2 of the items needing attention were a headboard for M and a nightstand for A. I was NOT looking forward to the sand, prime, paint routine. Thankfully, I've got Pinterest and a plethora of pins on DIY chalk paint (not to be confused with chalkboard paint). Had Hubs bring home some non-sanded grout to make my chalk paint. I chose this method (you can also use plaster of paris and calcium carbonate) because, well... he got the grout for free! For A's nightstand, I mixed it with some of a mis-tint $2.50 quart of almost white paint. The grout got mixed in with some lovely purple for M's headboard. Then I came across this pin for using lace over a dresser drawer. Looked kinda cool, so off we went to the thrift store. They each picked out their own lace, both VERY different! Everything kinda sat around for a few weeks. We all got sick and just generally busy. I decided I was just going to go for it yesterday!
I'm the worst at remembering to take before pics, so I searched the computer and came up with nothing. So, I'm going to require you to use your imagination here...
Before:
a grody, dark brown thrift store find (it was 99 cents)
After:
I was going to stop at just the drawer fronts, but I loved it so much I did the whole dang thing! Of course, I finished it after the sun went down. Drawer fronts is all you get for now.
Before:
a plain, Jane VERY poorly painted white headboard
After:
The headboard was a little tricky with getting the draping right. The first side didn't look fantastic, but Hubs helped me tape and clamp and hold. I am going to go back with some black paint on the very top edge, just to make it look more finished.
My overall thoughts... I LOVE how this turned out. I'm gonna give it a couple days and then use finishing wax on both pieces. I did have some problems with the top of the nightstand and the chalk paint. I didn't sand or prime at all and I had problems with the second coat of the chalk paint lifting off. I think partly due to not letting the first coat dry completely and the fact that the top of that thing had a wicked glossy sheen. So, I would suggest giving anything you're planning on painting with chalk paint a light sand, just to scuff the surface a bit.
One of my other major furniture projects is complete and I think it's pretty fantastic too! I did manage to come across a pic to do a proper before and after. So here it is before...
I think I paid like $5 for it. I was in desperate need of some storage and it was cheap and functional. I didn't have the time or budget to search for pretty. I'm not going to share the after with you just yet. I don't know if you could handle any more awesomeness!
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