help re painting my bedroom furniture

[mosaica]

Hi

My bedroom furniture is solid pine and although I like the design, I'm not keen on the colour. I'm moving it to the attic bedroom and would like to paint it a warm white.

What do you need to do to avoid the wood knots to show through the paint? The furniture is very knotty, perhaps it's worth lining at least part of the furniture with lining paper? OR do you know of any wonder product which will def stop knot oil seeping through the paint?

Also, can you recommend a nice warm white for the furniture? I want it to look white but not harsh and cheap, any recommendations?

How doable do you think this project is for someone with little DIY experience?

Any tips will be very welcome!!

What you need is a specialist primer which covers knots - a quick Google came up with this one but your local DIY store will likely have something suitable. Just read the blurb on the back of all the varieties of primer to find one which says it's good at covering knots.

Not sure about a shade of paint - I'm sure there are loads of soft whites available. If you don't have a lot of painting experience, you might want to try an "eggshell" or "satinwood" finish instead of gloss, as gloss paint can be a real pain to get on smoothly, even the "non-drip" ones can be hard to use when you're not used to them.

HTH!

The main issue I have found when painting pine furniture is that it must be very thoroughly sanded before you start, which is a major job esp if there are several angles and planes in the design IYSWIM. If you don't do this (and I speak from experience!) the varnish or stain on the wood will soak into your white paint creating a lovely nicotine stained effect :(

I improved a pine wardrobe by painting with diluted white emulsion, thin enough to let grain and knots show through.
The idea was to use it as a primer, but it looked surprisingly good without another coat.

antique white always looks nice.

The product you are looking for is called 'knotting', and that's just what it does - stops sap from knots coming through paint.