Painting Furniture

Over half of the furniture in my house are hand me downs, trash picked, or garage sale items. This is a way of life for myself and most people. Furniture is expense so why not make over the stuff you already have, or that you can get for free or cheap? Painting furniture is such an easy way to give new life to an old staple. First step is to decide what you are going to paint it. Don't think that furniture is only to be brown or white or black. Not the case! A bright colored side table is the ticket in certain rooms! Whatever your accent color is is a good place to start when considering color choices. Also, you don't have to paint it all one color either! You can paint the top a different color, to a 'dip' on the legs (Where it looks like the legs where dipped in another color. This is super fun with gold.) or you can do an ombre which is very popular right now. Now when it comes to painting the furniture, give it a quick sanding. You don't have to be aggressive with it, just a little roughing up on the surface can help the paint adhere much better. Also, make sure you use a good quality roller; a cheap roller will leave little lint pieces everywhere and that is very noticeable on furniture. Once you start painting, you will realize furniture doesn't cover near as well as walls so you will probably have to do 3-4 coats at least. Now get to painting!