I’m in love with chalk paint and Craigslist. You see, I find great inexpensive furniture on Craigslist and then after a bit, I chalk paint them.
I’ve wanted to find a beautiful table for our entryway, and I’ve been looking in stores for a while now. Finally, I found a table on Craigslist and quickly went to buy it and pick it up in our neighborhood. Well, the price was right, and the size was perfect for the space. I placed it near the door and let it sit there for a while until I was sure what color I wanted to paint it. Also, it wasn’t an easy project since I first had to paint the walls a lighter color, they went from brown to a light grey. So, after a couple of months, the area was ready for a new table, and it’s fresh new look. I painted the table Annie Sloan’s, Pure White. For those of you who aren’t familiar with chalk paint, it adheres to lots of surfaces and requires very little prep. For this project, I only cleaned the table with a damp cloth and didn’t sand it at all.
This table took about three coats of chalk paint since the overall color was pretty dark. In between each layer of paint, I did lightly sand it.
Here are some Happy Happy Nester’s Chalk Paint projects.
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Colette Joseph says
You are such a talented lady, J. Love the sunny style.
I have an old twin bed headboard that I've saved to turn into a faux fireplace for Daisy's room.
I can't decide whether the "fire pit" part should be cut out or I should paint it w chalkboard stuff
so Daisy can draw on it. We'll see….
Janine Waite says
Oh wow, text it to me and I would love to see it! I love chalkpaint and all the wonderful muted colors! Thanks, Colette for all your wonderful comments!