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It's been a few years since we've made and sold these, but trying to remember without pulling up old sales sheets, I want to say the larger versions was around mid $60's and the smaller version was around mid $50's. 🤔

It often depends on how much the paint adds to the clearance between the drawer and surrounding. If there is very tight clearance, any added layers will make it tighter and will cause it to be tight or to stick. There's times where I would make sure to tape the inside off or sand afterward to keep the proper clearance, but it all depends on the piece. Priming, regardless of typ of paint, helps ensure adhesion and also helps prevent any bleeding. It's not usually as big of a problem with darker colors, but still good practice to make sure the finish lasts the test of time. As far as other primers, you could try Zinsser Bullseye. I've used it on a few pieces in the past, and also on other applications around our house throughout the years. It tends to go on a little thin though, so you may need a few coats. But if you're looking for a brush on primer, I would recommend trying that one. Best of luck in your projects!

@@BrickHouseVintageDIY thank you :)

Im new to painting so still learning but from what I read mineral paint gives a much smoother finish than chalk paint. I dont like how chalk paint goes on. I will be switching to mineral paint from now on. I do like the sound of fusion paints

It ultimately depends on the finish, whether or not primer should be used. On this piece, it was heavy distressed so the primer wasn't needed and the ultimate test is the type of finish used. You usually don't have bleeding problems with wax, at least that I've ever seen over the years we've been doing furniture. Where you tend to run into the most problems is with poly/clear coat finish. You always run the risk painting a lighter color over darker finish/wood, but the clear coat/poly is what can really draw the stains and tannins out from below. Sometimes months or a year or two after you finish it, but it can still happen. That being said, rule of thumb is if you *arent* going for a heavy distressed look like this, I would prime. Two, if you are using a light color (white, gray, yellow, etc) over dark wood, I would prime unless you go with a wax finish *and* heavy distress the piece. Three, if you are going to poly as a finish, expect it to bleed so you'll definitely want to prime as necessary. Best of luck with your projects! 😊

@@BrickHouseVintageDIY thanks a lot mate, I’m restoring a pine box from the 1920s and I’m very torn about the use of the primer. On one hand the wood has nice grain and knots so I’d like that to show through the paint, but on the other hand the wood is full of termites’ holes and previous and new touch ups that i don’t want to show. I don’t know what to do 😭 priming and painting would fix everything but the box would lose all its character. Woodworking is extremely philosophical and I wasn’t expecting that

Yeah, pine and other softwoods in particular tend to bleed a lot through the knots, even years or decades old sometimes they still give trouble. Might be OK with a piece that old, but I'd still be cautious. Personally, if it was me I'd probably clean it up and just seal it with a poly... Let the character and uniqueness show through while at the same time giving it new life and protection. Also depends on if you are going to keep it or sell it, and what the trends are by you. We haven't been painting furniture for quite awhile now for a few reasons, but one being the trends and what is "in". At the height of our business, painted furniture was in and sold like crazy by us. Things have changed since then and the original vintage/antiques are back in again, or pieces that are some variance of wood finish (refinish, bleached, unfinished, etc). So if selling, your market will drive what you "should do". If doing for yourself, I'd say do whatever you are going to love and just prep it accordingly. 👍🏼

@@BrickHouseVintageDIY thanks a lot for the answers 👍🏻

She is doing well, thank you!

"Ruining" is very subjective. The family that bought it loves it for what it is - A beautiful entryway bench. They didn't need a bed, they wanted a beach. In fact, this video is almost 2 years old and with the trend of what was "in" by us, this bed as it was would have sat and we wouldn't have been able to sell it for $20. Auctions and sales would literally be giving them away. Instead, we chose to repurpose it into something usable and sellable while still maintaining some of its unique charm. At the time, that's exactly what we achieved. We made almost 50x more on it as a bench then we would have as a bed.

Thank you so much for the kind words!