Tuscan Filing Cabinet DIY Project

Creating a Tuscan themed project is an inexpensive way to update your Filing Cabinet with the look of expensive Tuscan home décor as well as establish a warm decor in your home office. For more ideas like this one from Rebecca click here.

This faux Tuscan Filing Cabinet project is easy to complete and will add a distinctly Tuscan flare to the Filing Cabinet in your warm and inviting home office. The entire faux Tuscan Paint technique project can be completed for under $40 depending on the size of your Filing Cabinet and how many Tuscan inspired Filing Cabinets you decide to go with. This is a great way to update your outdated Filing Cabinet on a budget in one weekend.

Tuscan inspired colors are warm earth tones. They include colors like terra cotta, warm mustard yellows, earthy warm browns, glowing oranges with a hint of brown, and warm grays. Keep these in mind when you are choosing the paints for your Tuscan Filing Cabinet.

You will need:

Primer

Sand paper
Bathroom Vanity
Blue tape in ¼" width (2 roles for a large kitchen)
Egg Shell Or Semi Gloss Paint (3 Colors, One base color, 2 earthy warm tile colors)
3"bristle brushes (3)
Roller brush
4 Paint trays
Glaze Medium
Scissors or exacto knife
Filing Cabinet

In a high-end authentic Tuscan home décor you would normally see warm and rich colors.

So, lightly sand your Filing Cabinet. Wipe away any debris and apply on or two coats of primer. If your filing cabinet is metal, then use spray on metal primer from Kilz.

This paint technique will work best on wood Filing Cabinets.

Let this primer dry.

I like to start this project by painting all of the Filing Cabinet receiving the faux Tuscan paint treatment in a warm Tuscan inspired color that will be the base color. There is no white left in this project, so this is a good way to prevent any white area from seeping through your Tuscan Filing Cabinet paint job.

A nice warm gray color is perfect for the base. A color like Realist Beige from Sherwin Williams would work well for this project. Once this has dried you are ready to start taping off any areas that will not be painted.

If you are completing this DIY Faux tile treatment over the weekend try to paint your base color on Friday night. Completing this one step will allow you to start working on the detailed part of the Tuscan Filing Cabinet first thing in the morning.

Now that your Tuscan Filing Cabinet is taped off you can start painting. For this project it would be best to create a few different looks for your Filing Cabinet based on your two paints.

Have one Filing Cabinet paint color be closer to paint color #1, the second Filing Cabinet paint color be close to paint #2, and create a third unique paint color by mixing an equal combination of the two paints.

Mix your Tuscan colors in their own paint trays and add some glaze. The glaze medium will keep your Tuscan inspired paint wet for a longer period of time. Go ahead and mix these colors in their own paint trays.

When you are applying your paint on the Filing Cabinet do not over work it. You want some variation in the paint. The Filing Cabinet should not be a flat or solid color.

Once you have the base coat of your faux Tuscan Filing Cabinet treatment painted you can added some extra detail and interest with a little splattered paint. Take a clean brush and lightly dip it in one of you original two paint colors. Lightly splatter it on the Filing Cabinet where you have been working.

Very lightly. You could also lightly stipple the wall with a very dry brush with very little paint on it. This will create that dimpled uneven effect. Just remember, you can always add more, so work in small amounts.

Let your Filing Cabinet dry and carefully remove the painter's tape. Allow your faux Tuscan paint treatment to dry for at least twenty-four hours.

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