However, if you are faced with a mahogany piece that needs to go light, here are my tips. First, sand as little as possible. While you do want to rough up the piece to accept paint, you want to avoid getting down to the bare wood.
That will release the tannins and cause bleed through. My before piece Seal the piece with a shellac. This helps to prevent bleed through and gives you a clean surface to paint. It will also stop bleed through once its begun.
My favorite shellac is this one. Look no more. Through trail and error I found the best way to paint your mahogany furniture white or any other color. Painting mahogany wood can be a real challenge.
You might even ask whether you can paint over mahogany wood. When painting mahogany furniture in a light color there will almost certainly be the matter of bleed through. You can prevent that if you take the proper precautions and use the right kind of products. Let me show you how to paint mahogany furniture white and what the best primer is for mahogany paint projects.
Why did this project take me 16 years to finish? And why am I sharing it with you anyway……. I started this project 16 years ago!!! As in I started working on it in another decade! One of my sisters was moving in with her boyfriend then and she gave me some of her old furniture. The little table used to belong to my parents. I think it was part of their bedroom suite. Somewhere in its history, the mahogany table had been painted white. When it came in my possession that was already a long time ago.
And then I decided to strip it, because making it all shiny and lovely mahogany seemed like a good idea. No DIY experience or knowledge to speak of back then. So I soon ran out of steam and stopped working on it. It looked horrible, paint chips all over, roughed up, abused, and ugly.
Until a few weeks ago when I started working on it again. From the looks of it, I knew that my original plan of a beautifully restored mahogany finish was not going to happen. So on to plan B. I developed visions of clean, super smooth white. Will definitely heed your advice!
Beautiful Beth. I was thinking of painting an old desk to use with a sewing machine on top. I was wondering if chalk or milk paint, with or without wax, rub off on any fabric I might be moving across it? Thanks so much. I love reading your blog. Wow this really looks fantastic. I really appreciate how you list all of the items needed, took a picture of them, and posted a video. It really helps-thanks. Hi Beth, Your furniture turned out beautiful! I love your tip about adding a whisk to your drill.
Very clever. I usually just shake like crazy in a jar. Thanks girl! Yes, I tried the shake like crazy method first but I still had lumps and tons of bubbles.
The whisk is awesome. Yes it does :. Very pretty transformation! The color you chose is beautiful and the armoire looks perfect in that space too. Nice job Bethy! I really like the way you left the drawers the original color, too. Paint emits fumes. Use adequate ventilation when you paint indoors. Do not spray paint outdoors on a windy day. Related Articles. Tip Clean the paint sprayer with soapy water if latex paint was used.
Warning Paint emits fumes. A power sander can be used to sand the furniture. The furniture can be wiped using mineral spirits or washed again using TSP after the sanding has been completed.
The primer can be tinted with the color of the finish paint to reduce the number of coats needed to get adequate coverage. Two coats of primer is normally sufficient but multiple coats can be applied. Sand between each coat. Primer and paint can be applied using spray cans or a paintbrush in place of a paint sprayer.
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