painting furniture

frankie1star

I want to paint a wardrobe, in a matt finish, would like farrow and ball type, but I understand its not the best paint to use as its too thin, can anyone suggest a good alternative please?

ormus

all depends. is it real wood?
or plastic wood such as malamine. (use the correct primer).
after sanding down and priming then almost any matt water based paint will do the job.

frankie1star

its waxed pine

nickj_2

if you can remove the wax that would be ideal - wire wool would probably do the trick , then once wood is bare give it a coat of acrylic primer than 2 coats of dulux waterbased satinwood or eggshell if you want a flat finish
if you can't remove the wax , give it a really good sand down , then prime with bin primer - http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/z/ZINBIN/ then give it 2 coats of satinwood/eggshell
if you want f&b colours just get it scanned in dulux

shirlgirl2004

Annie Sloan paint works well without all the sanding and prep work. Nice and thick too so it covers well.

devotee

You'll never get Farrow and Ball type paint with Dulux. Try Little Greene paints, much better and they can match F&B or alternatively Fired Earth, I've recently painted a cupboard in their acrylic eggshell and it gave a very matte finish. But Little Green paints are excellent, my lounge needed only one coat of paint and currently painting my front door in one of their colours.

tillycat123

I painted my horrid 1990's pine wardrobe doors last summer. I used Fired Earth eggshell. I find Farrow and Ball and Fired Earth pretty much the same to apply. Just take your time and prime well and you will be fine. I agree that the Fired Earth is a bit more matt than F&B.

My kitchen doors I painted 8 years ago with Farrow and Ball, it's only now they look like they need a bit of a refresh.

frankie1star

in principle that paint looks like what i need thank you

frankie1star

I like the sound of not priming and using Annie Sloan paints, anyone got an idea of how much paint I would need for a double wardrobe full height?

frankie1star

could you advise on what type of brush to use please/

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

Annie Sloan paint works well without all the sanding and prep work. Nice and thick too so it covers well.

bobthedambuilder

frankie1star wrote: »

I want to paint a wardrobe, in a matt finish, would like farrow and ball type, but I understand its not the best paint to use as its too thin, can anyone suggest a good alternative please?

Farrow and Ball do lots of different types of paint for different situations, and I've always found it among the best quality - certainly streets ahead of the Dulux and Crown alternatives. I have used their Estate Eggshell to paint wooden furniture and panelling, and as long as you prepare the surface well, you will get a lovely silky brushmark-free finish. I generally put on an undercoat and then 2 topcoats, giving a 240 grade sandpapering between.

The better quality the brush, the better the finish. I use a 1 1/2" professional quality real bristle brush. Don't scrimp on the tools, it'll come to haunt you in the long run.