Fun With Chalk Paint: Jewelry Box Makeover

I found my grandmother's jewelry box when I was cleaning out my garage the other day. I love the detail and structure of it, but I'm not crazy about the honey colored wood finish. Kind of boring, huh?

While unimpressed with the color, my sentimental side wanted to keep it since it belonged to my grandma. Since I've recently decided to put chalk paint on EVERYTHING, I used two coats of Annie Sloan Duck Egg blue to update the finish. Once the paint was dry I lightly sanded the edges and the hardware. Chalk paint is fabulous to use on projects like this since it coats well, sands easily, and dries very quickly. Plus, there is no prep work required. I was very pleased with the outcome. What a difference a little paint makes!

Hope you have enjoyed this makeover! Check out my post on updating a cross door hanger using chalk paint here. 

Fun With Chalk Paint: Cross Door Hanger

I've recently been on a chalk paint kick and have been looking for anything and everything I can update with a little paint. I found this painted wood cross at a yard sale for 50 cents. Don't you just love the cheetah/leopard print or whatever it's suppose to be? Someone worked really hard to paint this once upon a time, so I won't knock it. It's just not my style, so I had to give it a little makeover.

 

I decided to update this using Annie Sloan Duck Egg blue chalk paint. This 10 ounce sample was about $10. In the past I have usually made my own chalk paint using basic latex paint and plaster of Paris. However, it often becomes too thick or lumpy. Plus, even though it's expensive, with the Annie Sloan chalk paint, a little goes a long way.

Because of the crazy animal print, it took two coats to paint this cross. I used a brown paint marker to draw the G monogram and rubbed around the edges with a dark brown acrylic craft paint. I finished the project off with some burlap and chevron ribbon, layering the chevron ribbon on top of the burlap. This cross was very quick and easy to complete and looks fabulous on my front door.

I hope you've enjoyed this easy to do makeover. What kinds of paint projects have you undertaken lately?

Puppy Power: Yard Sale Makeover

I found this gem at a yard sale for 25 cents. I would have looked right over it until Mini-me said, "awww, look at the cute puppies, Mommy!"

I felt a little sentimental because my family had a sweet cocker spaniel when I was growing up. However, this tacky piece of art from the Cherokee Indian Reservation was not coming home with me...until a light bulb came on in my head and I had an idea for a makeover.

I simply painted chalkboard paint over the cute but tacky little cocker spaniels, and I had a rustic, tree slice chalkboard. This was a super easy makeover.

I also found this awesome beverage cart at Goodwill for $3.99. Unfortunately, I have no before pictures. I fixed it right up with some duck egg blue chalk paint and dark wax.

Both are now for sale in my booth at Prattville Pickers.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed my yard sale makeover!

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End Table Makeover

                

I recently decided to makeover an end table that belonged to my grandfather. The pictures below show what the end table looked like before I painted it. It was in pretty rough shape. 

These pictures were taken after I stripped the linoleum off the table top, which was a huge mess. Who puts linoleum tile on the top of a table? Apparently, my granddad. I also had to scrape off the residue left from the 20 command strips that were stuck on the side of the end table. 

I made my own concoction of chalk paint, which is a lot like the recipe HERE. I've never used real chalk paint like Annie Sloan because I'm too cheap to pay that much for it, but, I love to make my own out of oops paint I find on the clearance racks at Home Depot and Lowe's. Chalk paint requires way less coats and distresses very easily. 

I painted the base blue and the top white. Once dry, I lined the top with painter's tape and painted blue stripes. I then took sand paper and distressed it. I sealed the paint with a few coats of dark wax. 

The hardware was originally bright shiny gold, which was pealing off a little. I sprayed the hardware with metallic spray paint in Antique Brass. 

The drawers had a few spots inside, so I lined the bottoms with contact paper I found at the Dollar Tree! Yes, I said Dollar Tree, as in it only cost me $1. It didn't completely match the blue and white stripes, but it looked good enough to me. 

I think it turned out pretty well. I absolutely love turning crappy old furniture into shabby chic pieces. I really wanted to keep it, but it's now in my booth at Prattville Pickers. I hope you've enjoyed my end table makeover! I'm hoping to do more projects like this in the future. 

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