Streak free & no brushstrokes!! PAINTING FURNITURE BLACK - In depth, detailed furniture flip
Learn how to avoid streaks and brush strokes in your black painted furniture flips using these techniques. I’ve got a lot to share!
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I just can't understand how people get on here and comment on what you should've done. There are a million ways to skin a cat. We see your finished products and they always look fantastic. You do you, girl!
Yes, indeed! These people are crazy about sitting back telling other people how to fix something that is done just fine. My daddy taught me how to paint and I wouldn't dare criticize someone else's techniques if the finished product actually looks perfect.
@yvettewallus 👏 Amen 💗
umm can we please not say the skin a cat cliche anymore? yuck.
Would’ve should’ve could’ve haters 😜you did a great 👍 job
Never skin a cat 😳🤣
I have been in the residential, commercial & industrial construction trades including painting for 35 years. I have had my own restoration company for 8 of those years mainly as far as painting doing residential. I don't own a sprayer and never have sprayed except out of a spray can. I am a brush & roll guy and that's the way I like it. I personally don't like that so called "Factory" finish. It looks fake to me and looks like a robot did it instead of someone's hands. I like craftsmanship. When I look at something that has been built or even painted I want to see the detail of knowing someone spent the time with their hands and know-how along with their experienced craftsmanship in building something and not looking at it thinking it was put together in a factory and had that fake factory look and feel to it. What you did here was absolutely beautiful, and you did it without a sprayer. Keep up the good work. You are amazing!
Could you use enamel with this method and skip the poly?
I have that exact chest of drawers. I paid a whole lot more than $80 for it 25 years ago. You’ve inspired me to bring it up to date. Thank you!
Yeah, my parents have that same chest of drawers, dresser, and matching bed set from the 1990's. That was the style back then. It's beautiful solid wood furniture.
You always need primer
and take the drawers, so what’s the matter with you paint them separately. Short cuts are fast and sloppy.
25 years in the paint business ... used to be you always needed a primer, not now. Primers are optional on most finishes and primers are usually to solve substrate problems or color blocking.@@michaelschwenner2709
@@michaelschwenner2709if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all!
A tip I just saw on a video-I tried it out and it worked! Place a thin nylon knee high or one of the booties they have for trying on shoes, over a foam brush-pull snug. Brush on acrylic topcoat. For some reason the nylon stops the bubbles created when using polyacrylic. It was a very smooth finish.
Were you able to try this procedure out?
@@YT-Viewer Yes and it works great. Always do this now when applying poly acrylic.
@@kimj4383 How do you attach it so it still rolls? To you tie at at the end of the roller insert area?
I didn’t use a roller. I used a flat foam brush and attached it with a twist tie or rubber band.
If you have a large surface to cover and don’t want your paint drying out on you, mix a little Floetrol in your paint. It gives you more work time!
Ive been a wood worker for more than 30 years. I have made it all, hutch, dresser, tables of all size/style, wood turning pepper mills, bowls, picture frames.... Finishing was among my least favorite parts of the job mostly because I hate spraying. This video gives me a few really good ideas that I dont really hate. And the pulls you chose work very well. Nice job. subed.
Im soooo jealous. Good for you. I’d love love love to work with wood and have a real talent for it. my grandfather was a blind carpenter he reminds me of yoda 🤷🏼♀️🤭🤣. I’d love to see your work :). I wish I could have gotten his tools when he passed to remember him and to learn. But I’m in Canada and he was in the states. Huge machines lol
Maybe you can tell me. Why does the black paint without first sanding the dresser?
@@jmc-xp6ml she did sand the dresser. Enough to allow adhesion of new paint
You have to have negative comments, they are inevitable. It doesn’t mean you don’t know what your doing. It just means you can’t please everyone. I can’t wait to try painting furniture for the first time I like your technique. Keep doing what you do.
