before and after wardrobeHello everyone. Recently I picked up this wardrobe at Value Village. I rarely find good pieces there that are somewhat in tact, but this time I went I found two that were in great condition and perfect for the colour's I wanted to use on them. This wardrobe was painted in Country Chic paint in piece of cake. It is a beautiful colour that has received lots of attention and love. It has a grey undertone to it and light purple, almost looks like a metallic is in it.
To start off with a piece like this one you need to inspect it. You are looking for peeling veneer, chips or holes that may need filling or any part of it that you feel would need fixing. This piece was in great condition apart from the very underneath has trim and it had peeling veneer around the entire trim area. So I scraped off bits hanging and jagged and wood filled it along the edges. Then I had help with tipping the wardrobe onto it's back so that I could get underneath and see properly. You can't really see this part at all when its standing up but you don't want to leave something like that in bad condition even if it is an unseen area. Once the wood filler was dry I used my orbitol sander to sand down the entire trim area so that it was flat and smooth. Once all the fixing parts were fixed I then cleaned my whole wardrobe with a mix of vinegar and lemon. Then I primed 2-3 coats of primer. You can do two coats depending on the bleed through occurring. Then once it was primed and dried I then started the fun stuff by painting. I did three coats of paint and then sealed with a clear topcoat. I used Wise Owl furniture salve in Noir Moon for the cedar lined wardrobe area. Thank you for reading and enjoy painting. .
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Hello everyone, hope you are all having a great week. I have been busy painting away and renewing this piece. What a transformation my friends. Let me tell you its been alot of work, but the end result is amazing. It's been quite fun to see it change and how it turned out.,not so much fun with the work but it turned out better than i expected. There was a lot of sanding involved which we used our orbitol sander and we had to put new sides on this piece because the original sides had peeled and we didnt want to sand away the veneer to much. I used my homeright sprayer for this one because it had lots of slots and i wanted to get every inch covered. I used Wise Owl paint in antique villa and sealed it with Wise Owl satin varnish. The drawers were sanded down and restained with Minwax stain in Espresso. All the hardware is new except the door handles. Oh and we replaced the glass so that had to be cut and fitted. Overall this cabinet turned out amazing and it is sold. Scroll down to see the after.
have a lovely weekend everyone You can sprayHello everyone. Happy Tuesday. Beautiful day out here in Ontario, we've been having some great weather humid but sunny. So i wanted to talk to you about paint sprayers, one in particular. I've been asked many times which is the best one to use. I have a small metal one i think attaches to mason jars but i wanted something that can hold a lot of paint or topcoat so i got another brand that was very expensive and didn't like it. I started to see other painters using the Homeright finish max super paint sprayer and decided to get one. Now i don't spray a lot of paint on my pieces because i use my brushes but i do spray chairs and very large pieces and i spray the topcoat on every single piece because i like the finish it shows. This sprayer is my all time favourite and the finish it gives is phenomenal. So smooth and clean looking without strokes. So the topcoats i use are General Finishes high performance topcoat and Wise Owl varnish in satin or matte. The Wise Owl varnish is amazing to spray especially on light colours or white so that it doesn't yellow. Wise Owl varnish is literally made to not yellow. I also like the General finishes semi gloss topcoat.You can spray primer, paint and topcoats with this sprayer and each one has a beautiful finish. With paint and primer you do have to add a little water but not much.
This sprayer you can buy off amazon and if you are a prime member they have prime deal days which is today and this one is on sale. I have provided photos below so you can see the one i have. I have also shared videos on my Instagram page in my highlights so you can see me spraying the wise owl varnish with my homeright sprayer. I hope that helps you all in choosing your spray and have a lovely day. www.instagram.com/lubblyjubblyfurniture Happy Friday i wanted to share with you all some exciting news. I am now a Country Chic paint ambassador. What does this mean you ask? Well it means that when you order Country Chic paint and products from their website you get to use my code lubblyjubbly10 for your online purchase on their website www.countrychicpaint.com
if you have been following me for a while you will know that i am a huge fan of this paint and company, if you didn't know well you do now. Although i retail Wise Owl paint i am also a lover of other brands and enjoy very much trying other paints and products. I feel it builds my experience in the field and I have found the paints that i love and feel comfortable using. Country Chic paint is an all natural paint and has amazing coverage and i love the consistency of the paint along with the beautiful colours they have created. So now its time for you to check out their website and remember use code lubblyjubbly10 so you get 10% off your purchse. Hey guys, i wanted to tell you about my @jordwatch giveaway. I know this isn't furniture related but that wood strap got me loving this accessory so much that i had to share with you. You all know I paint all day and most days of the week, but I actually do get out once in a while and dress myself up. That includes wearing accessories, I’m not a big fan of jewelry but I am in absolute love with my @jordwatches watch. So I am hanging up my paint brushes tonight and going out. Not only is it pretty with a dash of colour, but guys it has wood and as a furniture painter I love that exposed wood 😉 it matches all my outfits and really comfortable so I don’t have to worry about that part of the night and even more amazing is that I’ve teamed up with Jord to give away a $100 gift code toward any purchase of their watches in their collection. So so exciting. To enter click the link below and good luck everyone. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram. Jord entrants must be 18 years or older to enter. please enter through my instagram link in my profile click the link below. www.instagram.com/lubblyjubblyfurniture/
I have been asked many times what tools we use and what brand. I asked my husband what is his favourite brand of tool he has and his one word reply was "Ryobi" then he proceeded to tell me why he likes Ryobi and started to pull out all his tools of this brand. I knew we had a few Ryobi tools but not as mnay as he showed me lol. Im happy to hear that the tools qe use are great and can do the job needed foe what we create. You have to have a good tool or your projects won't turn out as great as you want them to. My husband said he loves Ryobi because he has the older version as well as the new versions and that he can use the batteries for the old tools as well. Its not that the tools are old its the colour of them that has changed. So the older colour was navy and now they are lime green, which shows how durable these tools are and thats why Mr Lubbly Jubbly loves them. Its a brand he goes back to whenever its time to purchase a new tool. I really like the Ryobi orbital sander which we use on a regualar basis. We actually want to get a new one so we have two on hand. Not only do we have power tools for the workshop we also have outdoor Ryobi tools and thats a whole new blog post lol ha ha. In my next blog post ill be showing my husband and i using a Ryobi tool so keep posted for that
Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I've started to think about other things in my life other than furniture and I thought why not share them with you. I'd lovr to share my recipes or homedecor and lifestyle and especially the tools i use when creating all the furniture pieces i do. I used to have a blog called Faith and Love Food and it was originally Lets Beat the Wheat but i wanted to combine my faith into my blog and account. The reason i stopped is becsuse i wasnt eating a paleo diet anymore and just couldnt keep up with it. If i can inteoduce these lifestyle ideas here i would really love to do that and i hope that you would like to see that side of me too. Thought i'd share a recipe i created a long time ago. If you ever want to check out my other blog it is still up and running.
I will be writing a blog on the tools i use and actually that my Husband uses alot. We do use a lot of Ryobi tools and ill show you the ones we have and use the most. If there is anything you'd like to see from us please let me know and i would love to share Hello everyone i just wanted to let you know ive added more hardware to the hardware section and also new furniture to available furniture section. I created new paint packages which are awesome to have and addig them to a new page.
Head over to my Instagram page everyone to enter this awesome Wise Owl giveaway. Find the original post on my account and follow the details to enter there. Good Luck. Lubbly Jubbly Furniture
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