Furniture Restoration Part 2

Remember the Before....it's starting to look better.  If you want to refer back to part 1 click here.

 

 

 

I need to remember to take pictures.  I had already put two coats of Primer on and waited a couple of days before I started to paint.  I started with my painting and remembered I needed to take pictures of the primed paint job.  (I will give all the information of products I used below).  

 

 

 

I had started painting and it was already turned over and I couldn't turn it over again because of the wet paint.  But above is the primed portion.

 

 

 

 

Primed drawer

 

 

 

 

I wanted to add some color, so I spray painted the inside of the drawer after I primed and before I painted. 

 

 

 

Above: This has been primed twice and painted once.  I got a little paint on the stained top portion and I will go over what I did if you keep reading!

 

 

 

The painted drawer.

 

 

 

 

Close up of the paint on the stained top.  I need to be better about touching already done surfaces with my hands for support while I paint.

 

 

 

 

 

Not the best picture, but this is after I sanded the painted areas on the top and the sides where the tape didn't do so great of a job.

 

 

 

 

After I sanded the top, I re-stained.  I didn't worry about getting on the white paint because I had a baby wipe handy.  I simple wiped it off.

 

 

 

 

 

The wiped clean edge.

 

What I used

 

Stain:

Min Wax Dark Walnut Stain

 

 

Primer:

Zinsser Oil Primer

 

Paint:

Rust-Oleum Oil Gloss White

 

 

Spray Paint for Drawer:

Krylon Island Splash

 

 

Of course you will need Paint brushes and for the oil a paint thinner to clean the brushes if you want to keep them.

 

 

Part 3 The finished product will be coming soon!!!

DIY Kid Noise Makers (that are quiet)!

 

I needed some noise makers for my kids favorite song.  This was the perfect solution because they make noise but it is oh so quiet!

 

 

 

 

First: take some rice

 

 

 

Second: Get tape. I used electrical and washi tape.

 

 

 

 

Third: Fill the eggs half way with rice and use the electrical tape to go around once or twice.

 

 

 

 

Fourth:  Use your washi tape for the finishing touch. 

 

 

 

The washi tape didn't go around as easily as the electrical tape.  Next time I might try to find some white electrical tape and just use that instead.  I had all of these things at home so I don't know what it would cost?  My husband might not be so happy with me that I use the electrical tape :)

 

 



DIY Wall Art

I need something to cover a blank wall.  I need to make it inexpensive and quick.

What to do??

I built this canvas about 10 years ago.  I was bored with what I had painted on it back then.  So I spray painted over it with gray spray paint. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Found some old material that I had tied into a long strand.

 

 

 

 

Wrapped it around the canvas in no particular order and started to spray paint.  I used turquoise (official name: Island paradise) spray paint.  For some reason I have recently really loved this color.

 

 

 

 

I sprayed turning the canvas after each coat, so I could get each side. 

 

 

 

 

And the finished piece of art!  

 

 

 

Now my wall is not so open and blank.  The thing I love most it didn't cost me a cent.  I already had all the supplies. 

 

Even if I had to buy the supplies, the spray paint would have been $6, canvas $10 (or less with coupons) and material or tape maybe $2.   A project less then $20 if you have to buy everything.