Oh the difference a little bit of paint can make! I recently made a very small, easy update to the antique cabinet in our family room, and I couldn’t be happier with it! We’ve had this old cabinet forever, and I’ve been wanting to repaint it for years. It was a lovely shade of mint green (you can see the before pictures below), but it didn’t quite fit with the decor and style of our home anymore, and I finally got around to giving it a facelift!
I shared this project over on
I’m pretty obsessed with this paint color – it’s
Besides painting the cabinet, I also finally added
(Sorry for the bad quality before pictures, I can’t find the ones I took, so I had to screenshot these from my Instagram stories! )
What we used:
How we did it:
Clean cabinet with a damp rag.
Use the paint brush to cut in around edges/corners.
Use the roller to paint flat spots.
Allow to dry overnight. Apply a second coat.
Once the second coat was completely dry, we attached the drawer pulls.
So what do you think, good improvement? I love this color so much, and now I’m just scouting my house for something else to paint with it!
If you’re looking for more inspiration for painted furniture projects check out this post on
-Manda
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