Paint bathroom vanity
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Sand it down lightly to give your paint something to "grab" onto. Prime and paint sanding lightly between coats, making sure to carefully remove all dust before applying the next coat until you have achieved the coverage you're looking for.
Hello Marcia! Hometalk has a number of suggestions for painting your dark wood vanity to something lighter and more updated. Take a look at the suggestions provided at the link below.
http://www.hometalk.com/categories/painted-furniture/wood/vanities
Strip the finish first, then paint.
sanding and priming will go a long way towards helping it not chip from use
First I would lightly sand the vanity. This will help the paint stick. Make sure you prime before you paint. When I redid mine I took off all of the door and drawers and removed the hardware. Then I was able to do refinish them outside. I still had the base of the vanity to do inside but it wasn't as bad as doing it all in the bathroom. Once it is primed and painted you can add a thin coat of polyurethane over the paint. This will seal it in and also make it easier to clean.