Monday, April 12, 2010

My first furniture before & after

This is my first furniture before & after.  I'm so excited I can hardly stand it! 

But first, what did I learn?

1.  Black paint is awesome. 
2.  Benjamin Moore paint is not carried at Lowes or Home Depot.
3.  Rust-Oleum paint isn't half bad as alternative.
4.  Those little foam roller brushes rock - no brush bubbles or bristle strokes!


And now....

Here's what the table looked like before:






And after...



















And here's me doing my happy dance (you'll just have to imagine it because you don't REALLY want to see it)!

21 comments:

  1. hi kirsti! it looks great! i love the knob with the black paint- very classy! and your happy dance is darling- you really know how to move it, girl! :)

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  2. Yay you. But be careful. Painting furniture can become addictive :

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    ( your site would not let me sign in on my typepad account.)

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  3. Beautiful! Watch out once you start redoing furniture it is hard to stop :) Very addictive!

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  4. Isn't it amazing what paint can do? Nice transformation!

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  5. It looks great! I use Rust-Oleum too. I've seen a lot of people spray-painting stuff, but I think you can get better results and more control with a brush.

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  6. For the record, this was not Rust-Oleum spray paint. This was the kind that comes in a can. Who knew?!

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  7. You did a nice job! Came over from BNOTP.

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  8. absolutely delightful! You have great reason to be excited and proud! It's just fabulous... I hopped over from Between Naps on the Porch and am so happy that I did! Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place when you get a moment. I have become a follower and hope you'll do the same...

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  9. Stopped over from BNOTP - the table looks great, love the knob!

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  10. Love black paint too...this looks wonderful! Great job!

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  11. The Black turned out gorgeous! I love the hardware. Great job.

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  12. That looks great! I love it when a makeover turns out even better that you imagined it! Nice job, keep up the good work. Stop by for a visit sometime!
    XO
    Heidi - Heart and Home

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  13. LOOKS GREAT! BLACK IS THE BEST.

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  14. I think you did a good job. I love learning new stuff that makes things so much easier the next time because you know what to expect.

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  15. Beautiful job! The black looks great and the new knob is precious! :)

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  16. This is so sweet! I love what you have done. I paint vintage furniture for a living and I am so excited you took the leap. What's your next project? I have a 7 ft. cupboard laying on the wood floor in the living room as we speak. Picked it up for $8.50 yesterday. Haven't started painting, but maybe tomorrow after the garage sales!

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  17. I think my next project might be two chairs -- wish me luck!

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  18. Congratulations! Because you did such a good job you'll be looking around the house to see what else you can paint!

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  19. I like it! Where will this table go?

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  20. Wow...looks great! I often get Benjamin Moore paint mixed at Lowes. They have the paint codes, it just takes longer for the workers to look them up.

    Can't wait to see what you'll paint next! :)

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  21. That table was a great piece to work with and it looks wonderful in the black. Nice work!

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