Furniture makeover

[xannex]

I am refinishing a wooden storage cabinet that I'm planning to use as a tv stand and have a couple of questions.

First, the drawer handles are the pull type, and they're anchored by two screws. I want to replace them with glass knobs instead, which obviously are only anchored by one screw, so what should I buy to fill in the previous holes before painting over them? I need it to look smooth so that you can't tell the holes were there.

Also, I was planning to get a black glaze to put over my paint to give it an antique look, but my home depot doesn't have any right now. I know that people water down white paint to give a white wash effect, can I just do that with black paint to get a similar glaze look? This is what I'm going for: http://thespeckleddog.blogspot.com/2...azing-101.html

[Psych]

Fill the holes with wood glue and then just sand it down and paint. You won't be able to tell.

That glaze style looks like shit. If I were you I would just paint it up nice and pristine and then wait 20 years and it will look the way you want.

[xannex]

How long will it take for the wood glue to dry so that I can paint over it?

[Psych]

Small holes, a few hours maybe.

[The Duke]

I'd maybe try wood putty so the outline of the holes wouldn't show as much and you wouldn't risk taking too big of a chunk out of the glue while sanding.

[The Duke]

Also, wouldn't tea or coffee give it an antique look?

[xannex]

What a disaster this is turning out to be.

[Spatula Tzar]

For the holes, use wood putty, or sawdust mixed with glue. It will fill the holes, but will look unnatural if you decide to stain it.

[ratfrink]

^ yep, glue mixed with sawdust or putty will soak up the stain and come out much darker. You could stain it, then fill it, then carefully paint over the filler to match, though - even though the knob is glass you still won't be able to see it very clearly.

That ink stuff looks fucking terrible imo - really cheap and tacky, like what you would find in a haunted house in a shit theme park. If you want it to look old, scuff up the paint, put a few dents in it, then cover it in mud, dirt and dark shoe polish, and do a half-assed job of cleaning it afterwards.

Pic of the actual cabinet would help.

[xannex]

I will post before & after pictures as soon as I'm done. Do I need to buy some sort of clear glaze to paint on top to seal it in? Is that important?

[Euda]

I wouldn't clear coat it. Paint's fairly durable and I wouldn't expect it to get a lot of abuse as a TV stand.

[Spatula Tzar]

Paint is plenty durable on its own, especially oil based gloss.

[xannex]

Okay, sorry this took so long to post, I've been really busy lately. Also sorry that the pictures aren't great quality, I had to use my cell phone. Here is the piece of furniture before:



I'm not really even sure what you call this. The person who I picked it up from called it a "hot bar". I guess it's for serving food, so it had those horrible sides on the top surface and this really ugly, shiny finish on the wood.

I painted it a teal color, replaced the hardware on the drawers with glass knobs and painted & reused the original hardware on the cabinets. I did do the black wash by mixing black paint with water, using a dry brush, then wiping "off" with a cloth. In hind sight, I should have listened to everyone here and just left off that step. My heart was really set on the effect for some reason, though, and I know I would have been disappointed if I didn't try it out. I might just paint over the black wash in the future.

[Psych]

Looks good.

I like when people have the courtesy to post the outcomes.

[xannex]

So you can still see the previous holes a bit through the paint. I used wood putty and just painted over them - but it seems like no matter how many times I paint over them again it keeps showing through. Any ideas? It's a lot more visible on the right side than the left for some reason.

[Spatula Tzar]

It's because your paint is translucent. You need either a primer coat underneath, or a solid covering pigment.

[chilldo]

Originally Posted by Spatula Tzar

It's because your paint is translucent. You need either a primer coat underneath, or a solid covering pigment.

probably this, a close up shot of the holes might be more helpful tho.

heres how i would have done it

1. fill
2. sand
3.fill
4. sand
5. fill
6. sand
7. prime (with primer tinted to the same shade as the rest of the cabinet, unless youre priming the whole cabinet)
8. paint