Jewelry Armoire Redo
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Rachel @I'llJustPaintIt.com on Jul 17, 2013Try it!Helpful Reply
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Robin Pryor on Jul 17, 2013I want to. I guess the worst that can happen is that it looks awful, and I just re-sand and repaint it, right?Helpful Reply
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Rachel @I'llJustPaintIt.com on Jul 18, 2013Post after pics! You're right! It's just paint!Helpful Reply
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Lgsmith on Jul 18, 2013I agree; try it. If you don't like it you can always re-do it. Maybe a milk wash..Helpful Reply
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Anna Marie A on Jul 18, 2013Only a opinion and suggestion Robin, I have a jewelry armoire and i was thinking that maybe a distressed red, or distressed olive green.Helpful Reply
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Robin Pryor on Jul 18, 2013I did think to do red. Especially with the cherry base, it would look really nice...Helpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Jul 18, 2013I have a similar jewelry armoire in light oak with long legs. I don't use it for jewelry anymore and I recently moved it into our master bathroom to hold a lot of the little things like face creams, bandaids, deodorant etc. The golden oak doesn't match but I like the added storage. Everytime I go in I thing about what I'm going to do to it.. I was thinking an off white milk paint for the chippy look. I've never used milk paint before though. I may experiment on old pieces of wood first.Helpful Reply
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Decor 8 on Jul 19, 2013If you use chalk type paint, it will look fantastic and there's no need to sand or prep. The paint has "tooth" and will adhere to almost any surface. It distresses easily with water and/or a light sanding. You will love it.Helpful Reply
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Gloria Duy on Jul 19, 2013If the metallic looks too gaudy when done, paint a light coat of black over it and sand enough to let some of the metallic show through. Or another color or you could rub it with that tinted wax.Helpful Reply
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Gloria Duy on Jul 19, 2013I would also spray paint all of the hardware black.Helpful Reply
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Allison Ulm Strovas on Jul 19, 2013I have a tall narrow lingerie armoire similar to that. It was an ugly kind of cream/beige color and the edges were all painted metallic gold. I painted it a really pretty soft aqua, then lightly sanded over the edges to let the gold show through in the distressing. It came out SO great and I get compliments on it all the time. Painting a small piece of furniture a popping color is awesome because it's not overwhelming in the room but adds some fun and life. Good luck! Would love to see after pics!Helpful Reply
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Beloved M'Beloved on Jul 19, 2013Can you remove the drawer pulls?? If so .. sand em up and spray paint them ! Love metallic paint look ! Can do matte paint on the outside with high gloss or metallic paint on the trims and drawers !!!! Just throwing some ideas out !Helpful Reply
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Cynthia on Jul 20, 2013Love the metallic paints~! Can't wait to see a picture when you are done.Helpful Reply
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Robin Pryor on Jul 20, 2013Wow, thanks for such an overwhelming response! This is great for a newbie to the Hometalk neighborhood! I have also thought of an ombré effect...hmmm, decisions, decisions...Helpful Reply
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Rachel @I'llJustPaintIt.com on Jul 20, 2013Handles could be sprayed rustoleum's oil rubbed bronze. That's a great color and looks good with many colors vHelpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Jul 20, 2013The hospice where my husband works was having a fundraiser and I painted a small end table with homemade cream colored chalk paint for the sale. I wanted it to really stand out so after the chalk paint was dry I mixed a color called champagne gold paint into clear wax. It turned out beautiful. The champagne gold was the small bottles you can buy at a craft store. It wasn't as yellow as a true gold more like a soft creamy gold. Something like that would look nice if you're on the fence about metallic.Helpful Reply
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Robin Pryor on Jul 31, 2013I think @Anna Marie A talked me into the red. I'm gonna glaze it with a thin coat of walnut stain and get new hardware, because one of the small handles is broken. I will most definitely post after pics.Helpful Reply
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Anna Marie A on Jul 31, 2013Can't wait to see her done. Have fun.Helpful Reply
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Cynthia H on Nov 08, 2014This is the link to a unique approach to the http://www.thriftdiving.com/make-a-diy-craft-organizer-from-old-jewelry-box/type of piece you want to do.Helpful Reply
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Cynthia H on Nov 08, 2014The link takes you to a page where you go down a few of the posts listed and use the one for jewelry box. Here's the actual link again, hope it saves correctly this time! http://www.thriftdiving.com/make-a-diy-craft-organizer-from-old-jewelry-box/Helpful Reply
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Barbara R on Jan 29, 2015I have one that the pulls will not come off...if you redid them, can you tell me if they have to be pryed off, they won't unscrew. Some are broken and I bought replacements but can't put them on until i can take the old ones off,,,help!Helpful Reply
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Sherman on Feb 02, 2015If it is solid wood don't paint it! What is this obsession with painting. If you ever had to restore a piece you would never paint again!!!Helpful Reply
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