Thank you so much for sharing all the gritty details with us-it’s SO helpful to absolutely newbies like me 🙏🏻❤️
Nice work! There is a subtle tip I can give you. When using a finish nap finish in one direction only because a nap will leave two different finishes depending on what way you roll it
Thank you good to know ❤
Started on my "brown 60's" dining set in March 2021. Took months off between May and October 2021 because of my large garden. Finished everything before Christmas including white denim sofa and love seat sofa!!!! Everything turned out over the top amazing!!!! Finish is metellic white pearl!!! I have total 6 chairs with seats in textured grey pearl leather!!! You would be proud of me. 77 years young this August 2022!! I thank you abundantly for the inspiration ❤ God bless Mississauga Ontario Canada
I am proud!! Sounds beautiful 😍
Roxy I AM PROUD OF YOU. I hope if I'm alive at that age I too am still gardening and doing things around my house
@@cassiejenn I very much needed your message this morning. I'm in a constant state of grief for my husband who died September 2019. We were together for almost 60 years since i was only 15. The circumstances of death were difficult since it was due to multiple medical errors. The suffering of 5 years with brain damage is horrific. I try to keep my chin up and keep busy but those gerbils in my head are spinning every waking minute. Life is a difficult cross to carry but it goes on regardless. My garden is waking up to renewed life and i must do the same. Many blessings of good health and joy to you. Happiness is what I'm searching for in life nothing else matters. You have blessed me today and touched my heart ❤
@@roxy4158 although it's not the same as what you're describing, when I went through my divorce we also had a blizzard. We received 3 ft of snow. Power out in our part of the state for weeks. I had 10 yr old, no power and when it started to warm just a little water lines burst. All my plants froze EXCEPT one. It was a tropical plant and shouldn't have survived but did. One leaf. I was just devastated from everything happening at one time. I saw that plant with one leaf and I said if it can fight to survive so can I. It lived with 1 leaf for a YEAR as my divorce final, I had new place for my daughter and I. New job, graduated college. One day a little past that 1 yr. I went to water and it was dead. I still tell everyone. It did what it was supposed to do. Helped me keep fighting until worst was over
@@cassiejenn I'm privileged that you are sharing your struggles and challenges and your victories ❤ This is life, a mix of mountain tops and valleys, light and darkness. I'm finally walking in light since I've forgiven myself for my errors of the past. I was burdened and carrying guilt and regret but forgiving self changed my life. We are learning lessons each day and we become wiser and learn more because of our most difficult challenges. It's amazing what that single leaf taught you ❤ You are an amazing extraordinary woman! Look in the mirror, smile and give yourself high five!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful work and I love how you share every little detail with your viewers!!!
I really want to thank you for this. I have little to no experience painting furniture and have a project in mind that involves obtaining and matching paints to existing items. I had no idea how to do this but after watching this video and then checking local SW retailers I have discovered that everything I need is right here. You put a lot of work into producing this and I truly thank you.
Love this Shannon! I've had bad experiences with chalk paint and have been so nervous to use those. Expensive oops paints without priming. You gave me some courage to try it this time and save myself unneeded work
Beautiful work and fantastic tips. I can't wait for my first furniture paint project! Thank you!
It's really generous of you to share what you've learned. I enjoyed watching you do your magic!
Excellent clip….your narrations at the right seed, cheerful & positive tone, all relevant remarks, no funky loud background music….all leading your viewers to feel the same as you while working on the project (I.e., fun, enjoyable, confident of the outcome). Keep sharing your good work! 👍
What an inspiring video! I have this exact same dresser and wanted to upgrade its look. Thank you for all your advice. I’m a novice and find this so helpful! Thank you.
I am an amateur painter that is just starting to do house projects and need someone to learn from…You are SERIOUSLY my FAVORITE person to learn from! I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your videos… please keep them rolling! I will be watching all of them!
I like your style. Straightforward and honest. The dresser looks great!
I’ve decided to paint my bedroom furniture and been watching lots of instructional videos. Yours is the best so far. I also love that you use the sleeve of your sweatshirt to wipe things off - I do that all the time 😀😀😀. You have inspired me. ❤. Wish me luck.
