Give furniture character with paint

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Give furniture character with paint

New furniture is not required to bring a sense of newness to the home. Paint your furniture in lovely colours and discover how new colour compositions will transform you home.

January 2023

From second-hand to gold. Find an old chair in a second-hand store and paint it in a characteristic colour. Remember to sand down the chair with sandpaper and prime it before painting it the final colour.

Statement. An old cabinet suddenly becomes the most powerful element of the room with a notable blue colour.

Add colour to the home. There are many different kinds of furniture that can be freshened up with a new colour. It is a lovely way of bringing colour to your home without painting an entire wall.

Colours are one of the most effective ways of changing the look and feel of the home.

CLARA

Do not be afraid to test new colours. You can always paint again.

ANNA

Quick project. It only takes a little paint and time to paint a frame, but it makes a big difference on the wall. Here, the frames are painted in the colours Hav and Almueblå from Color Stories.

A modern touch. Old frames can get a new and modern look with paint. The frames here are painted in the colours Terracotta and Boy oh Boy from Color Stories.

Colour on the wall. A painted wall-hanging cabinet can add colour to a wall without the need to having the the wall itself painted.

Colour mix. Experiment with combining different colours. It brings both new life and depth to the cabinet.

Warm shades. The colours Terracotta, Karamel and Morgenglød from Color Stories.

It starts with a little paint on a picture frame…

CLARA

… and suddenly the home is a wonderful explosion of colour!

ANNA

Mirror. You can also paint the frame of a mirror for an extra touch of colour in the home. Here, in the colour Boy oh Boy from Color Stories.

New life to second-hand pieces. Old second-hand finds can suddenly get a whole new and modern look simply with a new colour. The magazine rack is painted in the colour Bubblegum from Color Stories.

Coat rack. A painted coat rack brings a different graphic look to the wall compared to a non-coloured wooden rack. This coat rack is painted in the colour Syren from Color Stories.