If you don’t remember, I bought an armoire back in November. My best friend Jennifer, who has some major decorating skillz, spotted this beauty at a local resale shop and texted me right away. We knew it was perfect for a large nook in our Master Bathroom. It was $250, so with not a lot of persuading, Trey agreed that it was a steal!
While it found its home in our garage, I started pinning ideas as far as what color to paint it, and again with the help of Jenn we decided on a gray. Then, I found out about this stuff called chalk paint. Not chalkboard paint, just chalk paint. I googled “chalk paint blog tutorial” and got so many great ideas on using chalk paint and I knew that was the look I was going for. Everyone in the blog world was talking about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
It is expensive, but you don’t have to sand or prime! THIS was a huge factor in my decision. I’ve sanded and primed before and it is not my favorite thing to do. So, I found a local {in Frisco} place that stocks the paint and picked the perfect shade of gray- French Linen.
I bought one quart because I had read it goes a long way… and it does. I ended up having to go back for a second quart and used about 1/4 of it. {So now I have 3/4 of a quart for another project!}. I also bought a can of her clear wax and a wax brush.
The chalk paint was so easy to use! I just started painting. No sanding, no priming. I used a 2″ slanted brush {cheap one from Lowe’s}. The first coat showed some brush strokes, but by the time the second coat was dry, it was so smooth. I used a 3M buffing sponge {found in the painting section at Lowe’s} to buff away anything that wasn’t perfectly smooth.
I will say this was a labor of love, but only because the armoire is HUGE and the inside is HUGE as well…. so it was just a lot of painting. I watched this tutorial on waxing and after the second coat of paint was dry, I put on two coats of wax {drying 24 hours in between coats}. The wax was hard for me- I couldn’t see it so I just wasn’t sure I was doing it right. But, it sealed the paint and gave it an even smoother, matte finish.
I am in love! I still have a lot of work to do to fill it, but I am so happy with the end result. Here it is!!
We want it to be functional- a place to store stuff like towels and the lovely toilet paper pictured here. {I didn’t realize the hubs put the tp in there until I opened the doors to take this picture… oh well!} But, because there are a ton of shelves, I am now on the hunt for a few fun decor items to fill the empty space. Any suggestions??
Now I need a large rug, curtains, new towels, and a few things to hang on the wall before this room is complete. But, the armoire definitely “makes” the room! What do you think?!
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I had to comment. This is FABULOUS. And truly inspiring. I am already looking around the room for something to paint. That armoire is perfect in that spot (and I LOVE the color). I see white accessories, silver knick-knacks (sp?) to adorn. Keeping pinning, you’ll find something :-)
Thanks Ashley! Love the white accessories idea. I’m already planning on painting another piece of furniture with the chalk paint! Beware- it is addicting!!!
great job, sherry! filling shelves is one of my favorite things to do. have you seen those giant pieces of coral? just a thought :)
ooooohhhh love the idea of the coral! i love, love your taste. if you have more ideas, send them my way! but totally going to get me some big coral!!
It looks SO good! It turned out even better than I had pictured. Love it!
Thanks friend!!
Well done, you! I love how it turned out. So perfect for that space.
My mom is planning on using that to re-purpose a dresser into a tv console. I’m glad to hear someone who isn’t a professional furniture refinisher have success with it.
Thanks, Em! It really was easy, even though I chose a rather large piece of furniture for my first chalk paint project! I think your mom will be pleased with her tv console using it. There is also a tutorial on Miss Mustard Seed that was really good- I did a lot of blog research beforehand!
It looks great! Awesome job!
Love It!
love it!!!! it is to die for right Trey!!! you did an awesome job Sherry!
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