#WHITE SPACE AGE FURNITURE UPDATE#
#WHITE SPACE AGE FURNITURE FULL#

The most common way of aging or distressing painted furniture is by striking it with anything from a hammer chains.

Most pieces are new altered by distressing to change the look completely. It’s often called by other names like shabby chic or rustic. Distressed Furnitureĭistressed furniture is a design style that is now established and here to stay.

Reposhure has the answer, ‘Keep the pop of color as an undercurrent on your new piece!’ The different size and style pulls at the top, pull the eye upwards, making the pieces look less heavy and serious. These chairs are all different but they tie in beautifully by being painted the same shade of white. One way around it to to unify them by painting them the same colors. One problem with using older pieces is finding two of the same. Different Furniture – Same Paint Color Source:

#WHITE SPACE AGE FURNITURE FULL#

The new brass ring pulls with a diamond back plate are from Lee Valley and so gorgeous – note they also come in a slightly large size, and they are absolutely perfect for these two chest of drawers.If you want to try out spray painting, you can find the full tutorial here. Spray paint happens to be one of my favorite tools especially on small pieces of decor, but it can work really well on furniture too… The color on the body is Rustoleum’s Gloss Black and the legs are painted with Liquitex Antique Gold (both spray paint). Like anything, there are short cuts and tricks and this tutorial makes it look easy.As she says, “Every DIYer knows paint has the power to transform anything. Most people are afraid to use spray paint.

The gold geometric pulls create a striking contrast. Spray paint can give a smooth, glossy finish that makes pieces look bold and strong. These updated cabinets below were created with spray paint. It’s an IKEA wardrobe, transformed, with lots of paint and wallpaper! Looks stunning and in true IKEA fashion, built for storage! Spray Painted Looks Source: Here is another dark painted furniture tutorial for this wardrobe at the Little Green Notebook for this piece below at How to Paint (and Even Wallpaper!) IKEA Furniture – Little Green …. Great Makeover!” Dark to Black Source: Little Green Notebookĭark to black colors are staying strong. I painted this chest red and added white glossy stripes on the drawers for contrast. “Pure Red Hi-Gloss Behr …what a beautiful color. If you prefer the glossy look, then red is big, and stripes are huge like this chest from Petticoat Junktion, where details and how to’s can be found. Don’t you love this daring piece? I think the white sets it off perfectly. There is a great tutorial for the French Provincial dresser below at JRoxDesigns. Sometimes you need a splash of bright color to add something really special to your rooms.

#WHITE SPACE AGE FURNITURE UPDATE#

Source: Centsational Girl Removing flat, dull gold or brass and adding gold paint can instantly update any piece. You don’t need to use a primer with Chalk Paint or Milk Paint (read my tutorial on Chalk Paint and Milk Paint for more tips) only if you use latex or enamel paint. Or this clever makeover from Centsational Girl using Annie Sloans Chalk Paint in ‘French Linen’. In fact, deliberate restrain is what is needed to highlight carved areas or ridges with the smallest amounts of gold. This beautiful wall or hall table below, from Calling It Home has a makeover, just by adding a touch of gold with a gold leaf paint pen to the ridge. Gold, copper and silver metallic paint is peeking into everything from the top of cupcakes and desserts to hints in painted furniture. If you are a fan of gray painted walls, pieces like these really stand out and ground your room. Very stylish!Source: Richmond ThrifterThe smooth matte finish makes a big difference to this highboy, while the bright yellow pulls really pop, transforming it into a high end piece. The tutorial includes details on how traditional lion brass pulls were converted to bright yellow lacquered pulls. The highboy makeover below from The Richmond Thrifter using standard Behr enamel paint in a flat finish looks amazing. The wood in the mid-century cabinet above has an almost copper effect against matte black paint, but matte works well for light to white furniture as well. In particular, dark, even black matte painted furniture is seen more and more. Perfect Flat Matte FinishesĪ major trend is painted furniture with smooth, flawless matte finishes. These techniques can be used on new or old furniture to create the most amazing painted furniture looks. From perfect flat matte, gold detail, spray paint, milk paint and chalk paint. This post covers new painted furniture trends with videos and photos below, links to tutorials and how-to-guides. I’ve written tutorials before about painted furniture using distressing, milk and chalk paint.

Spectacularly painted furniture has that extra pop, and fits in almost any style. These 7 painted furniture trends will help you update your furniture with new and classic finishes.

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