Yesterday I was out in the yard taking pictures of a few of my vintage suitcases
when my mail lady pulled up with my box of chalk paint!!! I’ve heard so many good things about this paint and I just couldn’t wait to crack open my own can of it and get to work!
I ordered my paint from Kelly over at Stylish Patina and she was great to work with. There was a delay in my shipping so she sent me a few paint brushes that I was thrilled about!
Last week I blogged about the piece I planed to paint and what color I wanted to try first (Henrietta). For a $36 can of paint, any normal person would have chose a neutral color, but you know me
Anywho….Here is the vintage desk in all of its before beauty
Let me tell you, I've painted a few pieces of vintage furniture, but this piece here had me questioning myself when I pulled out the paint. Then I reminded myself that it would still be the same piece of furniture after the paint!
What I love about this paint is how thick it is and how I don’t have to sand or prime before I paint. The above image is after one brushed on coat of paint!
I used this brush the entire time and it it took me about an hour to finish the desk! AND… I didn’t use nowhere near half the quart!
Wanna see the finished desk?!
I know you do! Hop over to my other blog, Swoon Worthy Boutique to check her out
9 comments:
your desk looks great. i love all the vintage details. i have yet to try chalk paint. i think you just convinced me to order some. i love the color you chose.
I'm "Swooning" over it! :) It looks fabulous!!! I ordered the hand-painted sample chart last week and it came in over the weekend. Now the tough part is to choose some colors to order. They are ALL fabulous!
I can't wait to see what all you paint with it!!! SO exciting!
super cute! that colors is SO pretty...what a breath of fresh air! i have never used chalkboard paint on a piece of furniture before, but i love the way yours turned out. i may just have to give it a try!
I LOVE your blog, I stumbled upon it looking for fall napkin rings and your post on the ones you made where super cute, wanted to leave you a message and let you kow I'm officially a fan / following ya.. I'm Marilyn via http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com :)) Hopefully you get a moment sometime to stop in and sayhello.. GREAT BLOG.. Too cute and creative..
I love that you use color!!! I also love this desk, it has great curves adn a wonderful profile!! Another pretty lady to add to your collection.I think you should give them fun names and then when you show a potential client your catalog they will feel as if they met them personally. This new desk looks like an Adelaide to me!! xo Kathysue
I've been wondering about this paint- you might have just sold me on it :) Did you use the wax topcaot thing they recommend?
I love it!!!!
Gorg! LOVE it! I've been reading lots of hoopla about chalk paint too; think I'm gonna have to get some myself!
~Cindy
No sanding or priming? Those words are music to my ears!
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