Painted Pine Chairs
How to paint unfinished pine furniture follow these steps to paint unfinished wood furniture like a pro.
Painted pine chairs. Wood varnish ronseal diamond hard white ash varnish was used for the table top. All the tips and tricks you need to know about painting ikea pine furniture or unfinished wood including what kind of paint to use on pine wood. Furniture paint rust oleum chalky furniture paint in hessian was used for the legs. I knew straight away which piece of furniture was going to be the lucky one and agreed.
Paint pine furniture with an oil based eggshell finish. Then prime your furniture with a stain resistant primer. I kept putting off upgrading the cabinet until valspar got in touch and challenged me to upcycle a piece of furniture. Inherently clever chalk paint is a product that thrives on wax and grease even the waxy finish on pine furniture.
Before you paint pine furniture sand it to remove the previous layers of finish while opening up the grain in the porous wood. I think the combination of water based primer oil based undercoat oil based eggshell is the solution numero uno that ticks all the boxes for the most durable and in my opinion the most beautiful traditional paint finish possible on timber. For the legs wipe over to remove any dirt and dust and apply two coats of primer. With that in mind painting pine furniture with chalk paint is a great way to give it a new lease of life and transform it into something unique.