bye, bye black
When my lovely friend Ellie Mae (remember her amazing maternity photo shoot?) asked me to refinish a changing table and crib for her twin baby girls, I jumped at the chance! Her babies will be here in the next few weeks and how better to welcome them to the world than with a revamped, shabby chic spot to rest their little heads? To go better with pink and gray bedding, the black had to go and in its place soft, antique white with a little distressing. Here is what everything looked like before:
And here is the beautiful after. So pleased with how well this turned out!
Happy Hump Day!
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Can you explain how you did this refinish? This is exactly what I'm looking to do with an old crib and dressed I have!
Absolutely! It was very easy, actually…I roughed up the black furniture with some 80-grit sandpaper so the paint would stick, but not enough to get rid of all the black, since I wanted it to come through the antique white paint. Then, I painted two coats of antique white. After it was completely dry, I used 150-grit sandpaper to distress the edges. After that, I used clear, satin polyacrylic to protect it. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Can I ask what kind of paint you used? Primer?
Amanda – I used antique white paint by Sherwin WIlliams in a satin finish. No primer. Topped it with two coats polyurethane. 🙂