do you know how excited i was when i found this piece at good will?? its in the best shape for a piece of used furniture...
i didn't have plans for it when i bought it...i thought i could make money on it if i decided to sell it...my daughter wanted it to go in her room because she has no place for hair and makeup...right now she sits on the floor...
i read some info about paint that lowes sells..supposedly if you use the paint you don't have to use primer...when i bought this piece, i was new to furniture restoration and you could say a little dumb...thats how i feel now...
so i painted the whole piece with several coats of paint...i also sanded the top and stained it...i never liked how the paint went on to start with...i also didn't like the sheen of the paint if that makes sense..it wasn't really glossy but not flat...i decided to distress it...the first pass of the sander peeled off a huge hunk of paint...it looked like it had never been painted...
i was very distraught...i walked away and never looked back...until this week...its been sitting on my back patio since last summer...so i'm on a mission to get my patio back for the summer...
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| the day i bought it... |
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| today...may 22, 2012...peeling and sanding paint |
its my goal to have this finished by the end of the week...i am slowly getting it done...this is a large project...i wish i would have known better than to trust reviews that i read about the paint...if you have questions about something or not sure just ask someone...it could prevent a huge hot mess like i have...finally, i have a little sense..LOL
CREATING LOVE AND JOY
Ashley
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