Oh what a pain this project has been! This has been one of those projects where nothing works like I want it to. It literally drove me crazy! But… I do love the outcome! Today I will be showing you the top half.
Now this is the part where I would typically start showing the before pictures but I can’t find them which makes me think that I never took them! Sorry. Let me explain though. This was originally a cherry wood highboy armoire with brass hardware. It was in great shape… it just needed to be shantied up a bit!
I removed the brass hardware.
and painted it with Rust-Oleum Hammered Brown Spray Paint.
That is the only before pic you guys get… 🙁 Sorry!
I then painted the entire piece with Olympic Off White satin paint. I had intended on spray painting but this baby did not take spray paint well…. yet another bump in the road. The piece looked very similar to this one but it has doors on the front.
After that dried I replaced all my newly painted hardware and also found these really cute knobs at Hobby Lobby for the door pulls.
I lightly sanded the edges. I wanted a slightly cleaner look for this piece so I passed on glazing… I know… Shock! I used a 3M sanding block with 80 grit paper to do my sanding on the edges and love the subtle look it achieved…
So this is where it is parked for the moment… in my living room. This is supposed to be upstairs but my hubby recently injured his back in a horse accident so now I just get to walk around it. (another bump)
I do love it though and I can’t wait to show you guys the bottom half and the final piece put together. I will share that with you soon and also show you where I will be putting it. In the meantime, enjoy the top half!
Thanks so much guys!!
~Whitney
It turned out great! Wish we had a HobLob here in Cali – those knobs are too cute.
And you used Olympic wall paint?!? Wow – I'm overthinking my projects waaay too much.
I have tons of wall paint and loads of salvaged junk/furniture. I need to just jump in and get painting!
That turned out really pretty and I love the knobs. Thanks for sharing…come say hi sometime.
I believe we bought the same one, lol, I am so tired of my cherry furniture and want to do it shabby chic. My husband will kill me (well, not really, but he will want to.) wouldn't be the first time tho. He always loves how things I do come out but during the transition he is a pain in the a..
It's a pretty big job. So far so good! I need to paint my hutch and amoire. Waiting for better weather!
Looking forward to the finish!
Cheers!
Tina
Lookin good !
Kammy
great piece and the white makes it look expensive. mishelle
Your armoire looks great. Love the door pulls.
Beautiful, Whitney! Love the hardware you added. I have an armoire on my list to do and I'm not looking forward to it. I'm sure it will be, at the least, a weekend affair!
It takes a lot of courage to paint furniture. It did turn out great. I can't wait to see it placed in it's final home. You should post it on my Bedscape party every Tueday starting Feb. 9.
Okay… here's a duh question:
Did you sand the piece before painting?
Our bedroom furniture was my husbands grad present from his folks and not my taste in color… But I think painting it would be fun. However, I hate sanding!! LOL
I have a cherrywood one of these and wanted to move it to my DD room but it's not the right color and I wasn't sure about painting it but now I'm going to paint it and modge podge some zebra paper to the inside of it!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This looks great – I can't wait to see the whole thing when it's finished. I love painting furniture and am currently painting two dressers for a friend who was going to chuck them away and buy painted ones for a million pounds each (slight exaggeration)from Laura Ashley. My dining table is never dressed nicely as it's always covered in bits I'm painting. My husband says he's scared to sit still for long in case I paint him too!
Hi , I found your blog today and I love it!. You are amazing, nice projects. This is simply beautiful, can't wait to see more.
Looks awsome so far! Can't wait to see the finished project!
Love those doornobs!