Taking the Plunge with Chalk Paint



I love the look of painted furniture,

but have never had the nerve to give it a try.

Until now...

At the beginning of this year

I decided I had too much brown in my house

and planned to lighten things up as bit.

Although this pine wardrobe is

too big for my bedroom, where it resides...

...it serves as fabric storage.

(We won't discuss the messiness,

it's on my "To Do" list.)

So, I can't get rid of it.

But let's face it,

there's a LOT of brown here.

I've been a long time follower of Sherry at

No Minimalist Here

and been totally inspired by her painted furniture.

She even gives a tutorial about making your own

chalk paint.

So with notes from Sherry's blog in hand,

I took the plunge and painted my wardrobe.

As mentioned earlier,

this wardrobe is big,

and heavy (it also houses an old style television).

So I had to work with the wardrobe in place.

I spread lots of plastic over the floor and rugs.

More plastic was draped inside,

over the fabric.

I did not paint the inside of the wardrobe.

That's a job for another time...

another lifetime...

Too late to turn back now.

First coat is on.

It was a little scary at this point

because, quite frankly, it didn't look good

I guess that's why God invented second coats.

Second coat on and finished!!!

I'm not giving a lot of details on "how-to" here

because you can find much more in-depth

instructions from those

much more expert at it than me

here in blogland.

I haven't done any distressing on it yet either.

I'm thinking I'll live with it like this for a while.

I think the distressing is where the real

artistry comes in and thus far

I have a fear ruining what I've got.

And for now,

I'm loving how it has lightened up my bedroom!

(Thank you Sherry!)

This week I'm linking with
The Open House Party at
No Minimalist Here