So once I got my stuff out of the "Storage Room", I was just dying to tackle an enormous project: refinishing the cabinet! We bought this cabinet at a used furniture store four years ago because it was sturdy and functional and what we could afford, but I always thought it was as ugly as sin. Just never seemed like a good time to do anything about it, though.... Until now!
I was overwhelmed by the thought of sanding it, though, so I did a little research and found a product called "Batida de Pedra" that is used for painting the underneath of vehicles that will stick to ANYTHING, no sanding necessary. So I put two coats of it on the cabinet.
Below: on the left - after two coats and on the right - after one coat.
After sanding, it looked like this:
The next day, a couple helpers came to paint the room too! It went from a cornflower blue to a very, very light lavender. Fabio also painted the ceiling WHITE and all the woodwork as well.
The cabinet then needed FOUR coats of white to cover the black "primer", and it was a PAIN! Especially around all of those curves of molding on the doors. But at last, it was done. Not perfect, but done! I ordered the handles online as a finishing touch:
And then I made curtains. :) This was a fun project. I was able to use scraps I had around the house for everything except the lace trim, so it cost me a total of less than $5.00. Love that kind of frugal!
The butterflies I cut out of a material scrap someone had given me and sewed them on in random places.
This is the first time we have ever had a "Girls Room" and it is so much fun to have it all girly!!
3 comments:
Será que tem esse Batida de Pedra por aqui? :) Acho que nao tenho mais animo pra ficar lixando tb...
Parabens pelo trabalho! Ta'tudo muito lindo!
Everything looks soooo nice! And I'm glad you had some helpers come over. I wish I was there to help! Maybe some day I will be able to see the finished product! I'm glad for you that it is done before the baby comes. Great job!
Thank you, Mom!! I wish you were here too!!! Lu - não sei se tem Batida de Pedra, mas eu procurei esta opção justamente pq eu tinha achado um primer dos EU que disse que é *ótimo* p/ passar em qualquer coisa sem precisar lixar... mas não tem aqui. E é branco, então com certeza fica mais fácil!! Esse preto foi dificil cobrir depois com a tinta branca. bjss
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