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How to Paint Furniture the Easy Way with Wise Owl Paint

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If you have been in the furniture painting world for a while you may have heard of Wise Owl Paint. Even if you are new to painting furniture then you may have heard of this amazing brand of furniture paint. Either way, I am going to share a project using Wise Owl Paint products including their one-hour enamel paint. I will tell you that once you try the enamel paint you may feel too spoiled to ever go back to chalk paint. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. See how to paint furniture the easy way with Wise Owl Paint. The one-hour enamel paint is such an easy furniture paint to work with, it requires no topcoat and cures in an hour. #wiseowlpaint #paintedfurniture #furniturepaint #wiseowlenamelpaint

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Supplies & Tools Needed to Refinish Furniture with Wise Owl

Materials Needed / Source List:

Tools

  • Zibra Paint Brushes or Cling On Brushes
  • Furniture Tri Wheelies
  • Sandpaper
  • Decorative Ceramic Knob
  • Shop-Vac
  • Lint Free Cloth
  • Find all of my favorite tools and products on my Amazon Page here

Paint

    • Wise Owl
      • Stain Eliminating Primer – Gray
      • One Hour Enamel Paint 

Before we begin painting furniture, this makeover is part of our monthly Furniture Fixer Uppers share. You know what that means! Make sure to stick around all the way to the end for more great painted furniture before and after projects. furniture fixer uppers, DIY blog, painted furniture blogs

Unfinished Accent Table

This cute little table is actually part of a set. Yep, they came as a pair. But I’ve decided to split them up – oh the horror. By splitting them up I am able to create different finishes on each table. So, in turn, it’s double the fun. Since they get donated to local fundraisers and charities they are also going to be able to help support 2 causes rather than one. Win-win. Here is the set as I got them. two wooden round tables on the grass before paint

Since I split them up this is the second makeover of the set. light brown round wood table with clear knob

Prepping Furniture for Wise Owl Paint

Normally, I toss my furniture up onto wheelies to make it easy to move the piece around. But this table is quite small, and there just happens to be a dresser in my shop so I pop the table up on the dresser to work this time. First, you will need to remove the hardware from the piece. If you decide to re-use the hardware place it aside. If you choose to replace then do whatever with it. (save or toss if it’s broken). round wooden table, no hardware, before paint

Next, I flip the table over and begin the prep process with the underside first. This way you can reach all the spots that you wouldn’t see with the table standing upright. round table upside down to paint underneath

We will go through the same prep and cleaning process as we do for each and every painted furniture project. You will go through this same process regardless of what type of furniture paint you are using. For chalk paint, enamel paint, or even metallic paint – you will still need to clean and prep.

Sand

First, give the piece a light sanding to scuff the surface. I often use a 150 grit piece of sandpaper for this step.red sandpaper to sand wood table

Clean

Next, clean the entire piece of furniture with a scrubby sponge to remove andy dirt, grime and/or dust. I like to clean with a simple mixture of white vinegar, water, and a little dish soap. clean table with blue sponge

Rinse

Give the piece a final and thorough wipe down with a clean damp cloth or paper towel to remove any last bit of dirt. This is like a rinse or final wipe down before we move on to using our Wise Owl Paint products.  wipe table with damp paper towel to clean residue

Applying Wise Owl Paint Gray Primer

We often hear about chalk paint and furniture paint products not needing a primer. And that may be true. But I always like to play it safe. I always feel that you may not need to use primer, but you will never regret taking the extra step and using it. No one ever looks back and says “I should have skipped the primer” lol. So, I am using Wise Owl Stain Eliminating Primer for this table. You can find this primer online HERE. 

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The cool thing about this primer is that it comes in clear, white and gray! I am using the gray primer. You can see from the lid that the gray is a soft cloudy type gray. wise owl paint gray primer, gray primer,

When applying the gray primer you will want to make sure to give it a stir. Do not shake it. Then grab your favorite brush and make sure it’s clean. I often like to swap back and forth between Cling Ons and Zibra brushes. They both have soft bristles, are easy to work with and clean up well. (I abuse my brushes) To be honest, I like them both. Zibra brushes are a bit more affordable and can be ordered online (HERE). Cling Ons are always awesome and can be ordered online (HERE). chalk paint brushes, cling on brush, zibra brush

This time I am using my flat Cling On brush. flat cling on brush

Go ahead and apply the gray primer in the same way that you would apply your paint. Brush it on, not too thin and not too thick. Make sure you don’t have any drips. apply gray primer with brush

Apply the primer over the entire surface that you intend to paint. Both inside and outside the legs of the table. wise owl paint gray primer on table

Make sure to flip the table over and follow all of the above steps for the tabletop and drawer as well. You may need two coats of primer for your project. But for this table, we only need one coat. gray primer on round table

