If you are considering painting a piece of furniture or kitchen cabinets ... watch this first so you don't hate yourself later...
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Wood Tannins
Wood has tannins that draw forward when you add a water-based sealer. It comes up pink/orange/reddish color. You need to PREP, especially if you're painting from dark to light. Look at what happened when I added a sealer OVER my white chalk-type paint... Gross! It's yellow and dingy and only a matter of time before it shows up everywhere
All in One Paint
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I mentioned that on the right drawer I used Dixie Belle's All in One Paint. It's a great paint line. You don't need a sealer, but you're NOT going to get good coverage going from dark to light unless you use a primer. The All in One whites NEED a primer. So my solution for painting most projects is to use shellac...
Shellac
My go-to shellac is the Zinnser clear...I would normally coat the entire dresser in shellac and then I can use my all in one or chalk paint (with sealer)... but since I am painting white I need to block color too.
Choose shellac-based Primer
I do normally use the Zinsser primer... but in this case it won't work because it is water-based!!!! So I found a product that saves a step!!! I recommend using shellac-based Zinsser Bin Primer (Which you can purchase HERE.) This will block color AND bleed-throughs because it is alcohol-based. I only need this when I am painting WHITE. I would NOT need this if I were painting the dresser black and wanted to distress it. Then the white would show up! Normally I would first add shellac, then add my water-based primer then paint.. But this product takes that step out with a 2-for-1 when painting white furniture.
My CliffsNotes
Clear Shellac--> Blocks Tannins Shellac-Based Primer --> Color Block and Block Tannins (Dark Kitchen Cabinets, Dark furniture, etc.) I hope this helps you paint your next piece of furniture.
Furniture Painting Basics
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Tracey
