BEFORE:
How wrong I was.....
2 weeks later, 5 hours of sanding, 2 tins of undercoat, 1 tin of emulsion and 5 coats of satinwood...I was finally finished.
AFTER:
I have a small obsession with Duck Egg blue....the majority of house items I've bought have been duck egg. So I thought well....why not have a duck egg wardrobe too?! I call it my 'feature wardrobe'!
I decided to paint the insides too - as I refused to put my clothes inside, in case I ended up smelling like an old lady! Little did I know, but the insides actually took longer than the outside..gah.
After all the work, I am very pleased with them... it was my first DIY project after all. They're definately not perfect but hey ho. The only problem I encountered was that after 3 coats of undercoat, you could see yellow patches through the white...which was a tad worrying...but the satinwood covered them up nicely.
I finished them off with some scented draw liners and Laura Ashley handles here. We also found a large handle to match for the wardrobe - but I can't find the link to that....
The existing handles were dark brass which wouldn't have fitted in with the fresh look I was going for. But I may use them on another project I've got lined up.
Paint used:
Primer: Homebase - Home of Colour - Quick Drying Primer & Undercoat - Pure Brilliant White - here
Outer: Homebase - Home of Colour - Quick Drying Satin Paint - Duck Egg - here
Inside: Homebase - Home of Colour - Matt Emulsion Paint - Duck Egg - here
Here's a pic of the dresser next to our (huuuge!) new bed:
See a few more photos on my Flickr here
Here's to more DIY posts....Hurrah!
Looby xx