I love my sprayer, BUT it's so cold here now and so hard to spray in that type of weather, so I am doing a lot of dressers in my living room. Gonna try this method out! Looks great!
This is an excellent presentation. I have never done furniture painting before but after watching this I am definitely going to try it. Thanks for all the detail and good explanation, everything you need to do the job!
The way that you varnish is the same way that a wood floor is varnished! Brilliant!!
Thanks for sharing your technique. I used the paint on, foam roll off on some bifold closet doors and they look fantastic -- truly professional! And was super easy and fast!
It looks so professional. Thanks for taking the time to explain and show your process in detail. Subscribed
Omg love this video and made me laugh too good job😂 reinspired to try my furniture flip thank you!!!
This is great! I just did a black dresser with chalk paint. I used a sprayer and mixed paint in with the clear coat. I ended up spraying the clear coat three times to get a finish I liked. This seems more manageable!
I learned so much and I about to paint a night stand and my front door. THANKS for the great tips!
I was in love after the 1st coat 🥰 i love the finished product ❤️
Beautiful piece. It was nice before, but with the black paint and wooden knobs, you made it look like a masterpiece.!!
Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. I love how you walked through every step and great commentary along the way.
You have a knack for this. Thanks for giving me the inspiration to finally buy my own furniture. Bought an end table and following your instructions closely. Thank you!
OMGGGGG....That chest went from colonial to modern in a flash! AWESOME! You have just given me the confidence to refinish my dining table in black. Thank you. 😊
What a very informative video. Just what I needed. Your finished product is just a total knockout! Job well done! I'd buy it!
What a great video! I really appreciated your detailed information. When I looked at your first picture in the video, I thought it looked like the paint was sprayed on. I was amazed that it was brushed on (and rolled). Thank you!
I have a chest of drawer and a side table to finish. This is a great idea. You rock girl
This is stunning. I thought initially that the handles were gold, which goes to show how good your finish is! I love this.
You are one of two women I will watch painting furniture! Your tutorial is EXCELLENT! I am rather old fashioned and I prefer original finish but your talent is very obvious and I appreciate not only your skill but your teaching and sharing technique! WONDERFUL channel!!!🙂
Absolutely beautiful. Love how it turned out and love the handles too.
Thanks so much!
16:19 I am such a beginner and have been trying to paint a side board black for over a year, trying anything and every thing. Can’t wait to try this. What a fun video. Not just the project but your infectious happy voice and giggle. If I can figure out how to show you how my side board turns out I will.
I’m clear coating chalk paint my very first time 2moro ( I usually spray paint clear -but it’s cabinets this time🙀)I’m SO glad that I saw this technique today!😍
My mother has that same exact dresser. You got that dresser at a BARGAIN at $80 for a solid wood dresser. She paid $800 in the 1990s for that dresser. Anyway, I like what you did with the dresser. You gave it a modern look and a second life without breaking it apart. What’s nice is if that original style (Colonial) gets back in vogue, it’s easy to strip and refinish and put the original hardware back on the drawers.
Love that. I’ve got a set of drawers just like that right down to the brass handles. It’s been banished to the barn because it looks so old fashioned. Would never have thought of trying to modernise it but I’m going to try and copy your method. I’ll be happy if I get it looking half as good as the end result you got. Thanks.
I'm so glad I found your video. I have two pieces I am going to paint black and I was going to use chalk paint. I have never done this before so I love your tips and advice!
Thank you for this video! The timing is perfect since I have 3 hutches to paint and didn't quite know what to do!
That looks absolutely beautiful. Definitely going to try it with a plant stand. Thinking, starting out small will give me a bit of encouragement to finish the remaining pieces in my guest room. ❤
Doing same!
I've been refinishing cabinets for 15 years and I LOVE your technique, explanation, calm voice, close up pics, and tips. This is my favorite one so far!!! Chippy, distressed, is not my style. Love this 😀 Idea fir another that will go in a baby room, kids room is to add shelves on the side with a bar across the front for books, doing that for my grandson dur in June and has a small room. Thank you 😊
I'm in the process of painting my dining room table top and will be trying the way you did this piece. Thanks for the idea.
