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Priming and Painting Custom Builtin Beds: One Room Challenge Week 3

Welcome back to week three of our One Room Challenge, where we are making over a shared boys bedroom for our two sons. Today I’m going to show you how I prime and paint the custom builtin beds to make them look bright, clean, and seamless.

Week 1: The Plan | Week 2: Building Cabinets

Last week

This is what I left you off with from last week. Tony and I built the cabinets for the custom builtin beds out of 5/8″ mdf.

built in storage drawers and loft bed shared boys bedroom

Install shoe mold

The first thing I did after the cabinets were built was add some shoe mold around the base of the bed. This covered up the small gap that was below the bed, plus made it look seamless with the rest of the trim in the room.

shared boys bedroom built in loft bed

Fill nail holes

Next I filled in all the nail holes and cracks with drywall mud. I also did a layer on all the cut ends of the mdf. Remember that mistake I made with the biscuit joiner? After this week you won’t even be able to tell that it was even there.

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Sand all surfaces

I let the drywall mud dry for about a day, then I used some 220 grit sandpaper to made it all smooth. I also lightly broke all the edges and lightly sanded all surfaces of the cabinets.

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

shared boys bedroom built in loft bed

And here’s a pic of one of my little helpers. He was way too quiet at one point, and when I found him he was busy hammering and sanding his bed.Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Prime

I used a high quality primer that I got from Home Depot to cover every square inch of the beds. Mdf really soaks up paint so I did two quick coats using a paintbrush and a small roller.

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Painting custom builtins

I decided to use white paint for the beds because I wanted it to look like a complete builtin and totally seamless with the trim in the room. I decided to color match to Benjamin Moore Chantilly lace, which is the same color of trim I have in the rest of the house.

Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

The paint I chose to use was Behr alkyd satin enamel. This paint is a latex paint but dries very hard. It is meant to use on cabinets and furniture, but I also used it on all the trim and doors in this room. It has a beautiful satin finish, but you can also get it in semi-gloss.Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

I applied the paint by cutting in around the edges with an angled brush, and used a small foam roller to apply the rest of the paint. In my experience, alkyd paint tends to be drippy and it’s better to do several thin coats to avoid drips. However, of all the types I’ve used I think the Behr alkyd paint is the least drippy. It also takes a few days to completely cure, but once it does it’s rock hard. I’m hoping this paint will withstand two boys climbing all over these beds!Priming and painting custom builtin beds for a shared boys bedroom makeover

Other updates

I know it may not look like much was accomplished, but this room is really starting to come together! In other news I found a dresser that I have to makeover…

I also ordered a navy blue rug from Ikea, and it’s on it’s way. Next I hope to paint the room, get the drawers installed, and hopefully install the desk top. Here’s a little sneak peak of the desk top, because I’m so excited with how it turned out. Do you see how shiny that is?!

reclaimed wood desk top with epoxy resin

Still to do

  • Mud and sand all the joints in the cabinets, prime and paint the bed
  • Paint trim and doors
  • Move the electrical outlet and install a wall sconce
  • Touch up the walls with drywall mud
  • Repaint the room
  • Build drawer boxes
  • Install drawer slides and drawer boxes
  • Find cabinet hardware for the bed
  • Finish the desk top
  • Install desk
  • Make a platform for the loft bed.
  • Make railings for the bed
  • Refinish a dresser
  • Find a window treatment
  • Make matching bedding

 

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  1. Lindsey says

    April 18, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    Looks amazing! And that dresser is perfect!

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    • Jessica Vanderveen says

      April 18, 2018 at 9:31 pm

      I had been looking for the perfect dresser at every thrift store for the last few weeks, and I finally found it!

      Reply
  2. Jen @ Jenron Designs says

    April 19, 2018 at 12:02 am

    I am loving that platform bed, it will give you so much more floor space for your kiddos. Great design love the drawers for added storage space.

    Reply
  3. by Brittany Goldwyn says

    April 19, 2018 at 7:07 am

    The bed is looking really great! Eager to see the final product.

    Reply
  4. Tee says

    April 19, 2018 at 9:06 am

    I can’t wait to see that bed all completed. Good luck with updating that dresser. It has so much potential!

    Reply
  5. postboxdesigns says

    April 19, 2018 at 11:00 am

    This is so great! Thanks for the tutorial-that platform bed is going to be amazing (and love the paint color). Best of luck with the rest or ORC!

    Reply
  6. Lidia says

    April 19, 2018 at 2:46 pm

    Oohhhh that dresser is killer and your little one is ADORABLE!! That bed is fabulous btw – looking forward to more next week!

    Reply
  7. Lisa says

    April 19, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    Aww your little helper is so cute! Looking forward to seeing more of this room!

    Reply
  8. Emy says

    April 20, 2018 at 8:57 am

    That bed is looking so good!! And that dresser is amazing!

    Reply
  9. Jessica | Petal + Ply says

    April 21, 2018 at 9:57 am

    Wood filler works wonders, doesn’t it! The built-ins are looking great and I’m excited to see how you achieved such a shiny top on your table.

    Reply
  10. Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod says

    April 22, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    Wow – that is a lot of work and it is looking awesome. Can’t wait to see it all complete.

    Reply
  11. Susanne says

    April 23, 2018 at 6:49 am

    I can’t wait to see that bed built in all done, those boys are going to love it!! Looking forward to next week!!

    Reply
  12. kcmfitzgerald says

    April 25, 2018 at 11:03 pm

    That bed looks super cool (and what a cute helper!) I can’t wait to see what you do with the dresser 🙂

    Reply
    • Jessica Vanderveen says

      April 26, 2018 at 1:49 pm

      Thanks! I think this bed will be the coolest part of the house, I’m hoping the kids are as excited about it as I am 🙂

      Reply

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