This week is all about Furniture Makeovers, Sweet Friends. With all the crazy and bizarre things happening in our world, I needed something to distract myself. Furniture Makeovers are a great way to get distracted. Today, I’m sharing my “Five Tips for Using Wax on Painted Furniture!”

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Tips for Using Wax on Painted Furniture!

For this furniture makeover I made a short video. Check out my video on You Tube here.

Furniture Makeovers make me happy and any kind of happiness that can come my way is what I’m looking for these days. #shelterinplaceblues

I won’t deny it, I’ve got a bit of the “Shelter in Place Blues!” I’m doing all the right things to stay positive, but I’m craving normalcy. How are you all feeling? Leave me a comment and say hello. I’d love to support you whether you’ve got the blues or not!

Enough of that blues talk, let’s get into this furniture makeover talk. Tuesday was all about an Old Sewing Cabinet that I turned into a desk and today is all about two Vintage Nightstands that I painted. It’s always a toss up…..Wax or a Top Coat? Of course, you can even chose an Oil Wax or a Bees Wax or a Glaze. For this project I chose wax and the results were amazing.

On the Sewing Cabinet I used a Top Coat/Sealer. On these nightstands I am using Wax. I get the same question all the time, “How do you chose between using Wax or a Sealer?” I wrote about this last year in “Wax or Sealer for Chalk Paint.”

Basically, the answer to the question is, “What look are you going for?” Whether you use Wax or a Sealer the final result will be different. It’s really just about preference.

Tips for Using Wax on Painted Furniture!

Here are Five Tips when Using Wax on Painted Furniture.

These tips on using wax on painted furniture won’t necessarily help you make the decision about Wax or a Sealer, but it will guide you if you chose wax.

Tip #1: Applying Wax will change the color of the paint. When you apply a Wax or a Sealer to a painted piece of furniture it changes the color. You can see in the photo below how the color changed. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just something to keep in mind. The lighter colored nightstand does not have wax.

Tip #2: Invest in a good Wax Brush: I have found that if I use the correct brush on the project, I will get a better outcome.

Tip #3: Wipe on and Wipe off. When applying wax, you want to apply a layer of wax and then wipe it off. You are really not wiping the wax off you are just working it into the piece.

Tip #4: Two to three coats of wax is best. One coat of Wax (or Sealer for that matter) is just not enough. The more wax you apply in layers the better durability your piece will have.

Tip #5: Always start with clear wax, if you are using colored waxes. These days, you can find white wax, dark wax, black wax and even colored waxes. You can make your own colored wax by adding a pinch of paint color to your wax. Nonetheless starting with clear wax will allow you to manipulate the colored wax to your liking.

Using wax on painted furniture is a topic that I like to discuss. You can check out some of my other posts “Flipping Furniture Makeover on Barstools” and “Easy to Make Floral Serving Tray.” I hope these tips assist you in your furniture makeover. Don’t forget to follow the links below for all of your paint and paint product needs.

Now go out there and Create Something.

Cynthia

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I gave a sneak peek of these nightstands in the post a few weeks back, “Little Tables for Sale!” that you can read here. I get a lot of questions from my followers regarding Furniture Makeovers and whether or not a Wax or Sealer is best.

Is one or the other really best? I don’t think so! It’s all about preference in my opinion.

I am NO expert on the matter and I can only speak about the products that I use and sell. Here is just an example of SOME of the items I tend to go towards on my furniture makeovers.

For the Vintage Night Stand Makeover below I used Annie Sloan Clear Wax. I painted them with two coats of Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint in Letterpress Grey then added two coats of Annie Sloan Clear Wax.

Wax Furniture Makeover

I love the look of Wax, and nowadays they come in all different colors, clear, white, black, dark, etc. I’ve also seen projects were you can take your paint color and add it to the clear wax. I believe that Wax works best on furniture pieces that are not being used in heavy traffic areas.

In the “Painted Furniture With DIY Paint” blog post, I used a clear and white wax on the Side Table and you can read about it here.

I prefer to use a Top Coat or Sealer when I am working on a piece of furniture that has high usage, like a table top for example. The Top Coat or Sealer is more durable and can stand up to wear and tear a little better than Wax.

In the Vintage Side Table with Magazine Holder I used a Top Coat Sealer and I think it came out great. You can read about it here.

The market is full of other paint products that are also known as finishing products. Here are some examples, just to name a few:

• Debi’s Design Dairy DIY Paint; Dark and Decrepit or Golden Ticket,
• Sweet Pickins Milk Paint; Oil Wax or Cream Wax,
• A Maker’s Studio; Gel Stain’s

Of course, most of these products I sell online at CreateWithCynthiaShop.com or at my store space in Redwood City, California.

Now, go out there and create something.

Cynthia

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