Skip to main content

FEATURED Blog Post

DIY Furniture Flip: Refinished Solid Maple Dresser in Classic White

In this tutorial, I’m sharing how I completely transformed a   solid maple, Canadian-made dresser   into a fresh, modern piece that’s both timeless and functional. Originally a tired chest of drawers, this sturdy maple beauty got a full makeover — from sanding and priming to a   crisp classic white finish   and   new stainless steel bar and knob hardware . The result? A clean, elegant dresser with   five easy-glide drawers   that looks right at home in any bedroom, guest room, or entryway. Follow along to see each step of the refinishing process and how a little paint and hardware can give solid wood furniture a brand-new life.

Another set of Coal Black Press Back Chairs


Press back chairs are a favorite of mine and apparently quite a few others too. After I posted a pair I did last year that came in for a refresh moving from outside on the deck to inside, a customer messaged hoping they were for sale. Luckily I had one set left unpainted that I could do in the exact same color, Fusion Mineral Paint coal black.


Once scrubbed clean they were ready to go, two coats of coal black covered for a perfect solid classic black.


While I painted them, in between coats I was working on these glammed up nightstands in Fusion's champlain.


To add durability to them as they will be part of a family dining table, I applied 2 coats of Fusion's hemp oil wood finish. It also adds a slight sheen to the black and enriches the deep color even more.






The cedar lined armoire in the background is done in Homestead House (Fusion's parent company) milk paint midnight blue with coal black stenciled on the sides and sealed with the same hemp oil.

Shared at these online linky parties



Comments

  1. what brush or sprayer did you use on the chairs?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hello I used a 2" angled synthetic brush for these chairs :)

      Delete
  2. What kind of paint? A lot of prep work? I have these exact chairs

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It is a bit of work depending on the original finish condition but the paint is listed above, it is Fusion in coal black :)

      Delete
  3. I have 4 of these, someone was throwing them out & I rescued them. They are sturdy chairs only thing wrong with them is someone slapped a coat of black paint on them. You want them?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. sure as long as the paint is in good condition I would

      Delete
  4. What did you do and use to scrub clean the chairs? My chairs are exactly like these and I want to paint them black as well.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I have a few cleaning products I use along with warm water and Dawn. this is one I use in the mix http://bit.ly/Dixie-Belle-White-Lightning-Cleaner or basic TSP https://amzn.to/49jGzN3

      Delete
  5. I love all the curves on those chairs. This is a beautiful result! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Will Blog for Comments #86 linkup. Wishing you a lovely week to come. Hope to see you at #87 which opens next Monday morning.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Press back chairs are my favorite, so full of character

      Delete

Post a Comment