How To Paint Furniture Black: A Furniture Guru’s Guide

How To Paint Furniture Black: Step-By-Step Guide

There are different steps for painting different types of furniture, but here’s a simple step-by-step tutorial for creating any kind of furniture black.

Choose Your Work Area

Pick a spot where you will not step on anything else while painting the furniture, and make sure it will be easy to access and convenient for all of the other steps that follow.

Wear Proper Clothing

First, make sure that you are wearing shoes that are easy to paint and do not cause any damage to the floor. Second, make sure you wear clothing that will get painted with the paint and not stuck to it.

Sand Your Furniture

I recommend using 220 grit sandpaper in order to remove all of the dust and debris from your furniture’s surface, so it is ready for paint.

Prime Furniture

All manufacturers of paint recommend this step. Priming prevents the wood from absorbing too much paint and makes it easier to apply the second coat of paint. If you choose not to prime your furniture now, skip this step and go straight to painting.

Choose Paint

Next, decide what kind of paint you are going to use on your furniture pieces. There are three main kinds of paint: latex or acrylic, oil-based, and titanium dioxide (found in most spray paints). Try each one on a small area before applying them to an entire piece of furniture.

• Latex – available in a spray or liquid form. It is the easiest to apply and requires a relatively small amount of paint, so it is well-suited for furniture. Latex paint dries quickly and is an excellent solution for wooden surfaces. However, be careful not to accidentally breathe the dust out of a can of latex, as it can cause you to cough for up to an hour after breathing the dust in.
• Acrylic – available in spray or liquid form usually comes in one color mixed with other colors or used as a tinted primer on its own. Acrylic paint is rated by its thickness and durability. However, acrylic paint dries quickly and is not ideal for furniture because it chips off easily.
• Oil-based – this paint dries slowly and is more challenging to clean up than latex, acrylic, and titanium dioxide paints.

Paint Furniture

Choose your paint type and start working. First, spray a thin, even coat of paint on all surfaces of the furniture in the chosen color. Be sure to leave no gaps between the painted furniture pieces.

Seal

This is unnecessary, but it will protect the painted furniture from dust, dirt, mildew, and scratches for many years to come. Finish up by wiping down the furniture with a damp cloth, buffing with a dry one until everything is shiny and clean.