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"A brush of whimsy"
Isn’t it always fun to be given free furniture? I was happy to get this one~The top was so beat up, but it cleaned up nicely after it was stripped, sanded and stained.I used Old White CP for the base. The plan was to dry brush it on, but my…
Continue Reading →It’s been sooo long since I’ve posted! I am hoping to go back to teaching next year, so I’ve been spending all my free moments working on application questions, preparing a new portfolio, and updating my resume. Afer sitting …
Continue Reading →When I found this set on Craigslist, the gentleman selling it said it was antique and solid wood. Not so, my friends, not so. It was vintage at best, and I’m not sure there was a solid piece of wood to be found. The fronts of the drawers were actually made from plastic. I figured this set would be a great test to see how well chalk paint really adhered to anything. 
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I painted them in Provence CP, and used Old White as a trim color. I lightly distressed and then waxed with clear and dark wax. The chalk paint worked like a charm!
This is how they turned out~
Happy Holidays!!!
This desk was a piece from a huge french bedroom set I found a while back. I did this one a different color from the others partly because I didn’t know how anyone could squeeze that whole set into one bedroom and after painting four other pieces in Provence, I was ready for a change!
Check out that gold!!!
The desk and chair got 2 coats of Aubusson Blue CP.
Hey, there, Zach’s Lego Man!
I painted the little trim pieces in Old White.
Since this piece was not wood, and in fact, had plastic fronts on the drawers, I really tried my best to not distress too much. It’s one of my weaknessnes, though!
I applied the dark wax directly onto the paint.
I usually let the wax dry about a day, then buff it.
I lined the drawers and covered that gold cushion on the chair with some fun, bright fabric.
Aubusson is really dark, so this really livened things up!
Before~
After~
Happy Holidays!
Just before I sprayed this guy, I remembered to take a before picture. I sprayed it with a $5 mistint from Lowes.After a light distressing, I gl…
I promised my son, Zach, we would get to park in the garage this winter so we won’t freeze on the way to school again this year, so this table set that’s been hogging up the garage had to be dealt with! Everything got a coat of Paris Gray Chalk …
I couldn’t believe this little cutie I found at our local Goodwill store. I never find good furniture there, but we always go because it’s Maya’s favorite thrift shop! I gave it a light sanding, just to smooth everything out.The sides and front…
This is a cute pair of side tables I found on Craigslist~After a quick wipe down, I painted the base with one coat of Paris Gray Chalk Paint. Then I did a little distressing with my sanding sponge. The chalk paint …
Continue Reading →When my neighbors gave me their old coffee table, I knew just what I would do with it.After a quick sand, I sprayed on a mistint from Lowes.A bit of distressing was all it needed. I had to keep myself in check~ I can go a little crazy o…
Continue Reading →This old dresser was big, heavy, and pretty ugly!!! The brown you see isn’t wood, it’s a nasty brown paint that was slapped over the wood by a previous owner. I’ve already posted a few other projects that I’ve used chalk paint on,…
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