I have a wooden look vanity in my bathroom it's like a light beige wood and I want to get it white? Is this possible to paint and will it actually look good or is it just better to buy a new vanity?
How about black semi gloss? Black looks great on any furniture and it would look good with the countertop too. The khaki on the cabinets would not look bad but I think it would blend in with the room more than you want it to. You could always paint a door on the vanity first and see what you think since you already have that color. I would not use the wall paint for the cabinets though. You will need to prime them first and use at least a semi gloss on them. I like the brushed nickle for the hardware idea. But only if you have the silver color for the faucets and stuff too. I like butterfly lovers answer too but only if you want to go to the trouble of stripping and staining them.
I definately do not believe in throwing anything out that can be salvaged. I am a fauxist for a living, so I have seen multi-millionaires have tons of things painted over rather than buy new. A little paint can fix anything. You want to get a good primer. Maybe Bin Zinzer. It's a shellac, which means it's alcohol based and dries within a few minutes instead of waiting hours or a day. Something compatible with an oil based paint because you will want to paint over it with an oil based paint for durability and for a more smooth finish. Oil based paints are a pain in the butt, but they are worth it. Just make sure you keep some mineral spirits handy and tape up really well. Just go to a local paint supplier (Southern Paint, Sherwin Williams, a home improvement store) and ask what they recommend. I would get a cheap small roller and a mini roller to apply the paint, with a VERY smooth surface. Ask. That's what they are hired for! Make sure, also, that you 'baby sit', a.k.a. make sure that there are no drips when you are painting, because if there are and they harden then you will have to live with them or cut them off leaving a big hole in the surface of the paint. Also, make sure you take the tape off as soon as you are done, when the paint is still wet, otherwise it will take some of the dried paint with it and the only way to fix that is to sand the paint and start over or apply a joint compound or something similar and sand it so that it has a smooth, flush surface and not a dent where the paint was ripped off. Read the label of the can. They take a while to dry so plan on not using the vanity for a day. It's best to 'cut in' first before you start painting. That means take an angled trim brush (ask for one at the store) and paint all around the edges and hard to get to places first, then do the bigger areas.
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If you paint it, it'll probably look like a beige wood vanity painted white. I'd just buy a new one. But if those are your choices why don't you paint it first just to see how it looks. If it looks crappy then you can go get the new one.
