Spray painting furniture is an inexpensive way to quickly changed the appearance of various pieces around your house that no longer match the look you are trying to create with your room design. Spray painting a piece of furniture safely and effectively requires some degree of preparation and planning to get the best results.

 

Instructions

1).Obtain finish samples for the existing furniture items that need to be matched. Manufacturer’s representatives will often have fabric, wood and metal samples for their company’s products. If samples are not available, match the dominant finishes using paint chips.

2).Use a sample of a dominant textile (rug or fabric) used, or to be used, in the room when purchasing all new furniture items. Match paint chips to the colors in a large, cumbersome item that is central to the roomsdécor.

3).Carry the samples while shopping for new furniture items.

4).View the potential furniture purchases and existing furniture finish samples together and in different types of light—daylight, fluorescent, incandescent. Consider the distance that might occur between the furniture pieces before rejecting color matches that are slightly different.

5).Ask for fabric and finish samples for the potential purchase. Take them back to the room being decorated and do a cross comparison with the existing furniture. View at various times throughout the day and night and in a various light to find the best color match.