DIY Living Room Renovation

If I had the money, I would get rid of every piece of furniture in my house and start over. Unfortunately, that isn't possible, so in the mean time, I just renovate. The quick and easiest thing to make your space feel brand new is to paint your furniture! 

First is my hutch. This was a hand me down piece from my step mom and it was originally white with hinged doors. I removed the doors and painted it black close to three years ago. I'm going through a phase, and decided I was ready to change it. I want this piece to be used as a bookshelf instead so I was motivated. 

My first step was to use a thin layer of spray paint primer, just to make it a little easier to cover. I was going from dark to light , so I knew it was going to take a few coats.

I was really wanting to keep this project as cheap as possible, and luckily I have a contractor boyfriend who had two gallons of paint left over from a job. This was originally ceiling paint, but it was the exact color I was looking for. 

My first coat, surprisingly went on great. It covered VERY good, which I wasn't expecting. The key to getting a nicely painted piece of furniture is patience. You have to let every coat dry completely before going in again with another coat. This is something I'm not very good with, but I really wanted this to turn out perfect so I waited. 

Then I moved on to my coffee table. This table was painted black about a year ago, and again I just needed a change. 

I started with the same steps as above by using the primer on the top. This piece of furniture will be used a lot, by having items placed on top, cups, remotes, feet maybe, so I knew this was going to need a lot of coats. At least on the top. This paint is also matte so it holds up a lot differently then a gloss. So again with the patience. 

This was after two coats, which again covered very nicely, but just for the pure fact of use, I needed to do a couple of more coats. 

And tada! I'm so happy with how they turned out. I love anything and everything matte. Not only that, but our living room is very dark and the white just opens up the space. 

During all of this painting, I placed some boxes on my entertainment center for storage and loved the look. I quickly ran to Michael's and got some more for $1 each. 

I'm in love!