Paint furniture beige with furniture paint: Ideas & tips

Sustainable and individual upcycling with furniture colour beige

We live in a time when we all value sustainability. Why dispose of a piece of furniture and buy a new one straight away when a tin of paint can give the old furniture a new look? Apart from the fact that old furniture is often much better made than modern industrial goods, the environment is happy about every piece of furniture that is preserved. And so does your wallet.

These varnishes are suitable for painting furniture beige

MissPompadour offers a wide range of beige colour shades. Let yourself be inspired by the many beige shades at MissPompadour. Not only will you find great beige variants among the particularly hard-wearing MissPompadour furniture paints, the LittlePomp children's collection also offers a warm beige tone on a chalk base. And the new CosyColours Collection with its soft, pastel chalk paints enchants with a great beige palette.

Eggshell Varnish: Ideal varnish for heavily used surfaces

The Eggshell Varnish quality from the MissPompadour Collection is particularly suitable for furniture that is subject to heavy use. Tables and chairs, for example, benefit from a coat of Eggshell Varnish. It gives you a silky matt, easy-to-clean surface with an impressively smooth feel. Although the furniture paint is water-based, it is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, for example for painting garden furniture.

Matt varnish: matt varnish for a vintage look

If you want a particularly elegant, completely matt surface on a piece of furniture that is less exposed to wear, then use the Matt Varnish variant. It creates a velvety, powdery surface that perfectly emphasises light beige tones. You can use Matt Varnish on all interior surfaces. It is particularly suitable for painting cupboards and chests of drawers in beige furniture paint.

Paint furniture in the colour beige with chalk paint

Another way to paint your furniture beige is to use chalk varnish, as found in the CosyColours Collection and LittlePomp chalk varnishes. The components of the chalk varnish lie gently on the surface of your furniture and create a slightly rustic, completely matt-varnish texture. The CosyColours varnishes with their soft, cosy colour shades are particularly suitable for designing vintage-style furniture. Their matt surfaces and muted colour shades are reminiscent of times gone by.

Beige: the right furniture colour to use

The first step is preparation: whenever you want to paint wooden surfaces or other surfaces with beige furniture paint, you should start by carefully cleaning your piece of furniture. All dust, dirt and grease must be removed before painting. We recommend the mild but very effective MissPompadour To Cleaner for this. Old wax must also be removed.

If your furniture has old stains, is bleeding or the wood structure is very porous, you should apply a primer first. Use MissPompadour To Bond & Block. This will create an even base for your beige colour. This also applies if you want to work with plastic or metal veneer. The primer ensures that your beige furniture paint adheres to the smooth surface. Incidentally, you can simply paint over old coats with the beige furniture paint as long as the varnish still holds well. However, if the old paint peels off your furniture, you will need to sand it down.

The actual coat of varnish should always be applied twice. Although all MissPompadour furniture lacquers have a very high opacity, the furniture colours are even more vibrant with a second coat. The second coat also makes the paint layer more robust. You can find detailed painting instructions in our blog on painting wooden furniture.

After painting, you can apply an additional protective layer if required to make your beige furniture lacquer even harder. The MissPompadour To Seal topcoat is suitable for this . You can also apply a layer of colourless Wax-Polish to enhance the antique look of your furniture.

Create different living styles with beige furniture lacquer

Beige coats of varnish can accompany any style of living. Whether you appreciate a romantic shabby chic ambience and want to work with wood, or want to embellish straight-lined, more minimalist furniture made of metal or with plastic veneer - any piece of furniture can be transformed with beige furniture paint. As beige colours are often very neutral, you can also combine beige furniture paint with another matching colour such as yellow furniture paint. The use of beige colour shades opens up a wide range of combination colours.

Neutral furniture: beige in the children's room

Beige can also make a big difference in the children's room. The soft LittlePomp Beige & Warm is a colour shade that is perfect for a changing table or cot. After all, not everyone necessarily wants a baby or children's room to be brightly coloured. And it's not just the wood of the furniture that can benefit from a coat of beige. Children's toys in overly bright colours can also benefit from a coat of Beige & Warm. The LittlePomp colours are saliva-proof and absolutely safe for children. Incidentally, the LittlePomp furniture paint colour shades are also available as wall paint. This allows you to achieve a beautiful tone-on-tone design.

Elegant furniture colour for modern living

Various shades of beige, such as the CosyColours shade Creme Beige or MissPompadour Beige with Cashmere, combined with dark chocolate brown or subtle anthracite tones, go well in a modern ambience. Beige furniture paint can be used to give simple, modern furniture a high-quality, elegant finish. It is also clever to combine different shades of beige furniture lacquer.

Beige tones for the vintage look

If you want to achieve a romantic vintage look, we recommend using furniture lacquer in the Matt Varnish or CosyColours chalk paints. After painting with chalk paints or Matt Varnish, you can sand the edges of your furniture a little. This will give you the coveted used look. If you are working on softwood furniture, it may be that the light wood colour of the base does not contrast enough with your beige furniture paint. You can then touch up the sanded areas with CosyColours Furniture Wax in antique.

Order beige furniture lacquer from MissPompadour

MissPompadour offers 2 types of furniture varnish in the Just paint Collection: Eggshell Varnish and Matt Varnish. There is a large selection of beige furniture varnish in both qualities. The beautiful Beige with Sand, for example, which is also particularly suitable for a Mediterranean ambience. Or the reddish, warm Beige with Peach, and the very light-coloured White with Marble is also a beige shade. White with Vanilla plays between beige and white. And then there's the subtle Beige with Homeheartmade, created in collaboration with our brand ambassador Juliane.

The soft, child-friendly Beige & Warm from the LittlePomp chalk paints Collection is not only suitable for a child's room, but will also delight adults. And the CosyColours Collection includes beautiful, cosy beige shades such as the light Wool Blanket Beige, the snuggly Snuggly Linen Beige and Soft Beige, which is reminiscent of a light sandy beach, and the soft brown Smooth Beige.

It's best to order the colour-cards to help you make your selection. This is because the colours are often quite different on screen. And when ordering your furniture paint, remember to order your working materials such as roller and brushes at the same time. This will save you additional shipping costs.

Frequently asked questions & answers about beige furniture paint

• When do I need to prime or seal beige varnishes?
  You should prime stained, bleeding surfaces or very smooth surfaces such as plastic, glass or metal. Use MissPompadour To Bond & Block for this. Sealing is necessary if you have surfaces that are exposed to particular stresses. MissPompadour To Seal is suitable here. You can also protect chalk paints with colourless MissPompadour To Wax-Polish.
• What can I combine beige varnish with?
  Beige shades are fairly neutral and can therefore be combined in many ways. Always try to find a colour shade that is contained as a pigment in the beige tone. This will then be particularly harmonious.
• How well does beige varnish colour cover?
  All varnishes from MissPompadour have very high coverage. Two coats are sufficient in most cases.
• What is lighter, cream or beige?
  Beige colours have a wide range between almost white and almost brown. Creme is certainly lighter than beige.