Showing posts with label desk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label desk. Show all posts

July 20, 2012

Furniture Before and After's

I recently showed the completed master bedroom that I decorated, so today, I wanted to share some of the the amazing furniture transformations! 

To give you a little hint on the types of paints to use on furniture, I wanted to show you the stuff I purchased at Sherwin Williams.  It's not a plug, I just love this stuff.  For awhile, I have been looking for paint and different paint techniques that will make the furniture look like it has just been purchased that way at a store.  So, through a little bit of research, I came across this paint...







I got a gallon in the low sheen black to cover the tall boy, dresser, and chair.  I also picked up a quart of the white for the desk.



And the kind associate at Sherwin Williams shared this primer with me.  This is the primer you need if you are painting any type of furniture that you plan on putting things on top of.  That way your decor won't stick to the paint or pull the paint up.







Okeydoke, so now that we have the paint sorted, let's take a look at the finished products...

MR. TALL BOY DRESSER

BEFORE...


This piece had a nice honey finish, but this stain wouldn't work in the design, so it got sanded, wiped down, coated in primer, and finished with two coats of the black paint.









And here is the AFTER...


 








DESK AND CHAIR




The desk was a nice piece to begin with, so we did the same process as on the dresser, except we used the white paint to finish it off.  I didn't want everything in the room painted black.  I think the room would have had to much of a heavy feel. 









This guy had good bones.  That's all I can say about him.  He definitely needed a little love and attention.






OK, a lot of love and attention :)  Once, he was painted and I added new padding and material to the seat, we had ourselves a pretty little desk and chair. 



Here is the AFTER...









DRESSER

I think the most difficult piece to paint on the project might have just been this guy...



BEFORE...



This one was a great find and something I knew the client would love, but I also knew that she wanted to make sure her husband was part of this space, which meant this bad boy needed an update.




AFTER... 





I really love how you can't see brush strokes or roller marks in the finished product.  The paint sort of levels itself out, which is nice.



So last on the list for the furniture redos is the bench.  I purchased the bench itself and added padding, covered it with a nice designer material, and finished with some nail head trim.

BEFORE...


A plain bench.  I like the simpleness of it, but for the room I was working on, I wanted to add a little umph to this piece.



Here is the AFTER...








In my next few posts, I want to share with you a few DIY projects I did for the room like the revamped cork board,  the bench and chair redo's, and the headboard.  Have an awesome weekend!!!






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July 02, 2012

In the Midst of Projects!!!

Well, I have been missing in action this past week, but for a good reason!  :) 

I have been finding all sorts of great things to go in the room that I am creating for one of my clients.  

I did take a day off yesterday to go to Homerama 2012.  It was so stinkin' hot we just all walked around sporting some beautiful sweat mustaches!

I found some really cool ideas there and took quite a few pics that I will share with you in an upcoming post this week.

So for now, let's see what's been happening at our house.  So far, I have pretty much picked up everything that I needed to complete the client's Master Bedroom. 


The long antique dresser (It will get painted black and the hardware spray painted)



The tall dresser (which will also be painted black)








And this desk so that the client can have a peaceful space to work.  The desk will be painted white to offset all of the black furniture in the room!







Oh yes, and a chair that needs some attention!



I really like the detail work on the back.



So with a little paint job, and new padding and material, it will be good as new!



So what does this mean?


It means that I can start the DIY part of the projects. 

My List
1.  Cover the bench and add nailhead trim

2. Sand all the furniture to be painted

3. Prime and Paint furniture

4. Make Headboard and cover in fabric

5. Paint and recover desk chair

6. Paint Hardware

7. Paint an Abstract Painting for the wall

8. Spray paint some accessories to match decor


The day before yesterday we sanded all of the furniture...










And Cleaned it...



Then we took apart the desk chair in order to paint and recover it.




I also tried out some different silvers on the hardware.





The top color is metalic silver (more muted looking in this picture, because in person it is extremely silver.   The second row is brushed nickel (which actually looks more champagne, and then finally a stainless steel o the bottom left.  I am not completely satisfied yet, so I may combine two to get the look I want. 


So, I am off now to prime and paint the furniture and since I am a lucky girl, my hubs is going to help me!!!


This is the type of paint and primer I picked up for the furniture... 

This stuff is suppossed to be great on furniture so that things don't stick to the top once the paint has dried.  I will let you know how it goes :)









 This is for the desk. Enamel paints are great to work with on furniture because it gives that smooth hardened finish. I got a quart of this since I only need it for one piece of furniture.




And then this is the black paint for the furniture.  I got a gallon to cover everything! 




Hopefully we will get everything primed and painted today and I will have the before and after to show you in my next post!!!