You have helped me so much with furniture flipping business. My sales have gone up and time spent on each piece has been reduced. Thank you for being so gracious in sharing. Subscribed!
Take a 5 in One and use the curved edge to scrape the paint off the roller when needed into your container. That’s what that curved edge was made for. I love your videos and am starting to do furniture and since you share I wanted to as well. 😊🤙🏻
“Tall dark and handsome!!” 🔥😂 I love it!! Gotta try that paint, love your brush in mouth, and cleaning sleeves method 🙌
We are the same 😂
Love this. Thank you for giving such clear instructions ❤️
So glad I watched this, I'm not a professional just a hobbyist and I just bought black paint so I'll be using your tips and tricks. Thank you.
Nice tips. I've always primed my jobs that will be pained a light color and recently switched to Zinsser BIN shellac based primer. The stuff sticks to everything, hides the stain bleed through and goes on very thin. Two coats, a very light sanding (remove any bumps) and then top coat is all you need.
Beautiful! I’m about to buy a dresser that looks almost identical to that one and your painting tips will really help.
So if you followed this video and painted your dresser tell us what it looks like now one year later after not using a primer
It’s just spectacular. All your black pieces are spectacular.
Thank you so much bc I want to start so badly and don’t know which paints to trust ! Yeah everyone say you can just paint over BUT, paint is not cheap ! Please continue to make videos of true beginners !
Absolutely outstanding. 99% of the people out there, including so-called “professional” finishers won’t be able to tell either. It takes less time, and less cleanup to paint the way you’re painting, than to use a spray gun. I own one, and there’s a time/place for it. GREAT video, thank you for sharing. That color is spectacular! 👍
That is beautiful and thank you so much for the paint recommendation. I painted my kitchen cabinets with chalk paint. It was thick and so hard to handle. I am now sanding those layers off. I love to paint woodwork and using chalk paint is tricky and they do not show all the steps in the videos. Your ideas make so much more sense. Thanks again.
I really like how you explain your thought process. You have a great voice and personality. You are awesome! Thank you.
Your video just popped up for the first time. Very impressive. Great job. I'm not a painter but I paint. I'm always looking for ways to improve my painting..thank you for a well explained video. The dresser turned out gorgeous.
This was soooooo goooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m feeling inspired - Also, I love the way you narrate, super easy to listen to!
Just finished my first dresser makeover! Followed the instructions carefully and LOVE ❤️ the results! I started with a reddish dresser from Wayfair that just never looked right in my room; now it’s fabulous in black!!!!
Oh and I watched the video at least 10 times to really understand the technique.
@@tjemerson7447 lol you sound like me I own a painting company. But i don’t do as much furniture more walls trim ceilings lol.
I love the ease of explanation on your tips and tricks. I'm excited to paint my bed now in black and will try the brand of paint you suggested.
Gotta redo my old desk for my daughter and this is perfect. THANK YOU!!!
Love that you’re normal and just used your sleeve as a duster like we all do. 😁👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing your talent and spending your time on creating these enormously helpful videos! So, 3 cheers to you!!! I’m so thankful for this diy video! A coffee table that I was getting ready to trash, I am now going to try to resurrect! Quick question: Do you wait very long before applying the second coat? Thank you so much for your help👏👌👍😘
I love this video! Love purchasing used pieces for our home and have tried a couple of trending brands only to be disappointed by the brush strokes and the dull finish. I don’t have the time or money to keep buying products and applying, or doing trial and error, to get the finish I’m looking for. This paint meets all my needs and your instructions are easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your find; will definitely try it.
