Grab yourself a thrift store find and follow along as we show you a quick furniture flip, upcycled nightstand using Chateau and Rose Water from the new colour collection. A pretty vintage vibe in a few easy steps.

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A Quick Furniture Flip

Starting your furniture painting journey can sometimes seem daunting, this tutorial will show you how you can upcycle a thrift find, to start your first Fuson furniture flip!

Supplies you will need

• TSP Alternative
• Paper Towels
• Painter’s Tape
• 150/220 Grit sandpaper
• BIN Shellac Primer
• Fusion Mineral Paint Chateau
• Fusion Mineral Paint Rosewater
• Staalmeester Round Brush 
• Fusion, 2 inch Angled Brush

This little side table was a curbside find. It was covered in a bad spray paint job and was extremely dirty, but it was solid wood, so a great foundation for any furniture flip.

Check out this post for the Ultimate guide to prep

Prepping your piece

Dilute Fusion TSP cleaner into a 1:5 ratio of warm water and transferred it to a spray bottle. Warm water helps to break up any grime and the TSP dissolves it.  Blue Shop towels are great to wipe away excess water and dirt as these towels are really absorbent.

Removing old finish

For this project, we wanted to paint a light colour so we removed all of the spray paint finish with an orbital sander and a laminate veneer over the top.  150 grit to remove the finish and 220 grit to smooth out any major imperfections. Clean the dust with the Fusion TSP solution and shop towels. 

If you are painting a dark colour over a dark piece you can skip this step! Or if the piece you are working with is light and the paint is in good sound condition just clean, scuff sand if shiny, if not paint away.

Sealing in wood tannins

We primed the base using Zinsser BIN Shellac Primer. This is to prevent any bleed-through from both the wood and the remnants of the previous old finish. If you want a smoother finish you can sand with 220 grit between coats of primer, but isn’t always needed. We taped off the top to finish later! 

Painting with Rose Water

We suggest using a Fusion-angled brush to paint the interior with 2 coats of Rose Water. A beautiful soft romantic pink. It provides a pretty pop of colour on an otherwise neutral piece. Fusion Round Brush was used to paint 2 coats of Chateau over the entire base. The piece was previously primed so only two coats were necessary for full coverage. 

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Creating Stripes with Painters Tape

The primer was sanded back on the top and some stayed behind in the grain to create a whitewashed look. We used Painter’s tape to create a fun striping across the top. This is where you can get creative! Make sure to apply lots of pressure to the edges of the tape to create a tight bond and to prevent the paint from bleeding under. 

Apply 2 coats of Chateau to ensure good even coverage, and when dry remove the tape. That’s the fun part!

You decide what you want on your furniture flip, it can be as simple or artistic as you’d like.

Add a little fun detail with drawer liners.

A budget-friendly furniture flip

This cute vintage-style nightstand now makes a statement in this bedroom. We changed out the original knobs for these vintage-style glass ones. This guest bedroom is now warm and inviting and ready for company. For just a minimal amount you can have all the supplies to start flipping furniture with Fusion Mineral Paint!

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