I painted a pair of these nightstands in a fun poppy red color. I custom mixed the paint color using some General Finishes milk paint in Persimmon and a slight amount of Coral Crush mixed with some red latex paint I had on hand. I sanded before I began with 150 and 220 to even out the finish, fixed some trouble spots and filled the old hardware holes. Red is a color that doesn’t have good coverage (or at least the red latex I mixed in didn’t) so each nightstand took 4-5 coats of paint. I especially had trouble covering the previous hardware holes that I filled with wood filler- it just kept showing through! I made sure to sand with high grit sandpaper before the last coat and then after the last coat before sealing them with wax. A new silver and white pull was added and I lined the drawers with colorful paper in a funky print.
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What a beautifully fresh, spring color! Perfect for a little side nightstand. Well done, as always. 🙂
I'm really loving bright colors right now. You created a beautiful shade on those cute nightstands!
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Beautiful custom paint color! Love it and the liner!
Great job – I love that paper! Red does get paltry coverage. I used a red shade in my Dulux Diamond and I think I had to paint 6 coats to get coverage! Even after the first three coats it still looked like a stain instead of a paint.
Ohhh! I love this color o much. Great job.
I absolutely love this color! It's a very invigorating color actually. And the detail of the handle is so precious! I'm glad I found your blog! Great Job! Do you have a studio where you do your painting?
Pretty! Love the white drawer pull with the red:) Pinning
Fabulous!