And it was called yellow...

When my dad was a youngster he had a chest of drawers.  It stayed around and ended up in a closet in my room growing up.  When I moved to Dallas I took this chest with me.  Before doing so, I painted it white.

Now I decided to paint it yellow to go with this plan.

I started off by doing research and one of my favorite blogs came through with a "how to."  Now I didn't follow it to the T but it did help.

First I sanded down the piece with 220 sand paper.  I did not use any primer because I figured the white paint on it already could serve as a primer, and I didn't feel like spending money on primer. Not sure if that was wise or not, but so far so good.

 

Once it was sanded, I applied two coats of Behr Wildflower Honey.  When I painted my walls I used the Behr paint with primer included.  However, for this piece I used the paint without the primer.  To apply the paint I used a roller.  I tried both a fiber covered and foam covered roller and definitely preferred the fiber covered.

The top of the chest proved to be a challenge.  There were a few scuffs that were difficult to sand out.  So, I decided to use paint remover on the top.  It was quite a process that didn't go as I had planned. As a result the top has several more coats of paint than the rest of the piece, but you can't tell.

Once I finished painting it yellow, I applied three coats of Minwax Water-Based Polycrylic Protective Finish.  I used Satin Finish because I did not want the chest to be super shiny and glossy.  If you do desired that, use the Gloss version.  Also, from what I read the Water-Based is better because it does not turn yellow over time and it isn't as messy.  To apply the finish, I used a foam brush (which you can get for less than a dollar).  I do recommend using the Polycrylic Protective Finish.  When I painted it white I did not use the finish and I can definitely tell a difference.

Overall, this was a pretty easy project and I am quite pleased with the way it turned out.  The picture though could be better. Note: I lost one of the screws to one of the knobs so need to take care of that!