this bookshelf (free from a Facebook group).another night table ($25 on Facebook Marketplace).an Ethan Allen nightstand ($25 on craigslist).two twin beds (a deconstructed bunkbed, purchased back in 2001).I bought this gallon bucket for $85 and it has covered (click on links for photos): The dried finish is tough, durable, and wipeableĪlso, when you consider how much it covers, it’s a great bargain.It self-levels (reducing brush and roller marks).This paint isn’t remotely cheap, but it’s worth it. So, I feel pretty darn good about this project, even when you add in two days of labor.Īnd I bought no supplies for this project at all the rollers, brushes, paint, and primer were all leftovers from previous projects.Ībout the paint I used: Benjamin Moore Advance paint is expensive (!) However, as a point of comparison, this white Pottery Barn bookshelf costs $999. It’s not made anymore, so I couldn’t get a good idea of how much it would have cost initially. I googled the numbers on the tag, and this is a Thomasville bookshelf. So, I think I will just leave it instead of repairing it.Īlso, there’s a small portion of the trim by one shelf that’s damaged, but since it’s all white, it’s very hard to see. Oh, remember that damaged corner? I just painted it all white, and it’s almost invisible here on the carpet. (She probably just needs a little more time. The bookshelf is so big, even Sonia has not managed to fill it up entirely. Since the shelves are adjustable, we were able to make one of them high enough to house Sonia’s records. FG and I carried it up to Sonia’s room, installed the shelves, and Sonia got to work filling it up. Once it the finish was nice and hard, Mr. The three adjustable shelves were drying on sawhorses. Thin coats are more durable, and it’s easier to avoid runs and a gloppy finish if you do thin coats. I do multiple thin coats of paint, with time for drying in between. And the paintbrushes are great for the edges. I use a small microfiber roller and a couple of small paintbrushes when I paint furniture.Ī big wall roller would be unwieldy, but the little roller works great for the flat surfaces of furniture. I used my trusty Benjamin Moore Advance paint, satin sheen, in Cloud White. It’s not worth the savings at all! Brush/roll on a bazillion coats of paint I use DAP latex caulk I’ve tried cheap no-name caulk and it is terrible. Then the furniture ends up with a nice solid white finish. So, it helps a lot to run some caulk in those areas. When you paint wooden furniture white, any small gaps between pieces suddenly look like obvious dark lines. It’s water-based, but it holds up really well, the same way oil-based primer would.Īnd water-based means easy cleanup! Caulk any gappy areas I used Zinnser 1-2-3 primer, which is the same stuff I used on all my projects. So, I used a damp rag to get all the dust off. Sanding dust gets everywhere and paint/primer does not like to stick to dust. That part escaped the chalk paint! Wipe every surface down to remove dust The stripes of clear wood are from the previously-installed shelves. FG and I hauled the bookshelf into the backyard so I could start refinishing it. Mad props to my Sienna for its hauling capacity I have fit a whole sofa in there, a huge dresser, and now an enormous bookshelf. And it’s a good thing we have a minivan because holy moly, this bookshelf was quite a big bigger than I’d imagined. Sonia and I went to pick it up with our minivan. It did have a little bit of damage in a few places, but not enough to discourage me. The half-finished chalk paint made it just ugly enough to not get snapped up right away! It was partially covered in gray chalk paint, which was probably pretty lucky for me. I perused Facebook marketplace for a while, and then rather randomly, a free bookshelf popped up on a local freecycle-ish group I’m in. So, I went on a mission to find a bigger, paintable secondhand bookshelf. That made it hard to store things like tall binders. On the rare occasion when I need to buy a book, I almost always immediately resell it on eBay.Īnyway, I’d gotten her a Pottery Barn bookshelf (pictured above) off of craigslist a few years back, but it was a pretty small bookshelf and the shelf heights were not adjustable. Me? I like to read books and then get rid of them, which is why the library is my favorite thing. Unlike me, Sonia is a person who loves to own books.
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