This is absolutely stunning. Amazing job. What an incredible piece of Furniture
Girl look...I was going Farmhouse decor Until I saw your black chest.. You've helped me make my mind up. I'm going Black! This turned out Beautifully and I don't care how you got there..The finished project was the bomb!!! Thanks for sharing!♥️
Black furniture is so sophisticated and down to earth all at the same time, and so timeless!! Glad I persuaded you! Also check out my pottery barn “wood” finishes, they pair nicely with black furniture in a room ❤️
I would suggest using Floetrol additive to the paint. Helps with flow otu and brush marks. I use it when spraying acrylic latex paint for kitchen cabinets. Sherwin Williams s the best. Everybody is painting everything and calling it finishing. Real wood finishing takes skill. I did it for a living for years. One day another generation will be stripping all this paint off of this wood. Painting furniture was popular in the 1920s. We were stripping it off of antiques in the 1960s and 70s.
Really appreciate your candid voiceover! Thank you!
love the makeover - thanks for the type of new paint you have found, I have a dresser to refinish and this paint sound great. Love the contrasting handles on the dresser - great job.
I watch because you are so different and talented. I like the way you teach. You’re absolutely amazing. 🌈🖖🏽💕
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OMG I have the same dresser and I cannot go into 2023 looking at it. Beautiful work! I feel so overwhelmed but I want to start this process.
Just got my first piece to refinish a vanity and have been watching you for advice lol Thanks for all the info
Finally someone is using a roller! I've always painted this way and I was so confused to see that no one is doing this 👍
Thank you so much for this tutorial. You really did a beautiful job. You’ve inspired me to get working on a sideboard that I’ve wanted to paint for years. Keep up the good work. 👍
I'm debating on painting a sideboard too
Did you guys do it?? Just started my sideboard based off the video!
This is beautiful!
I really enjoyed learning from you how to paint furniture. I will start a piece soon and will return to your video to make sure I do it right. You've inspired me. Thank you!
So excited ~ I just bought Ovation Plus satin Caviar Paint! Gonna paint that dresser now with your painting method!!!
I think I’m going to try doing my old dresser I have one almost identical. This looks beautiful. 😍
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I’m so glad your video popped up on my timeline
Don't know anything but how gorgeous it came out.❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️
Thank you so much! I thought there was something wrong with me because I really do not like chalk paint! Your dresser is beautiful and I have saved this video to reference when I am painting. Thanks again😍
I was surprised when I saw your top-coat method because I do my top-coat exactly like you do! With the foam roller wiping it down. The only thing I do differently is I get the roller damp first and thin down the poly just a bit. Whenever the topcoat starts feeling "sticky or "grippy" like if you can feel the roller dragging on the surface, I go and rinse off the roller again. I don't press hard, I just skim smoothly over the surface. It should be easy because of the damp roller and thinning down the poly increases the viscosity. It should feel a bit slippery going on. I apply it in thin coats and sand with a super-fine sandpaper in between. After the 2nd coat! Before that, you run the risk of sanding through to the paint layer. I've used this technique of cabinet doors and I'm able to build up really thick durable smooth finishes that look professionally finished.
Thank you for all the helpful information you share. I bought my first piece that I'm gonna try to flip with your know how in my head. I'm so 😊 excited.
I used the top-tier SW Ovation wall paint for the walls of my house (matt) and I agree it's awesome. One coat no lie. Your furniture turned out beautiful and earned a new sub! Lots of helpful hints. Thank you!
OMG! My sprayer broke so I had to hand roll Behr Marquee matte paint on a dresser and side table. I kept thinking of you and your technique but I think my paint was too thick to avoid an orange peel texture and roller streak marks. I'm so bummed! Could it be that the paint was simply too thick? Oddly enough I checked your channel to see how you apply the poly and saw you had just posted your technique. Great timing. Thanks for sharing!
Oh man! What kind of sprayer do you like? Maybe I just need to try a better one to get on board!
@@blacksheephouse I've been using a Wagner Flexio 590. The 590 is no longer sold but is comparable to the 4000. It was a good sprayer to start with but had some limitations. I just ordered the Graco Ultra Cordless. It's a big investment but I've been researching sprayers and have been impressed with this one. I decided against a pneumatic sprayer since I don't currently have an air compressor or the place to put one. Do you ever thin your paint? The Behr Marguee I'm using is so thick and no matter what I do I keep ending up with roller streak marks and the orange peel texture. So frustrating.
