Paint furniture green with furniture paint: Ideas & tips

Sustainable and individual upcycling with green furniture paint

Painting old or existing pieces of furniture has many advantages. We live in an age in which people are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of things. In addition, old handmade furniture is often of a much higher quality than modern, industrially manufactured furniture. We often take pieces to our hearts because we have many memories attached to them. Or we've strolled through a flea market and made a particularly interesting catch.

But even newer, off-the-peg pieces of furniture that are rather unattractive and do nothing but fulfil their purpose can be given an individual character with a new colour. With furniture paint, you can turn an otherwise boring piece of furniture into your very own, individual item of furniture. As you can see, upcycling is not only good for the environment and your budget, but also allows you to create unique pieces that are perfectly tailored to you!

These varnishes are suitable for painting furniture green

MissPompadour offers various varnishes that you can use to paint a piece of furniture green. And not all greens are the same, there is a wide colour scheme of greens to choose from, so you can choose from over 30 shades of green and four different paint qualities.

The range of furniture paints from the Just paint Collection extends from delicate yellowish spring colours such as Green with Birch to dark Green with Forest, from light aqua tones such as Green with Glacier to the darkest Green with Black.

In the LittlePomp chalk varnishes for the baby and children's room you will find 2 great chalk-based green shades, Green & Gentle and Green & Magical Green, which will delight not only children but also awake lovers of pastel shades.

The MissPompadour CosyColours chalk collection offers a wonderful range of mainly pastel green shades, from the delicate, silvery Fairy Green to the warm Mystic Lake Green, with which you can enchant your furniture.

Eggshell Varnish: Ideal varnish for heavily used surfaces

To paint the wooden surfaces of furniture that is subject to heavy wear, we recommend applying a coat of Eggshell Varnish. This highly durable varnish is available in many interesting shades of green. Your painted surfaces will have an elegant sheen and are extremely easy to clean. Eggshell Varnish is highly resistant to UV light, pressure and impact and can also be cleaned with cleaning agents. It is also suitable for outdoor use. Each green shade of this varnish variant is also available in two wall paint qualities, so that combinations of wall and varnish colours tone-in-tone are possible.

Matt varnish: matt varnish for elegant surfaces

If you want to achieve a velvety matt surface that impresses with its elegant appearance, use the Matt Varnish lacquer variant. Every piece of furniture that is painted with this varnish is given a powdery, valuable-looking surface. The Matt Varnish quality is also available in over 90 different colour shades in the MissPompadour Just paint Collection, including many interesting shades of green with matching green wall paints.

Paint furniture dark green to light green with chalk paint

MissPompadour is also well equipped in the chalk paint range. You can paint furniture green with the chalk varnishes from the CosyColours collection. You can also find beautiful chalk-based green colours at LittlePomp. The chalk pigments lie gently on the surfaces and create a matt and slightly rustic effect.

CosyCoulours has a beautiful palette of soft green tones that conjure up a very warm, cosy atmosphere. The green tones of the LittlePomp chalk paints have been specially developed for children, but are also appealing to adults. They are also characterised by their high compatibility for mother and child and are even saliva-resistant, so you can even paint children's toys with them.

The correct application of green furniture paint

Regardless of which paint quality and shade of green you ultimately decide on: Before painting, every piece of furniture, whether old or new, must be thoroughly cleaned. All dust, dirt and old furniture wax must be removed from the wood. The best way to do this is to use the mild but highly efficient MissPompadour To Cleaner.

You can paint over intact old varnish. If the varnish flakes off in some places, you will need to sand it down evenly as it will not be able to support the new colour. If you have a piece of furniture with a plastic veneer, you should use a primer to ensure that your varnish adheres to the smooth surface. Use MissPompadour To Bond & Block for this. You should also use this primer if your wood has noticeable stains or knotholes. The primer can also be used on a smooth surface such as glass, for example if you want to paint over a window in a display cabinet.

Then paint with your furniture varnish green. Always paint twice, even if the colour already covers with the first coat thanks to its good opacity. And make sure that each coat dries properly before you continue painting. The colours will then simply look brighter and you will be delighted with the result.

