If so, then this Ronseal Satin Cupboard Paint can quickly and easily make them look brand new again. This is a durable paint that goes on nicely and only takes two hours to dry. Check out our guide to how to paint kitchen cabinets if you are after an affordable way to update old units.
This Rust-Oleum Gloss Furniture Paint is the best paint for furniture on a multitude of surfaces and there is no need to prime or sand down the furniture before application. It comes in a wide range of bold colours such as black and grey — perfect if you love dark and atmospheric interiors. Many DIY guides will tell you that when you are creating a distressed look, you will need to sand, prime and then wax the furniture in question before and after applying the paint.
It glides on to give a flat, matt finish that is strong enough to withstand wear and tear and will not rub off with general use unless you have specifically distressed it that way.
It also only takes 30 minutes to dry, so this is the perfect paint for a quick upcycling job. The paint can be used on anything, from furniture to cupboards and even accessories, and is said to apply easily and dry quickly to a knock-and-scratch-resistant finish. For use on walls, furniture, woodwork or accessories to give a decorative matt colour finish, this Hemway Chalk Matt Finish Wall and Furniture Paint has virtually no smell, and just one coat will hide the most hideous paint job.
There's no need to sand or prime your surface beforehand, and one coat takes only two hours to dry, so you'll be able to use your updated piece of furniture in no time. Definitely the best furniture paint if you are after really quick results. With no hidden nasties, this all natural chalk paint from Frenchic transforms furniture with ease.
It requires no stirring or shaking and you don't need to add water; the texture is creamy, rich and it has great coverage. It can be applied directly onto wood, stone, brick or plaster, creating a vintage distressed look when dry. There's a huge range of 27 colours to choose from, including greys and whites for those who like to stay neutral, and blues, pinks and yellows if you want to make a statement.
There are no added VOCs, toxins or solvents, and the best part is that it's EN certified, so completely safe to use on children's toys and nursery furniture. The best paint for furniture that's eco-friendly, we think.
To get the best results when painting furniture, especially furniture that sees a lot wear and tear or if you are tackling kitchen cupboards, a primer is essential. This Wilko White Multi Surface Furniture and Cupboard Primer is the best one in terms of quality and price, plus there's enough in one 2.
It's touch dry in 30 minutes and you can go in with a second coat after four hours so you don't have to wait around to crack on with finishing your painting project. Different paints offer different levels of durability, so it's important to consider the way you plan to use a piece of furniture before choosing a paint. Chalk paint is quick and easy to apply as you generally don't need to do much prep work first. But it's often best used for decorative accents like picture or mirror frames as it is more prone to chipping and getting dirty, especially on surfaces that'll get a lot of everyday use, like the top of a coffee table or a cabinet door.
If you love the look of chalk paint but need a more durable solution, you can either seal the paint with a wax or polyurethane, or opt for a more durable paint in a matte finish. Acrylic paints are typically more durable than chalk paint. They can be wiped and scrubbed, and cure to a hard finish that's more resistant to scratches. Unlike emulsions, the colour range amongst some of the best furniture paints can be more limited, so this is likely to be a big factor in which brand you go for. The finish of the paint you choose will impact both the look and the function of your furniture.
Gloss paints feel more contemporary, while matte paints are suited for farmhouse or shabby-chic decor. Satin or semi-gloss finishes are versatile enough to suit any design style. As far as function goes, gloss, semi-gloss, and eggshell paints are wipeable and easier to clean than matte, flat, or chalk finishes.
Different paints come in a different range of finishes, so you'll want to look for one that offers the level of sheen you want, or be prepared to add a sealer or topcoat to achieve it. If you're looking to do a simple refresh on a piece that's in good repair, and don't want to spend a ton of time on your DIY project, chalky paint is the quickest, easiest way to go.
Check your Wood Craft chain stores. A: Nope! Not quite the same. Same goes for chippy paint. Just be careful when sanding. You can get lead testing kits from Amazon. Even if you have a shiny surface. The pic below is of my thrifted china cabinet that gave me the worse time with bleed-through! Notice the yellowing moments after applying the paint? By regular paint, you probably mean the same latex paint that you would use on your walls. But if you want to use regular paint, it might be worth checking out the BB Frosch chalk paint powder I mentioned in the chart above.