Question: How long do you wait between coats before applying a new one? Does this paint dry fairly quickly? This was an amazing tutorial!!!
It dries pretty quick so by the time you get to the last part it’s nearly time to start the next coat
Now I know why you start with drawers…. By the time to get in between them they are dry! 👍🏼
A beautiful piece of work! Thanks for sharing your srreak-free technique with us. Before watching the video, I'd assumed you'd spray-painted it!
I have this exact dresser, so it’s very helpful! I’m going to try the paint you recommended. Thank you!
I’ve painted four pieces using Ovation and I love it as well. I used to work at Lowe’s in the paint department so I’ve tried every brand they sell (including the expensive brands) and I agree with you, I love Ovation.
Most workers have never tried a single product they are shilling
I wouldn’t disagree with you but I could buy a gallon of paint for $8.10 after my discount. I bought MANY gallons of paint and stain. I could speak from experience when answering questions customers had about paint.
The OVATION Plus has PRIMER in it. Guess SUGGESTION: You might try stacking the drawers and REVERSE front/back on each layer so that you isolate the painted panels while keeping the surfaces vertical. GREAT VIDEO!
Good idea. 👏🏾👏🏾😊😊
That’s a great tip, thank you for sharing!
I’m impressed ! I painted a dresser black with chalk paint and brushed on and rolled on and had so many brush stocks and problems . Wish I knew about this paint when I did my project ! Thank you for you info !!!
Fantastic work! Adding pvc glue to acrylic paint is great for providing a smooth finish. Spray with matt or gloss fixer. It’s a very economical option.
I am a second generation professional painter with 38 years experience. We have specialized in high quality painting finishes only. First and foremost you doing a great job but if you want to take it to another level of quality With just a few more simple tips. First of all the product that you are using is a water-based paint. All acrylics are water-based paint. Therefore you can use water to thin it. The majority of your high quality professional coatings (this excludes all of your home improvement store paints including bear)are made to thin to the user's specifications. They are not made to use straight out of the can. It is the biggest number one mistake that homeowners and amateurs make is to apply the professional product straight out of the can it is too thick. Therefore leaving brush marks. if you add a cup of water to a gallon to start with And stir thoroughly. The paint will lay down to a smooth finish without brush marks, and dry to look just like it was sprayed. Unfortunately the finish on the dresser in the video is nowhere near smooth. It has a rough texture due to the roller stimple that the roller left behind. If you simply take a high quality prudy nylon/ polyester brush with medium firmness, and long stroke the brush across the surface Immediately after rolling it will be a extremely smooth when dry, and look like it was sprayed and no one will believe that you brushed it. 🙂
Thanks! It’s super smooth to me 🖤 and I’ve sprayed many times so I know what smooth looks like. In the close ups I was showing wet paint so it may have looked bumpy but once it dries down I’m telling you, it’s really smooth. I have had trouble with streaks when I add water or floetral to my blacks when I brush or roll but maybe I’m doing something wrong there bc I don’t have that same problem when I spray. I’ll give your technique a try and I’m sure I’ll make a video if it goes well!
This is gorgeous! I love the dark with the light finish hardware! I live in middle GA and I know you’ve mentioned you live in GA also. What pricing would you put this highboy at? Love all your work!
Hey GA!! I would sell a tall dresser of solid wood for about $300-350 on a good day. short/wide dressers sell best for me here in Atl suburbs though. I won’t take less than $275 for this piece when all said and done
Woodstock Ga here! Just curious, where do you sell your pieces?
thank you for your video. I used your idea. i painted a brown desk black and wow. what an upgrade. the foam roller is proper.
It looks sooo good!! Thank you for sharing your technique! I've painted a black credenza before and it turned out so streaky I might go through the process of stripping it and trying your method. Thanks again!
Lol no
Aww man this was beautiful!! The process want painful either, I appreciated your candidness. Thanks so much!!