Incidentally, you can apply the green furniture paint and of course the primer well with our paint roller, especially on larger surfaces. If you assume that your surface painted with green furniture paint will be heavily stressed later, you should finish your coat with a layer of MissPompadour To Seal. On surfaces painted with matt furniture paint, MissPompadour To Wax-Polish in the colourless version is also suitable for additionally stabilising coats of green chalk paint. The result then remains matt and the chalk paint retains its special character.

We have also put together detailed step-by-step instructions for you here. If you want to know which products and painting tools you need for your project, you will find everything you need in our customisable project set.

Ideas for every style with varnishes and chalk paints for furniture in green

Of course, MissPompadour's furniture paints also work well on other materials. You can also give metal a green coat of paint or embellish plastic veneer. How about colouring the picture frames in a room with shades of green? Even a boring white metal fridge can be given a completely new character with a coat of paint in a vibrant shade of green such as Green with Grass. You can often set accents with just a little green colour to give a room real pizzazz. You're sure to have many a project waiting to be tackled.

Stylish vintage effect with matt green varnishesn

If you want to give a piece of furniture a vintage look, CosyColours chalk paints are particularly suitable. Its soft green tones, such as Relaxed Green or Magical Green, and the rustic, velvety surfaces are reminiscent of old times and ideally emphasise a shabby chic ambience. After you have applied 2 coats of green furniture paint and waited for it to dry, you can sand the edges and pilaster strips so that the substrate is visible. Then emphasise these areas with our antique wax.

Furniture paint green, modern and colourful: adding colour accents to furniture

If you want to make a straightforward, perhaps modern piece of furniture more interesting with green paint, why not go for a really eclectic colour shade? Perhaps choose Green with Pistachio. This intense, radiant shade of green with its vibrant yellow tones is a real feel-good colour. You won't recognise your furniture. But the intense Green with Frog is also a colour that makes every piece of furniture an instant eye-catcher. For these intense colour shades, we recommend working with the Eggshell Varnish variant. The slight sheen of this furniture colour makes the colour shade appear even more radiant.

Strong, muted colours for the classic country house style

Our CosyColours chalk paint is particularly suitable for a classic country house style. Garden Green or Weekend Green are colour shades that could also be found on furniture in an English country house at any time. But the rich Green with Forest or the classic dark Green with Mud from the Just paint Collection are also perfect colours for a sophisticated country house style.

Buy furniture paint green matt to semi-gloss at MissPompadour

In the MissPompadour Collection you will find fresh, vibrant shades of green such as the clear Green with Apple, the light Green with Lime and the cool Green with Aqua. More intense colours include Green with Lagoon and Green with Emerald. But there are also warm shades such as Green with Olive. And let's not forget the elegant green-grey mixtures such as Green with Sage, Green with Grey and Green with Moss. All these shades of green are available in two lacquer qualities: Eggshell Varnish, which gives you a silky matt, smooth surface, and the very dull, elegant Matt Varnish quality. This furniture colour has a high-quality, powdery-velvety surface.

You will find two beautiful, soft shades of green in the LittlePomp chalk varnishes. Green & Magical is the name of the truly magical green colour shade and Green & Gentle is the other green shade where noun equals omen.

In the chalk collection of our CosyColours you will find soft, pastel shades of green that make your furniture look particularly elegant and friendly. The relaxed Sunday Stroll Green with its turquoise touch is an example of beautiful green pastel shades. The pastel Relaxed Green is subtly mixed with a little grey. The beautiful aloe vera colour shade of Garden Green is a colour you can really feel good in. Not forgetting the soft, dark Mystic Lake Green.

Frequently asked questions & answers about furniture colour green

• Do I need to sand before painting?
  Old paints can be painted over if they have an even surface. If the surface is uneven and the old varnish flakes off, sanding is necessary.
• How long does the green varnish need to cure?
  It is important to allow the paint and primer to dry after each coat. A coat of paint is completely dry and finally hard-wearing after approx. 2 weeks.
• How well does green varnish cover?
  Green colours are easy to apply. MissPompadour varnishes are characterised by their particularly high opacity.
• Which combination colours go well with green furniture varnish?
  Depending on which shade of green you have chosen, you can combine furniture paint in different ways. Generally speaking, most natural colours go well. Red and orange tones are complementary colours - if you have the courage to use colour, you can combine them with green to create extremely intense areas of colour.