The Armoire Make Over

 

This was a Hutch/Armoire that I Found in My Classifieds

 for Not Very Much $.

Truthfully,

there was nothing wrong with it,

but I Wanted a different Color

than the Yellow-y Whitish Color that was on it.

I Re-Painted My Room in a Gray

{"Metropolis" by Valspar in Semi Gloss},

and Wanted this to Match,

So I Chose a Gray Color that was One Step Down

on the Color Card I Picked Out.

{"Gravity" by Valspar in Satin}

 

This is How I Did It:

First I Sanded It.

Did not take all the Paint or Previous Finish Off,

just sanded it enough

 to give the next coat of paint something to grip onto.

Then I Wiped it Down with a Wet Paper Towel

to remove Sanding Dust.

 

 

These are the Paint Brushes/Rollers I used.

Both are Foam.

 

First I Primed it,

Then Painted it with My Color,

{"Gravity" by Valspar in Satin}

 

then Sanded with This:

See it Says

"Between Coats"?

It helps make a smooth finish.

After You Sand,

then wipe with the Wet Paper Towel again

to Remove the Sanding Dust.

 

The I Put the Second Coat of My Color On.

 

Then I Sanded with This:

It will also Help with a SMOOOOOTH Finish.

I Use it before I Put my Glaze On.

And of Course,

Wipe Everything Down Again,

To remove the Sanding Dust.

 

I Add My Details using This:

It's a Glaze that I have had Tinted to "Fired Earth" by Valspar.

I Work in Small Areas as I use it.

I put it on with a Foam Paint Brush,

then Wipe it off with a Wet Paper Towel,

Leaving some Glaze where I want it to stay darker,

or give it the Antique look that I Love.

For Some of the Areas where I Wanted to Create a "Wear Mark",

I took a Kid's Paint brush and just applied the Graze in the shape of the mark,

or along the Edge or in the Corner Like I wanted,

and just left it- not wiping it away.

 

Also,

I Kind of have a Thing for Crystal Knobs.

 

 

 

If You have any Questions about the Steps,

 Check out Some of My other Projects.

I use the same steps On Each One,

and I've Tried to have a Link Over There

(on the Side Bar)

to Each One.

 

For the Wreath,

I Hung it using the Same Technique I used to

Hang the Mini Wreaths on my Kitchen Cupboards HERE,

Except, I placed the Hook on the TOP of the Armoire.