just in case it gets spilled.
I NEED to do this from now on. My son spilled an entire berry smoothie on our white carpet one time. Had to call a professional carpet cleaner to get it out. Was very costly. Lesson learned.
Was Ben the first to sleep in this bed? We had such a good time at your house!! Hope all is wlll with you. 🙂
Yep, Ben was the first! Boys sure miss him! Love to you all.
I take it one step further and put the brushes in the fridge if I’m coming back to the project the next day, or the freezer if it will be longer. Works with rollers and paint pads, too!
I never thought of that! Thanks for the tip…I’m gonna try that next time! Michelle 🙂