Painting the bookshelf…thingy

Today, I woke up with an insane amount of energy and decided to rearrange the super hero’s bedroom, paint his bookshelf thingy, and build him a little desk. Since I primed it about a week ago,

I managed to do the rearranging, painting and building all before breakfast.

I used Mythic Black Label interior paint in the color foggy coast. It’s a really pretty warm toned grey. I don’t have a Mythic retailer in my area, so I ordered all of my colors online, sight unseen. While I was able to get what I wanted, your results may vary if you go the same route.

The formula is very nice, and I got full opacity in 2 coats. There is almost no odor, and clean up is a breeze.

I still need to go back and touch up the black paint, but I have to say that I looooove this color. I only did one coat of polyacrylic on top, so hopefully it’s enough.

I’m debating whether or not I ought to do something to that giant square cutout, but right now, I am undecided.

I guess that is all for now. Talk to you in the next one!

Ikea Fjellse Hacked!

So, I finally hacked the bed. Well, almost. I’m considering adding nail head trim around the front, then possibly framing it, and then it’ll be finished. It isn’t perfect, but I’m happy with the way it turned out. One more project crossed off my ever growing to-do list.

It wasn’t a long process, but I spread it out over 2 days. I think it took a total of 4 hours, and that includes all of the cutting, painting and fiddling with my staple gun. There are a few tutorials online, so I’ll just share my process, and show what I would have done differently.

What I used:

• screwdriver
• spray glue
• wood glue
• foam
• batting
• mending plates
• furring strips 
• paint
• primer
• clamps (since I was working upright)

• OSB (I cut my piece with a jigsaw…it was far from perfect, and really didn’t make a difference)

The top measured up almost perfectly, in the picture below, the OSB isn’t attached, just leaning against the back.I knew that the foam and batting would be forgiving so I didn’t worry about making the straightest lines in the world.

If I were to do it again, this is the part I would do differently.

I should have corrected this immediately, but I decided to push on, and see how it developed. It doesn’t look terrible, but the sides aren’t an even thickness from the top to the bottom.

I do love the paint color though, and it looks even better after the second coat.

This room is starting to come together, and I have to say that I’m very pleased with the progress.

Until the next time,

signing off.

Masterful Paint Fail

Today I learned how NOT to paint laminate furniture. I decided to prime the bookshelf in my super hero’s room in preparation for my Mythic Paint order to arrive. So, this is what I did.

Step 1

Remove all dirt, dust, and debris from furniture.

Step 2

Step 3

Wait for paint to dry.

You should get something that looks like this:

Lessons Learned: Sand before painting, and use an oil based primer, because trying to cut corners makes your paint peel.