Wise Owl One Hour Enamel Paint

Now that our table is prepped and primed we can move on to the fun part and add some color! Since this table is pretty basic and boring in itself I am going with a bold fun color…  RED! Safe paint colors are always white, gray, black, and blue. But I am going for bold with a red called Veronica Vaughn. Secretly I want to rename this color ‘sexy Santa red’ but I don’t have that kind of pull. bright red furniture paint, wise owl red paint

This red is a bright fire-engine red. The main difference between the Wise Owl Paint One Hour Enamel paint and standard Wise Owl chalk paint is that it dries and cures in one hour. Crazy right? A few other things to note about one hour enamel that differ from chalk paint:

  • one hour enamel does NOT need a top coat if used alone
  • you DO need a topcoat if you add glaze
  • it is NOT easy to distress
  • you DO still need to prep your surface 
  • the paint is self-leveling
  • you DO need to apply primer first
  • this paint works great for high traffic areas/pieces like:
    • dressers
    • cabinets
    • front doors
  • one hour enamel dries rock hard
  • it should be applied in thick coats
  • you CAN use it on metal (I painted my metal radiator covers with it)
  • it should NOT be used on fabric
  • you CAN use one hour enamel in a paint sprayer

These are all of the colors available in the Wise Owl enamel paint. You can find these along with Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint online HERE. wise owl enamel paint, wise owl paint one hour enamel

Painting Furniture with Enamel Paint

Now that we have our gorgeous bold Wise Owl paint color Veronica Vaughn, we can grab a clean brush again and apply the paint to our piece. red furniture paint, wise owl paint colors

Go ahead and paint your drawer and table.painting furniture with red furniture paint

You don’t have to apply the paint in thin coats the way you would with traditional chalk-style paint. red paint on wood furniture

Once the paint is dry you can apply a second coat of enamel paint. two coats of wise owl paint

Adding Liner to the Drawer of Your Red Painted Table

Once the table is dry, which should only take about an hour you can decide what to do with the inside of the drawer. You have a few options:

  • paint the inside of the drawer
  • line the drawer with decorative paper: How to Add Drawer Liners
  • save and refresh the drawer with salve: Save Drawers with Furniture Salve
  • or…

We can line the drawer with a crisp new piece of felt liner. This is what the inside of the drawer looks like. It’s not horrible, but it’s not great either. Let’s be honest, it’s pretty ugly!dirty wooden drawer

I happen to have a roll of felt drawer liner in my stash. You can find this online HERE. black felt drawer liner

First, measure the inside of the drawer and then use a cutting mat and sharp blade like this one to cut the felt to size. I love this one that I found because it comes with multiple spare blades which are perfect. There is nothing worse than being in the middle of a project and realizing that your only Exacto blade is dull or covered in paint or glue. Having spares is golden! You can find them online HERE. cut felt liner to size on fiskars cutting mat

Make sure that the inside of the drawer is clean and that your felt fits nicely before you remove the backing. This felt liner is a peel and stick which makes it nice and easy. No spray glue, no mess. Gently peel off the back and press one end into the drawer. Slowly press down the felt liner while peeling away the back as you go. Make sure that your felt liner is flat and straight with no bubbles or creases. peel and stick drawer liner

This is easy and it looks so much better now. new felt drawer liner

Replacing Hardware on a Red Painted Table

Since the table is simple with no ornate details I want to add a pretty new knob. I found this ceramic knob online HERE. The image online versus the knob in person is slightly different but pretty none the less.decorative ceramic knob

I admit that it wasn’t what I expected when it arrived, but thankfully it still looks nice with the red table. blue ceramic knob

What to Do About Sticking Drawers

Often when you have wooden drawer tracks where wood rubs on wood you may have drawers that stick. To remedy this I am using Wise Owl Paint furniture salve. wise owl lemon verbena

This lemon verbena furniture salve is made with hemp seed oil, natural waxes, cold-pressed lavender essential oil and lemon verbena essential oils. Plus other awesome natural goodness that adds to the strength and superpowers of the salve. Furniture Salve is a“furniture ointment” designed to deodorize, restore, protect, beautify, and rejuvenate furniture and more. wise owl paint furniture salve

Using a clean dry cloth AKA old T-shirt rub your furniture salve over the wooden tracks and they should glide with ease. prevent sticking drawers

I always apply the Wise Owl salve on both the drawer track and the guide on the piece. what to rub on wood to stop sticking drawers

Video Tutorial

Prefer video? You can follow the project via video here. If you are unable to see the video you may need to turn off ‘ad-blockers’ on your site. The video may also autoplay within the tutorial post.

 

 

Painting Furniture with Wise Owl Paint

As you can see painting furniture can be so easy, especially with products like Wise Owl Paint one hour enamel. It’s so easy it feels like cheating. Our simple little painted table is all finished. This project, like many of my makeovers, is being donated to a local school, animal rescue or charity to help with their fundraising efforts. Click here to see all of my projects that have been donated to support local fundraisers, schools, and charities: Donation Projects.

