You are right! This was an old laminate filing cabinet that was damaged and looked awful. We spent just over $100, it looks fantastic & now sits centre stage in my office with a pot plant on top! It was an easy job to do & now we hope this inspires other people to DIY! Same principles apply if you were to paint over a laminate kitchen cupboards or a laminate bookshelf etc. Happy Painting!
Wow, that's amazing! A cabinet that only cost 5 dollars can be completely revamped with just 500 dollars worth of primer, paint and brushes and just 48 man-hours breathing toxic fumes. On the plus-side you do end up with a piece of furniture you're familiar with that will always remain sticky and scratch-up if you look at it sideways. Thanks for the warning.
Thanks for the video. My bedroom closets look similar to the piece you painted. But—and forgive me if I am just confused with terms here—I think mine have a veneer finishing. It's like a very thin board glued over the particle board. I read that laminate is more like a plastic sheet. If that is so, would the repainting process differ at all for veneer?
Why don't you just spend $38.00 on some Annie Sloan chalk paint and skip all the prep work and primer ??
theemptynest01 2 weeks ago
I have a large medium brown waldrobe that I want to paint into white.
bostube8888 1 month ago
You are right! This was an old laminate filing cabinet that was damaged and looked awful. We spent just over $100, it looks fantastic & now sits centre stage in my office with a pot plant on top! It was an easy job to do & now we hope this inspires other people to DIY! Same principles apply if you were to paint over a laminate kitchen cupboards or a laminate bookshelf etc. Happy Painting!
PaintingExperts 4 months ago
Wow, that's amazing! A cabinet that only cost 5 dollars can be completely revamped with just 500 dollars worth of primer, paint and brushes and just 48 man-hours breathing toxic fumes. On the plus-side you do end up with a piece of furniture you're familiar with that will always remain sticky and scratch-up if you look at it sideways. Thanks for the warning.
kaferere 4 months ago 6
@kaferere I LOL'd
utubepunk 3 months ago
cheers
misterrybak 5 months ago
Thanks for the video. My bedroom closets look similar to the piece you painted. But—and forgive me if I am just confused with terms here—I think mine have a veneer finishing. It's like a very thin board glued over the particle board. I read that laminate is more like a plastic sheet. If that is so, would the repainting process differ at all for veneer?
twtape 7 months ago
Glad we could help! Free call 1800 008 007 to find your nearest Paint Place store and we'll have all the products you need!
PaintingExperts 1 year ago
Thank you! Going to start a new project this weekend!
tinad1969 1 year ago
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SHANAbert 1 year ago