You can read my full review of it here. A: I almost forgot about these!! Yes, there are options of spray paints, like regular spray paint that you get from the hardware store, and Amy Howard Furniture Lacquer. Subscribe to my email list to subscribe to my email list to get the updates! For broken pieces, try to either glue it or use a nailer to fix it. For gluing, wood glue works well, but for a tough-as-nails bond, I love Gorilla Glue. Watch my video here on how to use Gorilla Glue so you learn to use it properly!
A: Two is good. One coat is usually not enough. Let the first coat dry before adding the second coat. I absolutely love Purdy brushes. Make sure you use one wax brush for clear wax and a separate wax brush for your dark wax. This section will be updated to include other brands and products of furniture paint mentioned by readers. More reviews will be coming on these paint. Stay tuned! There really is no best paint for furniture. All of them require little to no sanding, no primer, and work on everything from wood, plastic, metal, glass—you name it.
My advice would be to try your hand at all of them and see what you like best. Love this post? PIN IT! Thrift Diving inspires women to decorate, improve, and maintain their home themselves Use these 5 printables, checklists, and ebooks to get started!
And I was wondering about CeCe Caldwell! Lots of nice colors. Gotta find a stockist, though, which I find to be a PIA. Loved your reviews and will try some of these products myself for comparison.
I use their Varnish for a top coat for more protection than wax; it looks great and has a soft sheen. I have also used Chalk Paint many times without re-waxing even after several years.
In fact, I find that re-waxing is totally unnecessary. Annie Sloan is nearly impossible to get near me while Jolie is sold at a few retailers. Thanks very much. Love your blog. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment.
For furniture with a glossy finish, I always prime first, and then apply latex paint that usually has the primer in it as well. Thanks for this post post, it is so informative! My husband builds dining tables. Usually we just stain and poly the tabletops, but we have a client who wants a distressed white tabletop. We are planning to stain the wood dark and then paint over it, and sand to distress.
What kind of paint do you recommend? We need the finish to be hard and durable — no scratching off of cracking. If you just put the white paint over the stained wood, it will be more of a gray distressed look, like this wall. I think I would use General Finishes acrylic paint. I hope it works out! Let me know if you have other questions! I think, based on what you wrote, that the acrylic option would be best with the top coat you recommended.
In other words, is there some other sort of top coat or treatment I should be sure to use when doing a vanity rather than a dresser? Thank you so much! Hi Bree. Sounds like a fun project! Yes, I think that the acrylic paint would work best for that. I have bought a few months ago 2 bedside tables that have been white washed but now I have noticed that under the coasters that there are water marks, obviously or should I rather say expect that they have not been vanished or sealant added to the finish.
I have heard that you can buy white wash paint that has a sealant or vanish added to it but then that mean that I have to prep the Whole table or can it be used to for a touch up? Hi Charlotte. The water marks could have actually been in the wood prior to painting.
Sometimes paint can hide water marks for a little bit, but then they eventually show through. Or, like you said, they could be from the tables not being sealed.
Water marks are tough to get rid of. What I would recommend is a sealant to cover the water marks, and then to dry brush a white paint over that part to try to hide the mark. The trouble with matching it is that without knowing the type of paint used, it will be pretty hard to match it exactly. Luckily, whites are usually similar and you probably will be able to get away with matching it pretty well. A true white wash is actually supposed to penetrate the wood similar to a stain and really should chip at all.
You can actually use that Tough Coat as a topcoat sealer too for the whole piece. Okay, so I would add the touch coat over the water stains, get a little white paint you could probably get away with using white acrylic paint from craft stores, actually, or a chalk paint will work well too on your brush.
Dab off most of the paint onto a wet paper towel, and then lightly brush over the spots and places that are chipping. Let me know if you have any other questions and how it ends up going. Hi Jenny, thank you for such an informative post.. I am planning to chalk paint my dresser and night stand..
But I was thinking, after the chalk paint do I have to wax the furniture or can I leave that part?? Or is there any other inexpensive proces to protect the paint? Because we keep water bottles,, coffee mug on top of the night stand..
Hope that you can give me any solution… thank you.. There is a cheaper furniture wax made by Minwax. Also, I often use a clear acrylic either spray or brush on over chalk paint instead of wax and it gives it durability as well.
Best of luck on your project! I have two young boys, so you can imagine the beating they get. They are stained, hard to clean, and the paint is already coming off around the seat edges, tops of the chair backs, etc.