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Remember I mentioned that this table is originally part of a set? You can see what the other table looks like here: How to Create Textured Paint on Furniture with Salt Wash. I can assure you that they are completely different! This makeover of the red table is a pretty straight forward and easy painted furniture project to do. But if you are new to furniture painting and want to learn how to update old furniture with paint you can always start at the beginning with How to Paint Furniture – a Beginners Guide.

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Furniture Fixer-Uppers

It’s that time again where a few of my creative and talented blogger friends and I have joined together in our monthly Furniture Fixer Uppers share. Let’s see what my friends are up to! Make sure to click the links below the image to check out all the amazing projects that my bloggy girls are working on this month.

 

1. Confessions of a Serial DIYer

2. Girl in the Garage

3. Interior Frugalista

4. Petticoat Junktion

5. Salvaged Inspirations 

6. Just the Woods (you are here)

More Painted Furniture Makeovers & Ideas Using Wise Owl Paint

More Painted Furniture Makeovers & Ideas Using Wise Owl Paint

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Refinishing furniture can mean so many things. Today I am sharing how to refinish a table with Wise Owl paint metallic glaze and a fabulous floral image transfer.

Decoupage Furniture Tutorial: How to Add Floral Paper to Painted Furniture

See how to add tissue to painted furniture with this decoupage furniture tutorial with video. Using mod podge glue and decoupage paper anything is possible. Finished in Wise Owl paint color Kashmir

The Best Decoupage Paper & How to Apply it to Painted Furniture

Decoupage paper is a gorgeous and affordable way to add that extra va-va-voom to your painted furniture projects. Learn how to decoupage furniture with decoupage glue and unique decoupage paper. Painted using Wise Owl Paint color Emerald City

How to Create Amazing Textured Paint on Furniture with Salt Wash

Textured paint creates such an amazing look for your painted furniture makeovers. This textured painting technique is accomplished using multiple Wise Owl Paint colors and Salt Wash paint additive.

How to Paint Furniture with a Fun Boho Drippy Paint Effect

Learn how to paint furniture with a fun boho style paint drip effect. Get the look of dripping paint with this unique furniture painting technique. Add an artistic touch with a dripping paint effect to your furniture makeover with this before and after painted furniture redo.

Repainting Furniture with the Best Furniture Paint That Will Save You Time

Repainting furniture is something that we avoid if possible. But when you repaint furniture or even paint over stain you need to use this furniture paint for amazing results. See how to repaint furniture with fast-drying furniture paint that works great for painting over stained wood.

How to Save Wooden Drawers with Lemon Verbena

See how to use lemon verbena furniture salve to save dresser drawers, preserve & refresh wood. Save time and money on your next project with lemon verbena. Wise Owl lemon verbena furniture salve for conditioning wood and saving furniture.

How to Restore an Old Steamer Trunk in a Few Simple Steps

Steamer trunk restoration project, remove mildew odor, secure old labels and learn How to Restore an Old Steamer Trunk in a Few Simple Steps.

How to Paint Metal Radiator Covers for a Fresh New Look

See how to paint metal radiator covers the easy way to freshen up a room. Sometimes a little paint is all you need. You can easily fix dingy looking radiator covers with Wise Owls One Hour Enamel paint

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Comments

  1. Denise - Salvaged Inspirations says

    October 24, 2019 at 6:19 am

    I’ve never tried Wise Owl Paint but I have to say that Veronica Vaughn is gorgeous! Now I’m going to click on over to your donated projects. 🙂 xo

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    • kandice kullmann says

      October 24, 2019 at 6:41 am

      thanks so much Denise xoxo

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  2. Christy James says

    October 24, 2019 at 8:59 am

    What a luscious color!! I thought this piece looked familiar when I saw your before photo ha ha! XOXO

    Reply
  3. Linda C Johnston says

    October 24, 2019 at 11:29 am

    As usual, a fantastic outcome! I am so loyal to your site, I can’t wait for your post! lol This week, I have a question: You mentioned that the Wise Owl enamel is self leveling. Honestly, I loathe brush marks! So, of course, this got my attention. However, I see in the pictures that there are brush strokes very defined in the finished product. Is this due to the primer? What good is the paint if other factors are going to leave brush strokes? I am looking to learn more from you and would appreciate your response to this ongoing question! Thanks so much in advance.

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      October 24, 2019 at 11:34 am

      thanks so much! To be honest, if you want a true true smooth finish with zero brush marks then a paint sprayer is the way to go. Otherwise, you can also lightly sand between coats to smooth out the finish. I kinda rushed through this one and didn’t mind if there were brush strokes so I didn’t pay much attention to them. (thats probably horrible to say lol)

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  4. Marie says

    October 24, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    My red loving self is swooning over that Sexy Santa (laughed out loud on that one) red paint color! That table was screaming to be bold and beautiful.

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  5. Jen @ Girl in the Garage says

    October 25, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    Ooh I love this bright red! What a fun accent piece for any room. Sexy Santa… LOL

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  6. Colette says

    October 29, 2019 at 11:15 am

    Gorgeous ♥️

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