Indoor display stand
Brighten up a corner of a corridor with this space saving indoor display stand painted a crisp clean Resene white.
Ways with wood with Mark Rayner - Project 65
Difficulty level: Easy
You will need
- Clean cloth
- Indoor display stand (ours was previously constructed from MDF)
- Interior filler
- Paint stirrer
- Paintbrush
- Putty knife or similar
- Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Quarter Alabaster
- Resene Quick Dry
- Sandpaper
To get the look: Mark also painted the woodwork and doors with Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Quarter Alabaster and the background walls with Resene SpaceCote flat tinted to Resene Saltpan.
Other ideas: For soft grey effect paint the display stand with Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Silver Chalice.
How to paint an indoor display stand
Step one
Fill any holes or imperfections in the display stand and allow the filler to dry.
Step two
Sand any filled areas and then lightly sand the surface of the display stand to ‘key’ the surface.
Step three
Wipe off any sanding residue with a clean cloth.
Step four
Carefully stir the Resene Quick Dry.
Step five
Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the display stand and allow to dry.
Step six
Carefully stir the Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Quarter Alabaster.
Step seven
Apply one coat of Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Quarter Alabaster to the display stand and allow to dry.
Step eight
Apply a second coat of Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Quarter Alabaster to the display stand and allow to dry.
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