Painting project

My Wisconsin friends recently told me about a painting class they took using "chalk paint" on furniture so I was tempted to give it a try.

I had a little footstool I got at the Elkhorn Flea Market (Wisconsin, of course) last year that I've been wanting to refinish.

This is how it looked originally:

It was all scuffed up but had pretty texture. The top was icky too so that came off first--

With this type of paint, you don't need to sand or prime. Just make sure the piece is clean.

Two coats of paint is all you need.

Then I had to decide on the foot part. I debated whether to use a couple of orphan blocks or some exotic tapestry and opted for a piece of fabric I had in my stash. I love it! And it matches too! What a concept!

All done:

I'm NOT giving it my son who is getting married soon! I keep my stool at the base of my little couch I relax on. 

Now I was on a roll! I have an older Adirondack chair on my porch that has needed a new paint job. It was a faded yellow-- no more!!

Still had some extra paint so got Ryan to help paint my mailbox!

He had fun!

Here he and Emma are waiting for the trick or treaters at Halloween. I found a great new seat cushion at IKEA which matches perfectly! Another successful project completed!

I'm trying to be a better blogger!!