My brother and his wife just had their first child two weeks ago and it came down to the wire to get a few last-minute details finished in the nursery. One of the things that they just had to cross off the list before the arrival of Baby Evelyn? The glider.
They received this natural wood baby glider from some friends and it was really in great condition. I mean not one little stain in the cream colored cushions and not one knick in the wood. The only problem? The baby’s furniture was Expresso, a dark brown wood color. So I offered to fix it up for them DIY-style!
Since there were so many spindles in both the glider chair base and the ottoman, I opted for spray paint with this project. Yeah, brushing paint in all the crevices, nooks and crannies in this project would have been impossible.
First step was removing all of the cushions. A couple screws and snaps… quite easy. I gave the wood a quick coat of Zinnser 123 Bull’s Eye primer and once that was dry I have the glider chair and ottoman two coats of Rustoleum spray paint in Expresso.
And here’s the final result!
The photos are a little noisy since the bedroom is so dark and I didn’t have my tripod with me, but I’m guessing you get the idea. Looks great with the rest of the expresso nursery furniture. And my sister in law’s mom even thought the glider came with the rest of the bedroom furniture. That made me smile!
Yep, truly is amazing what a simple coat of paint can do!
Glider = FREE
2 cans of Zinnser primer = $12
4 cans of Rustoleum spray paint = $20
One happy baby girl and Mommy = PRICELESS
Total is $32 for a great new glider for Baby Evelyn’s nursery.
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Eva Marie Scott says
January 14, 2013 at 5:52 amWow, that’s looks fab! No way to tell it’s spray painted. Good to know!
howtonestforless says
January 14, 2013 at 7:06 amThanks so much!
Dana {Crafted Niche} says
January 14, 2013 at 7:27 amWow! That turned out great! Was it hard to get in all the books and crannies?!
howtonestforless says
January 14, 2013 at 4:07 pmI’m not gonnna lie… YES!
Lauren says
January 14, 2013 at 11:38 pmWow! Your glider looks great! I recently used Rustoleum to give an end table (that I converted into a spice cabinet) a new look. I have a glider that looks almost exactly like the one you re-did. I might have a project to do now!
howtonestforless says
January 15, 2013 at 7:30 pmEnd table to a spice cabinet? That’s awesome!!
Crystal says
January 16, 2013 at 11:39 pmWow!! It looks awsome!! It turned out great. Great job!!
Anita says
January 21, 2013 at 11:27 pmLooks great! Did you sand the glider at all before spray painting?
howtonestforless says
January 22, 2013 at 6:02 amNope, no sanding needed! Just give the paint some time to cure before use (usually 7 days).
Carissa says
January 22, 2013 at 4:37 pmsooo much better! i love how spray paint completely changes the look of something!
Flo says
February 18, 2014 at 9:24 amI love the look! I am doing a glider for my grandbabies room. What did you do abut the underneath where the mechanism is? Did you tape off or just spray it??
howtonestforless says
February 18, 2014 at 2:42 pmCompletely sprayed everything! 🙂
zeenat says
May 7, 2014 at 12:38 pmDid you have to sand the chair at all?
howtonestforless says
May 7, 2014 at 6:01 pmNope! Just make sure you use good paint.
JC says
June 7, 2014 at 12:47 pmThis is perfect for what I want to do for my sister’s baby shower gift. I got my glider from a garage sale for $10 and I was going to go through the hassle of stripping it and sanding it, etc.
But this paint option is so much easier. Were there any issues with the gliding motion of the chair after spray painting everything? Before, I was going to use an oil based stain.
howtonestforless says
June 9, 2014 at 7:40 amNo issues at all! Still in great shape!!
Kim says
August 31, 2014 at 10:20 amThank you for posting this!! This is my exact problem. Yay, now I can fix it!
howtonestforless says
September 1, 2014 at 12:03 pmGood luck to you!
ashley says
November 10, 2014 at 2:12 pmDo you think this would work okay if I have a dark brown glider and I want to spray paint it white?? Did you just do the one layer of primer? Do you think I need to do a couple layers since I’m going from dark to light (white!)? Ahhh, I’m scared I will mess it up!
howtonestforless says
November 13, 2014 at 10:42 amyes, that would work! I would definitely prime first, probably two layers. Don’t worry, you won’t screw it up! Just don’t spray too close so you get drip marks.