How to Paint Bedside Tables

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Saturday, April/20/2024

1). Move the bedside table to a ventilated area, and set it on top of a fabric dropcloth.
2). Remove the glossy coat of varnish from the finished bedside table by sanding it. Sand with the grain of the wood, or you could damage the table. Skip this step if the table is unvarnished.
3). Remove sawdust created during the sanding process by wiping the bedside table with a sticky tack cloth.
4). Place painter's tape on areas of the bedside table you do not want painted.
5). Apply an oil-based primer to stained bedside tables using a paintbrush manufactured for oil paints. Apply a latex primer using a paintbrush manufactured for latex paints, if the bedside table is not stained. Wait no less than three hours for the primer to dry.
6). Wash the paintbrush.
7). Apply a gloss or semigloss latex paint to the primed bedside table. Wait two hours, then brush on a second coat if the primer shows through.

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