Painting Furniture is first and foremost....FUN! However, there are more variables in furniture surfaces than in walls, so I have found different brands work better for painting furniture. You should always paint flat or eggshell on furniture first, then seal it, because painting with a higher sheen makes too many stroke marks and even creates an unsightly texture, unless the piece you are painting is so flat that you can roll it on with a small roller. So that's the BIF on sheen...
Now for my Favorites and my NOT SO MUCH :
FAVORITES:
My very favorite paint for painting furniture used to be Ralph Lauren, but they quit making paint, so now I would have to say BEHR paint is my favorite. It works great on a variety of woods. I think it is a great quality paint.
2nd Favorite is Sherwin Williams Duration: I probably would not buy this paint specifically to paint furniture, but I have an insane stock of paint in my studio, which I use for furniture, and I think this paint works well on wood.
3rd favorite is MYTHIC paint: I LOVE this paint. It is a fairly new product for me, within the last year, but so far it gets 5 stars!
MARTHA STEWART PAINT: This one is also new for me. I had tried her European paints a while back when she had Martha By Mail. I loved them, although they were really expensive. When I saw that she now had a line at Home Depot, I decided to put it to the test, and I think it is definitely a high quality paint, and she carries a lot of faux products, too and metallics, which I love. Definitely so far, 5 stars!
Like I mentioned on the previous post, her REDS are incomparable to other brands. REDS are very difficult to get good coverage, and to match in most other brands. Her REDS are amazing. They cover wonderful and are so true to the swatch, that I probably will never bother with another brand on reds...
NOT SO MUCH:
I do not use Porter or Benjamin Moore, Valspar, Dutch Boy, Coronado, or Glidden on furniture.
I want to seperately discuss my experience with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...
I have heard so much about this paint for about 9 months, I have read so many blogs about it, I have had so many people ask me about it, so I HAD to find out what it was all about. I had to check it out, so I went to purchase some to try. I will tell you in a word what I think it is all about.... A RIDICULOUSLY HIGH PRICE TAG!!! Okay, that was more than one word.
1st of all, it is only sold in boutiques, 2nd of all, you are encouraged to take a class at $60 per class, just to "learn" how to use it, 3rd, it costs $35 per quart and it is only sold in quarts, and then you have to buy the wax which is $24, for a small jar. I finished 2 pieces of furniture with my $130.00 worth of wax and paint. I was completely unhappy with both of them, and I had to re-do them. The paint is (no surprise to me) "CHALKY" and doesn't cover well at all. It took 4 coats of paint on my first piece, and it still showed through in spots. I continued to try a second piece, because I really wanted to understand what people liked about this paint, only to be disappointed again. It is just not for me... I have finished literally hundreds of pieces of furniture and never spent that much on two pieces of furniture, either in time or actual dollars. They market this paint also by telling you that you do not have to sand or prime with it, which is probably why it takes so many coats. If you prepare the surface correctly by sanding and priming, then it never takes more than 2 coats.
Again, this review is only based on my opinion and my experience. People ask me these questions every day, and I thought it would be helpful to include it on my blog. I wish you all much success with your painted projects... Until we meet again....
Now for my Favorites and my NOT SO MUCH :
FAVORITES:
My very favorite paint for painting furniture used to be Ralph Lauren, but they quit making paint, so now I would have to say BEHR paint is my favorite. It works great on a variety of woods. I think it is a great quality paint.
2nd Favorite is Sherwin Williams Duration: I probably would not buy this paint specifically to paint furniture, but I have an insane stock of paint in my studio, which I use for furniture, and I think this paint works well on wood.
3rd favorite is MYTHIC paint: I LOVE this paint. It is a fairly new product for me, within the last year, but so far it gets 5 stars!
MARTHA STEWART PAINT: This one is also new for me. I had tried her European paints a while back when she had Martha By Mail. I loved them, although they were really expensive. When I saw that she now had a line at Home Depot, I decided to put it to the test, and I think it is definitely a high quality paint, and she carries a lot of faux products, too and metallics, which I love. Definitely so far, 5 stars!
Like I mentioned on the previous post, her REDS are incomparable to other brands. REDS are very difficult to get good coverage, and to match in most other brands. Her REDS are amazing. They cover wonderful and are so true to the swatch, that I probably will never bother with another brand on reds...
NOT SO MUCH:
I do not use Porter or Benjamin Moore, Valspar, Dutch Boy, Coronado, or Glidden on furniture.
I want to seperately discuss my experience with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...
I have heard so much about this paint for about 9 months, I have read so many blogs about it, I have had so many people ask me about it, so I HAD to find out what it was all about. I had to check it out, so I went to purchase some to try. I will tell you in a word what I think it is all about.... A RIDICULOUSLY HIGH PRICE TAG!!! Okay, that was more than one word.
1st of all, it is only sold in boutiques, 2nd of all, you are encouraged to take a class at $60 per class, just to "learn" how to use it, 3rd, it costs $35 per quart and it is only sold in quarts, and then you have to buy the wax which is $24, for a small jar. I finished 2 pieces of furniture with my $130.00 worth of wax and paint. I was completely unhappy with both of them, and I had to re-do them. The paint is (no surprise to me) "CHALKY" and doesn't cover well at all. It took 4 coats of paint on my first piece, and it still showed through in spots. I continued to try a second piece, because I really wanted to understand what people liked about this paint, only to be disappointed again. It is just not for me... I have finished literally hundreds of pieces of furniture and never spent that much on two pieces of furniture, either in time or actual dollars. They market this paint also by telling you that you do not have to sand or prime with it, which is probably why it takes so many coats. If you prepare the surface correctly by sanding and priming, then it never takes more than 2 coats.
Again, this review is only based on my opinion and my experience. People ask me these questions every day, and I thought it would be helpful to include it on my blog. I wish you all much success with your painted projects... Until we meet again....
They stopped making Ralph Lauren!!? So where do I go for Gold?
ReplyDeleteI found an old metal stool in the garage and want to re-finish it for mom. Would you suggest a spray paint for this kind of job?
Yes, so bummed. There is a company I use for metallics called Metal Masters, I get lots of faux finishines from them like Baroque, Patina Gold, rusted iron, etc. I love their gold, but Martha Stewart has a new line at Home Depot with several metallics and I have used them. I like them, you just have to put a base coat of flat underneath or the gold is a bit translucent.
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