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Prepare the surface! Weather that means cleaning it really well or priming it, depends on the furniture or paint. The paint is only going to look good if the piece is prepared beforehand.
Stay organized .keep track of any hardware u remove and clean/polish it before replacement. If you want a good finish ,then you need a good start,clean ,sand,wipe until the surface is ready for the next step and get friendly with the staff at the hardware store. They can help steer you in the right direction
Think.
Think before painting a great piece that should have the glory of re-finishing.
My daughter is realy into painting furniture and it looks great. She had vinyl dinning chairs that she hated the colour of them ,so she said she was going to paint them. I was very sceptical. But they are amazing you would never believe they were painted. She just used Valpar best emulsion that you get mixed. Then waxed them. And great. Only cost about ten pounds altogether to do six high back vinyl chairs.
I have only painted a few chairs,I think cleaning the piece is important,gather all your tools together saves time,I do not do any DIY ,you will get great advice here.Good luck with it all.
This is not a painted piece, but done with stain not paint. I have done it myself and it is fun. I sanded down my piece, then used a pencil to lightly draw out my design, then used Minwax stain to brush it around the design, you can get darker in some areas the more coats you apply. Good luck and have fun!
Carla Herzog
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Don't rush. Take your time. Use good quality brushes and/or rollers for the paint. Not the cheap dollar store stuff. Enjoy the progress, then you'll be happy with the results.