How To Paint A Dresser To Look Rustic

Primer Red, Napoleonic Blue, And Greek Blue.

So this dresser was whining about being just spray painted heirloom white, and was begging to be adorned in a worn, beachy cottage look. Instead of sanding it away (which would quickly clog up the sandpaper), i grabbed a hand scraper and got to work. I chose to paint the dresser in rustic green by country chic paint.

I Am Happy To Report, This Makeover Was Successful!

Unless i left one of my traveling companions behind. This vintage dresser is originally made by drexel, is solid wood, has bow front, dovetail drawers, and dark wood that taunts me with its promise to bleed through regardless of what paint color i intend to use. Strip the paint or vanish.

View Materials (3) My Neighbor Gave Me This Dresser Which We Totally Need For Our Country House But It Needed Some Changes.

It needed to be touched with human hands, sanded and coaxed and stroked back to life. Here are a ton of ideas for how to paint a dresser. You can experiment with the ratio, but a 1:1 ratio will give you a more opaque look, while a 3:2 (water to paint) ratio will give you a streakier, chalkier look.

This Leaves Me With A Perfectly Clean Line Of Paint Where The Stain Meets Up.

The best distressing is done in layers. We decided to paint this solid wood vintage dresser in himalayan salt from the spruce best home chalky finish paint line.chalk paint offers a soft but refreshed vintage look⁠—and it's a perfect way to update other pieces of furniture as well, such as an end table. Over the years i’ve tried a lot of different techniques, but the one i’m going to show you today is the one i consider “the perfect rustic paint technique!” the reason i like this technique is.

A Simple Trick When Dealing With Bleed Through Issues Is To Add A Glaze Over The Paint Which Won’t Necessarily Conquer Or Hide The Bleed Through But Will Simply Mask It.

Dark grey paint with color splash. I’ve been struggling to find a good top coat and i’m. Next you must add even more paint very thickly and liberally with a hairdryer.