I bought this old crib at a church yard sale over the summer for a whopping 10 bucks! It was awesome and in great shape. I have no kiddos, but watch my sisters new baby occasionally on Fridays, so I had to have a reason to buy it right?! You should've seen the hubby's face when I brought it home...
Unfortunately I did not take photos of a step by step process but have a before and after pic.
First, I primed the wood with Kilz spray primer. I found that it is the best primer I have been able to find and feel that it has great coverage with even just one coat. This is great for someone who is as impatient as I am! After spraying and letting the primer dry, I did two coats of one of my favorite colors "Ivy Leaf" from Krylon in the "gloss" sheen. Mat, my hubby, likes to call it "puke green". Whatever, what do boys know?! lol He sure had alot to adjust to when I suprised him and did our whole master bedroom in that color! (more to come on that later).
When the coats of paint dried, I used a dark antiquing paint to antique the whole crib. I did a "clean wiping" technique with it to make it look more green than antiqued. Finally, I used a spray sealant to seal the paint on the crib. This can come in gloss or matte. I used gloss.
I would like to take credit on the cute bumpers, but my amazing talented mother made those! (Sadly, I have never learned to sew, but am putting that on my lists of things to learn ASAP!)
Here is the finished project!
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