Ever painted oak furniture land furniture

[Glittershoes22]

We have a dining room bedecked in oak furniture land rustic furniture which I've tolerated for the last 5 years (I was clearly off my head when OH suggested it). We are now moving from a cottage to a Georgian house and think a lick of paint would be the way forward to hide all the matchy matchy oakiness.

Has anyone painted their OFL furniture. It feels 100% veneer to me but according to their website they never use Mdf or veneer and its apparently 100% oak. If you painted yours what did you use? It feels very smooth and I do want something I can slap on with minimal prep. I painted a dresser in Annie Sloan and wasn't massively impressed with the finish.

Any thoughts?

[wowfudge]

You need a good primer - the oak will have been waxed and possibly stained first so it needs to be something which will block any oils seeping through the top coat paint. I would then use a satinwood paint - available off the shelf or you can have it made up in a host of different colours in a Dulux or Johnstones decorator centre or in Valspar paint in B&Q. Use a small gloss roller for flat surfaces and a brush for other areas. One coat of primer followed by two coats of paint should do it.

If you get a Zinsser primer you probably won't have to sand the wood first either. A lot of their stuff dries quickly meaning you can prime and apply the first coat of paint in an evening.

[Glittershoes22]

@wowfudge you are a star, will give it a try on one of the chairs before I tackle a larger project!

[wowfudge]

If you are going to do this I would say don't get a quick drying satinwood - the finish is not as smooth as you'll get from other satinwoods as you have to use a brush and ime a roller gives a better, smoother finish. Good luck.

[engineersthumb]

It seems a shame to paint a nice piece of oak. The biggest woey to me is how it ages, paints chip and fade relatively quickly particularly draws etc.

[shanhill]

I'd go with Dulux all day. They've got a very huge range of colours and textures, and it's also much easier to clean.

[langlandgirl]

try this page, taken from a link on a post on Property/DIY

[langlandgirl]

oops! traditionalpainter.com/faq

[BabyG1]

@glittershoes22 did you paint it?? How did it turn out? I was thinking exactly the same about ours last night!

[morningporridge]

@BabyG1 have you tried painting yours? I'm wondering about giving it a try too and would love to know how it turned out!

[Orangeoakmare]

How did you get on painting your OFL rustic oak? I’ve just furnished my lounge in inherited orangey oak furniture land rustic oak. I’m feeling tango’s! Needs painting but I read it is waxed and might be hard to do. Would love to know how you got on!

[Knackeredandalsotired]

I chuck supergrip primer over everything before undercoating then top coating. It’s expensive but I’ve never bothered sanding varnished or waxed surfaces and it’s worked a treat every time.