A great painted furniture make-over, from black to white.

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This is a great painted furniture make-over.

It took me a long time to decide to paint this secretary. I knew once I started, there was no turning back. The first coat was a primer. However, wait till you see what I did with the glass door.

I painted it!

Yep, I was tired of having to arrange and display items when I really needed it for storage. So I thought, “Why not just paint it?” You can tell I painted right over all the scrollwork as well. That part was planned.

Here’s the new version. I wish I could say I had a plan but I didn’t. The homemade chalk paint was a mixture of Plaster of Paris and Cottage White paint by Behr.

Using a black marker to DIY the scrollwork

After I scrubbed off the white paint from the scrollwork and then I used a black marker to highlight various areas.

Frankly, I thought this was brilliant of me. Sure beat trying to paint around it.

A happy accident to this repurposing make-over

The base you see on the floor in this next picture was one of those happy accidents. So I spray-painted it creamy white. It started to drip and I thought, “Oh, I like that!” I purposely kept spraying and allowing the paint to run down the sides. Isn’t it great? Then I randomly shot some gold metallic paint on the drips.

I love how this secretary turned out and it serves a really useful purpose now. It holds a lot of my craft and painting supplies in it. This repurposing took a piece of furniture and turned it into a usable piece for my life as it is now.

The final touches to this great DIY

I am so glad I painted it. In my opinion, it’s a great painted furniture make-over And painting the glass on the door was a great idea. It is now a storage area for paint and crafting supplies that I so needed. Plus, I feel the piece itself makes a statement and I like not having the shelves to decorate.

However, this is not the first time I’ve painted glass doors on a piece of furniture. It’s very easy. I used a primer first, though.

So what do you think?

God bless and have a great day.

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Rebecca

Hi. I'm so glad you're here. My blog focuses on faith and mental health issues such as mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and dysthymia (chronic low moods that don't qualify as depression.) I post DIY and decorating projects when I can. My book, "Depression Has A Big Voice. Make Yours Bigger! (Expanded Edition), is on sale at all online retailers. I have a Psychology degree and post-graduate courses in Clinical Pastoral Education. I am a former hospital chaplain, Bible teacher, and retreat/conference inspirational speaker. Thank you for visiting and may you feel God's presence today.

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