Petticoat JUNKtion
Paint furniture with latex paint without priming or sanding the wood first. Latex paint covers and adheres well to wood furniture.
YES YOU CAN PAINT FURNITURE WITH LATEX PAINT | NO SANDING OR PRIMING
One of the corners on the cedar chest I’m sharing today was chewed up, and I built the area up using wood putty. I sanded that smooth once it dried, but other than that, I did not sand the cedar chest before painting.
I bought the cedar chest at my favorite junk shop, and it was in fairly good shape, almost perfect inside. The chest is the Cavalier brand and I paid $40 for it. Someone had already removed the lock.
I needed to cover the big hole where the lock was located and I started going through my hardware stash. The photo above shows some of the stash from the blue cabinet, which is full of pulls, knobs, and other hardware.
I pulled out a few pieces to try as replacements for the lock.There were two screw holes where the lock was removed but of course, those did not work for the pieces I selected for the chest.
I added this round decorative piece and the little lip on the chest lid made it possible to close the lid completely, even though the round piece was a little large for the space.