We discovered this under piles of old clothes and got it a ridiculously cheap price (including delivery...those poor guys didn't know there was 5 flights of stairs to carry it up...eeek!)
I took a let's do this quickly as possible and see if it works out approach. And I'm wrapped with how it turned out. It definitely turned me into a second hand furniture addict ...umm, ok I think my Mum might know that I was pretty in to it already...and my poor husband sure does - he is usually the one sanding and staining and polishing :) Here is the before shot:
This is what I did:
I gave it a good wipe, took the drawers out (the before photo already has the drawers out) and then I took off all the handles. I didn't sand it at all. I just couldn't be bothered and in the end it didn't seem to make any difference! Yay!
Then I painted it with white 'yagli boya' (which directly translated means paint with oil/oil paint - so I'm guessing this means enamel paint?) It was shiny, thick and smelt pretty strong!
When painting over the detailed pattern parts I made sure that I didn't leave any pools or drips of paint. Ummm, I wasn't so careful when I was painting the bottom edges near the sheet I had put it on. It totally stuck and the paint went through all over the place on to the wooden floors. Ahhhhh! It literally took me hours to clean off.
Anywaaay...I gave it three coats, letting it dry over night each time and I also painted the handles.
Once it was dry I put the handles back on. Finito!
21 comments:
It looks lovely Verity. You've done a great job on it and an even better job seeing its potential in the shop.
What a find! It looks fantastic - I love it and it has lots of useful drawers. Well done! x
Verity! This looks amazing! Great job!
Great job...I know it is very hard to do...and you did a wonderful job! Love how you made this piece look new and updated! Take care, Caroline
I adore this transformation. what a perfect way to display teacups. congrats on a beautiful piece.
I love this project. I have a pair of chairs that I want to clean up and paint but I've been puttin it off for ages because I don't know where to start. Not sure if I need to clean with white spirit? or sand first? or use primer? arrrgghh. Well done you for just getting on with it! Looks great x
Yay! Thanks guys! And welcome to everyone making their way over from Design Sponge!
I'm so happy you like it! And they are actually a little collection of vintage and antique Turkish coffee cups - I loooove them - so glad you noticed them :)
And your comment had me laughing Jules because it was exactly what I was thinking...the guy at the paint shop told me to just go for it...I definitely had my doubts...but it worked out well!
That looks gorgeous! and I love how beautifully you have styled it (that ladder shelf by its side looks amazing as well!!)
Thanks GB! I found the ladder out the back of our rented apartment in what they call here a 'komurluk' - not sure if the spelling is right! But it means the shed/area for storing the coal that would have been burned in the pot belly stove in winter.
Thankfully our apartments have long since been converted to gas/water wall heaters (much more environment and health friendly). As soon as I saw the handmade ladder in the 'komurluk' I knew it was coming back to the apartment with me :)
that looks amazing! it's great what a coat of paint can do, or in this case three coats of paint. Great job!
May I ask where you got the lotus print hanging above the sideboard? I love it!
You brought this from horrible to adorable! Great eye. You're getting me really eager to give it a try myself.
Thanks Living La Vie, Steph and Frenchee le trip!
Steph - the lotus print is a beautiful piece of fabric that a lovely friend brought me back from Japan - it is so pretty and actually turns into a bag, according to the folding instructions on the packet! I haven't worked that one out yet :)
Sorry I looked on the packet to see if there was a website or company name - but no luck :(
What's the other furniture in the room like? I've been wanting to do this to my bed and dresser, but then I think I'd have to paint all the other wood pieces in the room (desk, mirror, and sewing machine table) and I'm not sure I want to go down that road...
Hi Caroline,
You can see a photo of the other side of the room at the top of this post:
http://thelightgarden.blogspot.com/2010/08/process-i-heart-milk.html
On the third side of the room I just have big cream curtains.
On the fourth side of the room is a chest of drawers that I also 'made over' - it is dark timber around the edges with the front of the drawers painted white - I'm hoping to take some photos of it over the weekend and post about it next week.
Hope that helps :)
i love this! question- how did you paint the hinges on the doors without them sticking? i have an old secretary with gold hinges that i would love to paint but i was wondering if that was possible or if that would make them hard to open? thanks and great job!!
Thanks Nicky!
I just used a small amount of paint and made sure I didn't leave any big globs of paint on them and I left the doors open while they were drying. Then I gave it a little dab of paint to touch it up with the doors closed at the end. It seemed to work fine. Hope that helps :)
What a great find and great eye! I love how light the piece looks now that it's in glossy white paint. Gorgeous!!
Wow! I love it! You inspire me with your creativity and view on how to make things beautiful.
Do you know a brand of this pain in the US?
Thank you so much Kara Melissa and to 'anonymous'too :)
Sorry I don't know what brand of paint it would be in the US. But it was high gloss, plain white, oil based paint.
V
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