Learn How to Paint Wood Furniture White

This article will help you learn how to paint wood furniture white. 


You know that painting wood furniture white is a great way to recycle old pieces of furniture. You can find any room can be given a whole new look, though yes, it does take time and patience. Since it is very far from expensive thing that you can do to get a new looking of your wood furniture, as compared to purchasing new furniture, it is actually a common choice among many people. If you want to succeed in painting your wood furniture, there are several steps that must be followed for a professional finish. This is why we provide you a useful reading to learn how to paint wood furniture white.



Prepare for the materials like screwdriver, sandpaper or electric sander, fine steel wool, paint brushes, water based primer, water based semi-gloss white paint, water based polyurethane, tack cloth, dust mask, protective eye wear, rubber gloves, and drop cloth.

Start from placing the furniture on a drop cloth, newspaper or cardboard. By using a screwdriver, you need to remove all hardware from the piece of furniture including any knobs, drawer pulls, hinges and decorative emblems. Remember to remove all drawers and doors and place them separately on the drop cloth.

Second, you can use sandpaper or an electric sander and then sand the surface of each piece of the furniture. But make sure you sand in the same direction as the wood grain in order to avoid creating scratches. You can also use a tack cloth to remove the dust from the surface. Note that you should check each piece to see if it must be sanded again. 

Then you can use a paint brush, apply a coat of white primer to the furniture by following the grain of the wood, and apply the white semi-gloss latex paint to the surface with a paint brush. After that, you need to paint in the same direction of the wood grain. When this has dried, you should check to see if all pieces are adequately covered with paint. You can find usually only one coat of paint is required if primer was applied.

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