I refinished this cedar hope chest for my sister before I moved to Arizona last year, except I didn't have time to paint the handles and fix the missing lock hole. My sister promise she would do it, I even showed her how, yet every time I went back to Utah to visit the poor hope chest was still unfinished. :) Sooo, this past week I finally decided it was time. It had to be done.
Here's a little bit of the process. I primed with KILZ spray paint (I think 2 coats) and sanded lightly in between. Then spray painted a few coats of this...
After that it looked like this...
Then glazed the entire piece with a black glaze. This picture shows what exactly glaze does. The left side is bare and the right side has already been glazed. It makes a huge difference...
Glaze up close...
And another before & after...
And 11 months later she's finished! :)
post by: Ashley
post by: Ashley
I love your blog! If I could make one suggestion it would be to make a supply list at the top of each post for people who want to try out your projects. I like seeing the supplies needed in one easy to find spot. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteListen, the whole reason I paid you for this chest was so that I wouldn't have to do anything. Those who pay for things are those who can't do it themselves or are too lazy to even try. Get off me. But thanks for the chest!
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