Okay Okay I know I have put it off long enough it is time to
paint the Hungarian sewing desk. First to run through my check list: Sanded
Check, Primed Checked, Sanity … well that ones in question.
It was recommend by several Do it Yourselfers to use Benjamin
Moore – Advance [Satin Finish]. We have a Benjamin Moore paint store in the
town so I figured why not go over and chat up the sales staff to see what their
take on the proper paint would be.
Turns out the Benjamin Moore – Advance [Satin Finish] is the
paint for the job. This specific paint has a lengthy drying time [approximately
16hrs. to full dry & 72 hrs. for a full cure]. The reason this is the best
paint for furniture is because of the lengthily drying time which allows for
brush strokes to smooth out.
My number one apprehention with this entire project was that the desk would look streaky and like a toddlers finger paint project.
I found out the most common reasons brush strokes are commonly seen on painted
furniture:
1) too much paint was applied at one time
2) The wrong bush is
being used
3) The paint is drying to quickly not allowing for the brush
strokes to level out prior to drying
Armed with the information to prevent those pesky brush stokes I had a newly instilled confidence that the desk would be a success.
I confidently left the Benjamin more store with a handful of white
paint chips. Going off of the newly built shelving in the sewing room "as suggested by the oh so wise BF" the two paint chips that matched the closest were Snowfall
White and Chantilly Lace. I decided to
go with the regal Chantilly Lace. (Top colour in the picture below)
Armed with my DIY research my BF and I painted the first coat
of Chantilly Lace. After we "patiently" waited 16ish hours for the paint to dry I just had to see the desk in its new home. So I made my loving BF help me
carry it into the sewing room. I have to say I am pleased as punch with how
it looks after just one coat of paint.
Best advice thus far from the DIY bloggers – Use good paint!!!
2 comments:
Why don't we have stuff and paint store staff like the above here???
I was lucky to get the right staff on the right day, Plus I think it helped that I came prepared with all my "bob Villa/ google" questions. Ps. where's here? - The Youngest
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