Paint Bedroom Furniture Gray

When you paint bedroom furniture gray the choice of accent colors is endless.

I’ve been moving toward neutral colors for furniture. I know. That is so not me. I’ve decided it’s better to add the wow color factor with the room accessories and change up the inexpensive decor when with the seasons……or my mood.

That brought to mind this beautiful piece my granddaughter painted several years ago. Some of you may have seen it but take another look. My granddaughter Tenley was 12 at the time. She did a great job on the chest of drawers. I think she takes after her grandmother (insert Kathy smiley face).

Tenley painted the chest of drawers in August just before she started back to school. She selected the pretty gray color. To say we are total opposites when it comes to color choices for everything from clothing to furniture is a great big understatement.

This is the chest Tenley picked out to replace a smaller piece in her bedroom. I think we paid $100 for it at a local thrift/furniture store. The chest on chest look is one of my favorite furniture styles. Tenley has great taste.

Solid wood furniture is hard to come by these days. That’s why I prefer older pieces. Tenley cleaned the chest with Simple Green.  She numbered the back of the drawers so we could put them back in the same spot.

You would not believe what a time saver this is. On some pieces the drawers only fit correctly in one slot. It may not be important to number the drawers depending on the piece. You make the call.

She removed all of the original hardware. Never paint furniture with the hardware in place even if you aren’t changing it out.

We wanted to replace the pulls with knobs so we filled one screw hole on each side of the drawer. We opted to fill the inner holes and use the outer ones for the new knobs.

I always place painters tape over the screw holes on the back of the drawer fronts to keep paint or wood filler from leaking into the drawer.

Tenley and I filled the holes with wood putty and sanded the filler smooth when dry. I have a complete tutorial on replacing furniture hardware here….How To Replace Furniture Hardware.

In case I didn’t explain the hardware screw hole story well you can see what I mean in the photo above. Now there is only one screw hole on each side of the drawer and we can use drawer knobs instead of drawer pulls. Ready for paint.

We used Glidden Gripper primer tinted gray for the base coat. I was afraid the red tone of the original finish would bleed through the paint. Sometimes it even bleeds through the primer but not this time. Yea!

We got a late start on the project because of the Summer heat. Tenley was anxious the chest of drawers finished before school started back so we just bit the bullet and did it. I guided her through the makeover but she did the majority of the work.

Priming Furniture Before Painting

She did a great job too. The primer goes on really smooth and is a nice solid color base for the top coat.

We applied the primer one day and the latex paint the next day. The paint color she selected was a soft gray. It was just a little lighter than the primer. One coat of paint was all that was needed. By the time the project was finished Tenley was almost a pro.

Tenley picked out the pretty knobs at Hobby Lobby (50% off). I admit to being a little skeptical about her choice. I of course was pushing for something bold.

But it’s her project and her furniture and I let her pick out everything. As you can see she made a great choice. The chest of drawers is very classy looking.

I mentioned how it’s easy to decorate around furniture painted in neutral colors. Tenley’s main bedroom accent color is purple. Gray and purple look awesome together. Other accents colors for gray are navy, red, pink, yellow, fuchsia, orange……just about any color.

What do you think? My girl did a good job didn’t she.

Bedroom Furniture Makeover

Do you want to try your hand at painting furniture but you are afraid? No Worries! I wrote a post just for you. click here…….Painting Furniture Guide 101 For Beginners.

As always thanks for being here, Kathy

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