If you missed the first two posts on the Pottery Barn Inspired Sports theme room click here for the reveal, and here for the vintage football scoreboard.  Today I will show you how I transformed some rustic hand-me-down furniture with some blue paint to brighten up a boy’s room.  My sister-in-law’s brother got this years ago (as a hand-me-down) and had outgrown it.  It was a SOLID piece and very well built but the rustic feel didn’t suit my nephew’s room.
Supplies:
Milky Way Premium Paint Olympic
Home Right Paint Sprayer
Scotch Brand tape with film
100 grit sandpaper
400 grit sandpaper
wood filler
Minwax Wipe-On Poly
old t-shirt scraps
I love painting furniture! Â It is so fun and such a quick, easy and inexpensive way to transform a rather blah piece into something you would be proud to have in your home.
1. Â So the first thing I did was patch up some dents and cracks with wood filler. Once dry I sanded those spots down. Then I gave the entire piece and quick sand down with 100 grit sandpaper.
2.  Then all I did was load the paint with some water into my sprayer and sprayed away.  I also taped the drawers with some Scotch Blue tape with film so I didn’t spray the inside of the drawers.
3.  We let it dry overnight and then I rubbed on some Wipe-On Poly for some added protection since this will be in a 3 year old boy’s room.
I am a firm believer in using well built but inexpensive furniture in a child’s room.  With all the wear, tear and use it gets do not spend premium dollars on a brand new dresser and bed when it will be scratched and dented in a few years.  Save your pennies and wait until they can take care of furniture and then buy them something nice if you so desire.  Although I must admit I don’t have one piece of new wood furniture in my house. I just can’t justify the expense knowing I can buy a used piece and give it my personal stamp.
Thank you to Lowe’s for helping me give my nephew a room to grow in.  Do you have a room you that needs a makeover?  Well Lowe’s wants to help by giving one reader $100 gift card.  See below to enter.
