Paint Laminate Furniture

Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.

Paint laminate furniture. Learn how to paint laminate the right way and no more chipping paint. It s funny how furniture pieces went from 100 wood to partial wood to laminate and wood and veneer to current ikea furniture and particle board. Learn tips and tricks for how to paint laminate furniture with this step by step video tutorial.

Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate. Regardless of the type of furniture your working with it s amazing what a little bit of paint can do.

Thankfully we ve created this easy to follow tutorial for painting laminate furniture. I used annie sloan s french linen dixie belle with slick stick applied first will also work jolie will work and valspars chalky finish paint will work too. Because it s often somewhat glossy looking and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming.

I have been painting furniture for 40 years. This mid century style piece of furniture is vintage. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry.

Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2. On most of the pieces using water based paint and finish worked great. If it s a great piece and suits your needs and your budget it s worth the little extra work to make it awesome.

To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. Your favorite annie sloan chalk paint this is what i used on the desk in the photos. You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture.