my mom brought me this ugly old bedroom furniture. how do i convince her i want to paint it white?
helllllp please i have ugly furniture!!
Answers:
The colour white has the best vibrations!
It emits positive energy that make one cheerful & bright!!
Dark colours like walnut have negative energy that make one dull & dreary!
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Paint yourself white first and see if she likes it.
Paint yourself white first and see if she likes it.
Ask her nicely. If she says no, wait until you grow up and you can afford any furniture you want.
"DIY" - Do It Yourself!
If it was your mothers old furniture she must have a special attachment to it but that doesn't mean you cant ask her if you can paint it, I would hunt up some pictures of restored furniture painted as you want whilst thanking her for the bedroom makeover ask if she feels it would really brighten the room and make is look more spacious painted white....good luck and remember you get more flies with honey than vinegar!
If I'm not mistaken walnut is dark wood? If she won't let you paint it white ask if you can stain it REALLY dark. Then you could do the whole zen thing! Throw in a bamboo plant, a red rug and some slat blinds and voila!
Just go ahead and ask her... say that ur room would look better and cleaner with it white... or say it doesnt match with something.. n if she says no..... wait for a while and ask again.. 1 way or another she will say yes :)
Poor you, this is so bad, just tell her you really like it but it would look so much better and brighter if you could paint it white, tell her it makes your room look dull and depressing. If it's white then it will match in with any colour scheme. It will give the funiture a new lease of life, you never know she obviously gave it to you because she got sick of it in her room.
Walnut is a beautiful wood and should be lovingly refinished and polished to a glow. If it is old, it will become a treasure and gain value. Covering fine wood is akin to you peeing on someone's carpet. Enjoy the depth of the grain and the satiny feel of the finished wood.
remind her that if it turns out that bad, you can always refinish it to it's original color.... AND it might be a nice mother-daughter project... please note: this ploy will only work if she is "that" kind of mom... like a gilmore girls-ish, seventh-heaven-ish kind of mom... good luck!
If it is walnut, I wouldn't paint it. Why not just have it refinished and I think you would be happy with it then.
If it is old it is probably and antique and I would never let you paint it. Refinishing it with a new stain would brighten it up and make it shine. Walnut is a beautiful wood. She is hoping you might appreciate the sentiment in having her furniture. After all it is her house and just because it is your room does not mean you should be allowed to do what ever you want with it. Sorry to bust your bubble.
It never hurts to ask. Help her to see your side. Don't insult her furniture. Tell her about an overall plan you have to redecorate your room, and work the white bed into it. Convince her that you are being responsible, by cutting out photos of what you like, putting together a budget for the project, and let her put some input in the project. Unlike some of the snotty moms on here, my mom would have loved to undertake this sort of project with me. I have antique wooden furniture that has been with our family for generations. It fits nicely in my decor in its natural wood, but I would ask and probably receive permission to paint it however I might like.
She gave it to you, so it's now yours to do as you please just paint it. It's not in her house ..... go for it....