When we set our sights on being store owners we knew we’d be busy, just how busy? Nothing could prepare us.
It’s a whole new level of good busy…gray-hair-growing busy.
The creative side of picking and furniture upcycling is a blast…here’s just one of the latest…
I recently found this lovely French Provincial dresser at an estate sale. It was in near perfect condition. I know painting perfect wood makes some people crazy but I had such good results with this dresser that I thought I’d try and recreate the same successful outcome.
I first cleaned the dresser and gave it a very quick sand job. The superb folks at HomeRight let me test drive their newest finish paint sprayer.
What makes this sprayer unique is that you don’t hook it up to an air compressor, you just plug it in and go. I have a decent size air compressor and when I used my other sprayers in the past I would have to wait for my compressor to catch up with the amount of air my sprayer was using. Slow process. The HomeRight sprayer never skipped a beat and kept right up with me.
The other thing I loved is that it sprayed a fine spray…no splatters like other sprayers I’ve used in the past. I used KILZ primer which is pretty thick to begin with. I wasn’t sure if I needed to thin with a little water to ensure it went through my sprayer easily but I did anyway just as a precaution. I added about 3 TB of water after I filled the cup up completely and mixed with a stir stick.
Check out that spray…no splatters. It went on uniform and I was able to prime the whole dresser in no time flat. Really efficient with all those nooks and crannies.
My other hot commodity I found through HomeRight…the most awesome Spray Shelter. Its really like a tent and made to keep overspray within the shelter. I was painting on a bit of a windy day and I found that it also protected my piece from the wind and flying dust.
Genius I tell you.
The paint I used is a new paint by DecoArt called Maxx Gloss. I love chalk paint in every way except I do prefer a glossier finish. Maxx Gloss provides just that and self-levels beautifully. I didn’t even need to thin it for my sprayer. Just poured it in the spray cup and went to work.
The results…
New knobs, new coat of paint, new look.
And the best part, no brush marks.
The paint, the sprayer and the shelter have made my love list.
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I received the sprayer, shelter and paint samples at no cost to test. The thoughts and opinions here are my own.
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Love!!
Thanks girl!
Amazing job! I love the results! With the right tools it is an easy job!
So true, so true! 🙂
Great project! How much Max Gloss product did you end up using?
2 1/2 containers on the dresser and nightstand. 🙂
Can you share details on this flooring? It looks very much like what I am searching for!
I’m preparing a blog post on it soon. (But it’s from Floor and Decor). I’m in love with it!!
If you tell me it’s Aquaguard in smokey dusk I will be so happy. That’s the one I am looking at. I’ll look out for your post on it!!
What’s the link again? Are you in Utah?
Flood and Decor. Post coming soon! 🙂
These look great! I’d like to try out this paint. Is the color you used “dolphin” or “hematite”? It’s not stocked locally and I have to order it. Can you tell me how much paint you used? I’m painting a dresser and two night stands as well. Did you use two coats?
Yes, I used Dolphin. I used 2 1/2 containers and sprayed two coats. Good luck!
Thanks! I’m hoping mine turn out as nice as yours! I might try the darker gray color
–haven’t decided yet
Thanks Monica! Happy painting. 🙂
Super cute! It’s really so much better. Why did furniture ever get made to be so plain before?!
Anyway we’ve been doing some cheap and free things around the house, too – like one major thing to change our curb appeal: hide the A/C widnow unit!!!
http://wanderlustingbydesign.com/2016/10/24/ac-units-and-making-our-curb-appealing/
Super smart idea! Looks so much better!
With the amount of painting and refinishing of pieces that shelter is definitely something I should invest in. I am also in the market of purchasing a sprayer. While you were using the sprayer did you feel like the air compressor part (or whatever that top black piece is on the spray gun) got in the way while you were spraying and it was harder to see where you were spraying? I always enjoy your work. We have much in common!
That Shelter is SO worth it. I don’t get spray everywhere and it protects my piece from the wind and dust as well. It is a bit bulky but I felt like my old air compressor could never keep up with the amount of air passing through the gun. I’ve tried using 5 spray guns in the past and this is by far the best one yet. I’ll never go back to other one’s I’ve purchased.