Addicted to Chalk Paint!

I've painted furniture in the past…..sand, clean, prime and paint.  When the chalk paint craze caught my eye I thought it was too good to be true.  No sanding or priming?  So over the Fall and Winter I gave it a try.  I found a small jar of Americana chalky finish paint at Michaels.

I started with a small project, a chair that a doctor's office was throwing out.  I made sure the chair was wiped down and got to work.  It only took two coats of the paint.  It dried really quick.  I finished it with a creme wax.  It was very easy to do - just wipe on, let dry and buff away.  I recommend not skipping the wax as it gives a very rich finish.

(maybe someday I will post an 'organize your garage' blog!)

After this satisfying project I created others!

This was an end table that I turned into a lego table for my daughter.

This was an old nightstand from my husband's bachelor days.  I had taken the doors off and painted it but it still wasn't pleasing me…

I turned it into a lego table and sold it!

I hope these inspire you to give chalk paint a try!