I believe my husband used a primer and two coats of latex paint using his compressor. What type of paint would be more durable and easier to clean? And with the paint you recommend, can I get a very specific color? Hi Bridget! Yes, I can totally imagine the beating those chairs take! It sounds like he painted it just the way he should, but unfortunately any type of paint will wear over time with lots of use.
I personally prefer acrylic based paint and find it holds up best when I use a polyacrylic top coat over it. I think you could also do a chalk type paint Rustoleum makes one now that is sold in hardware stores, and you can get it custom color mixed I believe. I think my best advice would be to make sure to give whatever paint you choose a couple layers of an acrylic top coat.
Let me know if you have other questions. I painted all of my kitchen cabinets white, with AS chalk paint. They turned out great, just not real happy with some streaks I have after waxing. I decided to do the island a navy blue. I have decided to paint the island with the GF milk paint.
Most of the island has not been waxed. But the doors and drawers have been. Can I paint right over the wax or do I have to either use mineral spirits or sand it to get it off? Also, can I just repaint over the chalk paint the parts of the island that has no wax? Thank you so much!! Yes, as long as the wax has cured which I think takes quite awhile, perhaps a few weeks?
And yes, you can definitely just paint over the chalk paint with no problem at all. I would actually love to hear if the GF paints well over the cured wax. You are not alone. I have yet to do a project without some soft wax streaks. I also found that not wiping it as you go along and then treating it as one big area and wipe away the wax helped a lot.
Also, a second wax coat usually takes care of those awful streaks. I wanted to get your take on furniture painting with you do not like the distressed chippy weathered glaze look. I like furniture that has a solid durable look to it. Which type of paint do you think is best for this? I would definitely recommend General Finishes Milk Paint based on the look that you want.
I just lightly sand the surface I am going to paint and it adheres really well. Then, you can go over it with a Polyacrylic or GF makes an acrylic topcoat in all finishes — from flat to gloss. I found it holds up really well.
I hope that helps! Hi Gina. Hi Jenny, I only recently discovered you and all I can say is you are a goldmine of information. Is that one of the paints to use on bookcase and small wooden projects? Hi Barbara. Thanks for your kind words, and for taking the time to comment and ask your question. As for acrylic paint, I would recommend General Finishes. The names are so confusing though, and in my attempt to simply it all, it did come across as incorrect.
Thanks for bringing up this good point! Such an informative post! What do you suggest. What are your ideas? Hi Blair. Thanks for your questions. For the wooden bench, I would make sure to use an outdoor paint. Or, DecoArt makes an outdoor paint as well — I used it on this table that is outside. As for the metal file cabinet, enamel paint spray paint is the easiest way to use this type of paint will definitely work, or a chalk based paint should stick really well too.
An acrylic paint should also work, but I would be sure to scuff up the entire surface before painting to be sure it adheres. Good luck on your projects! I am looking to repaint wood shelves in our house. What paint would be your choice for something like this? I love acrylic paint — I use it for dressers and pieces of furniture that objects will be sitting on.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know. Then use the acrylic top coat on it. For the legs and chairs I want to do a slightly distressed white. Does that sound like the right choice to you? I was thinking a layer of the acrylic top coat would help but then will the chalk paint adhere to the top coat? What are your thoughts? Thank so much! Hi Jenny — it sounds like a gorgeous piece!
I think your ideas to use gel stain on the top and use an acrylic top coat should work perfectly, as will chalk paint with an acrylic top coat. I would do a test on a part of the piece. Then, after it dries just paint over with chalk paint as normal and finish with acrylic topcoat. Have fun! Thanks for the article! I really liked it at first, but it has already started chipping! I cleaned it well beforehand and applied a wax when I was done, but I have to think that I should have done something else to avoid the chipping.
Do I need to start completely over, or is there a way to touch up the chips and apply another layer? If so, what! Hi Jenny. I apologize for the long overdue response. To repair chipping, I sometimes will use my sander to sand down the chip so there is no longer a ridge between the paint and the place without paint. You could also use wood filler to fill in the chip gouges as well. My favorite brand is General Finishes top coat — it should help withstand any dings and such.
Hope that helps in some way. Hi Sarah. Good question! I think Fusion is a Canadian-based company? I think? If you sign up as a subscriber in this post, I have a handy printable chart that lists the characteristics of the paints, as well as a lot of common brands for different types.
That might be helpful, too! I am so scared to try milk paint! Last year I painted my dresser with a dark gray chalk paint. Would it be possible to paint over the chalk paint with another type and what type do you recommend? Hi Maria.
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