Chalk Paint Metal File Cabinet

For a more personal touch you paint your cabinet with chalkboard paint.

Chalk paint metal file cabinet. However spray paint will create a smoother surface and it is harder to find metallic finishes in brushable paints. She painted a metal office cabinet. Followed your suggestions on a vintage file cabinet that was in my fathers business and is i think from the 1940s. File cabinet makeover using chalk paint this file cabinet is one of the things that goes in that closet.

Not only will you have a great storage cabinet but you can also set up a message center on one side. I found a filing cabinet at goodwill awhile back for just 99 cents so of course i brought it home. It featured a blogger ciburbanity charlotte smith i kept it because i was impressed with her project. It was the last page of the magazine.

The purple painted lady found an article in better homes and gardens in march 2015. Follow our suggestions for finding the best paints for your metal cabinets. Brushable paint will work too. Functionally it was exactly what i needed.

Don t let an old metal filing cabinet get in your way of creating more storage space in your home or office because it doesn t match your decor. I have done both and think the spray paint is easier and lasts longer as long as you use the spray paint for metal. First make sure you have laid down some old fabric or drop cloths to protect the floor. Painting metal file cabinets old metal lockers or other metal pieces can be done with acrylic paints spray paints or chalk paints.

Oh yes you can. The photo is my inspiration for my next file cabinet find. You can easily re paint a filing cabinet to match your room. Learning how to paint metal cabinets can add new life to old pieces.

Can you paint metal with chalk paint by annie sloan. I recently tried to chalk paint my metal shower surround. Last week it was. Aesthetically not so much.