Painting furniture is an increasingly popular DIY and professional task that can bring new life to family-inherited pieces or thrift store finds. By selecting the appropriate paint color, your piece can stand up against daily wear and tear while covering scratches or covering up stains more effectively.
Refreshing furniture requires many different paints; the ideal one will contain primer, bonder, and sealer in one product, working across numerous surfaces without needing stripping or heavy sanding.
Beyond Paint
Beyond Paint is an all-in-one bonder, primer, and finish solution designed for easy application over most surfaces. This all-in-one system claims to adhere to Formica, melamine, laminate, fiberglass, wood, metal, tile, wicker paper mache plaster as well as most surfaces without stripping or sanding being required; eco-friendly features include low VOC emissions as well as no odor – making it safe for indoor use without special ventilation requirements.
Note that it is essential to use this product on clean surfaces that are free from dirt and grease, applying two thin coats with eight hours between applications and top coating with an opaque top coat to protect it from fading or chipping over time. Also important is stirring well prior to using in order to evenly mix color pigments and ingredients into one cohesive mixture, guaranteeing consistency across your finished project.
Behr Premium Interior/Exterior Cabinet, Door & Trim Paint
Behr Premium Cabinet and Trim Interior Enamel is an excellent choice for furniture as it applies easily and dries quickly to a durable finish, ideal for withstanding daily use such as scuffing and scrapes. Additionally, it can be applied on surfaces like wood, laminate and melamine and comes in multiple colors to suit all interior design preferences.
Wise Owl One Hour Enamel is another top pick, providing fast drying alkyd/enamel hybrid paint that uses water-based alkyd/enamel hybrid technology. Featuring great coverage on metal, PVC pipe and plastic surfaces as well as wood. Additionally, its free-flowing texture makes application simple while smoothing over large open grain quite well.
Most furniture paints come in various shades to complement your decor, enabling you to find one that matches. Tintable enamel paints such as Valspar’s cabinet enamel can even be color matched from another brand (for instance if you had your heart set on Behr). However, acrylic and alkyd-hybrid paints may have difficulty covering existing finishes on furniture surfaces.
C2 Paint
C2 Paint line is an elite interior paint designed to last. Containing fewer volatile organic compounds than traditional paints and emitting virtually no odor during application and dry-down, C2 is designed for long-term indoor use.
This full-spectrum paint line employs artist-grade pigments in their creation of colors. Their approach to matching hues mimics that of fine painters; using complementary hues rather than black for toning purposes and multiple pigments to produce unmatchable luminous hues – their 496 color palette ensures you make confident decisions for your home decor!
Ultimate Paint Chips, fan decks and Take Home Chips) made of real paint tinted with actual pigmentants used in tinting process enables accurate representation of complex, full spectrum colors on their paint chips.
Chalk-Based Paint
Chalk paint is an attractive option for furniture paint enthusiasts as it adheres to most surfaces without needing primer. Recently, this form of paint has seen renewed popularity thanks to shabby chic fashion. Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and its many imitations require minimal prep, no sanding, dry to a matte finish quickly, and can easily be distressed for a rustic aesthetic.
Chalk-based paint’s porous surface makes it the ideal medium for layering colors; its porous structure complements other painted shades beautifully, producing unique and creative finishes impossible with latex paint alone. Two or three coats may be sufficient to cover an area fully, and it dries quickly so you can start working on another piece while the first dries. As an additional step to protecting finished pieces from staining or moisture damage, top coat of wax should be added after finishing them to enhance protection and add lasting protection.
