- Before and after - $10 craigslist armoire
This armoire was purchased from a nice young man on craigslist for $10.
He was nice on the phone; i didn’t meet him in person. His roomate did a great job of helping me carry it downstairs.
It still smelled like his parents house. Maybe his grandparents.
I chose a flat black spray paint for the new finish. The spray paint provides even coverage; no brush strokes or roller marks.
Begin by removing all the hardware from the piece.
- put the screws back in the hardware, so you don’t lose them
Don’t forget to prime the piece before applying the finish coat(s). This will give your finish coat something to grab on to, giving you a more even finish that is less likely to chip.
Don’t worry about getting complete coverage with your primer in this instance. If you can give it a light coat all over, it will be better than nothing.
- do not skip this step
There will be some rough spots on the finish after the primer dries. Sand these spots between coats to obtain a smooth, even finish. Use a medium to high grit sandpaper; this is not intense sanding.
If you forget to sand between the primer and first finish coat, like i did, you can still just do it before you add the final coat.
A happy accident, sanding after applying the black gave this once janky armoire just the character it needed. Sanded as normal and sans the third coat, this ancient witch’s closet now has a story.
The hardware even looks good.
Before and after - $10 craigslist armoire
This armoire was purchased from a nice young man on craigslist for $10.
He was nice on the phone; i didn’t meet him in person. His roomate did a great job of helping me carry it downstairs.
It still smelled like his parents house. Maybe his grandparents.
I chose a flat black spray paint for the new finish. The spray paint provides even coverage; no brush strokes or roller marks.
Begin by removing all the hardware from the piece.
put the screws back in the hardware, so you don't lose them
Don’t forget to prime the piece before applying the finish coat(s). This will give your finish coat something to grab on to, giving you a more even finish that is less likely to chip.
Don’t worry about getting complete coverage with your primer in this instance. If you can give it a light coat all over, it will be better than nothing.
do not skip this step
There will be some rough spots on the finish after the primer dries. Sand these spots between coats to obtain a smooth, even finish. Use a medium to high grit sandpaper; this is not intense sanding.
If you forget to sand between the primer and first finish coat, like i did, you can still just do it before you add the final coat.
A happy accident, sanding after applying the black gave this once janky armoire just the character it needed. Sanded as normal and sans the third coat, this ancient witch’s closet now has a story.
The hardware even looks good.
