Chalkboard Love! Thrift store Frame revamped to Turquoise Chalkboard!

Every room needs a chalkboard!

The Kitchen

The Entry way

The Laundry room

The Bedroom

The Bathroom

Even the Side Door needs one to welcome guests

This very large chalkboard is painted in my favorite Turquoise

Cozumel, then antiqued with minwax Early American stain.

It started out looking like this!  A Thrift store Frame.

I primed first with spray gray primer, then used 3 coats of chalk board paint - allowing time in between to dry.

I scuffed it up a bit with sand paper, then applied the stain.

Yes, every room needs a chalkboard. So while I had the chalkboard paint out, I made 3 more!

These 3 chalkboards are Home Interior pictures. I remember when I was first married and poor as a church mouse, I wanted these pictures so bad. (what was I thinking) I was invited to home parties and had to pass on the picture buying - we were both in school! All these years later, I want them so bad in a different way - For the Frames!

Turquoise Hutch

A Hutch

A turquoise hutch that was maroon, then black, now Turquoise.

I wanted something to display all my junk treasures, but was functional as well.

This is the 3rd turquoise Hutch I have painted -  I love the color.
Found Here: Hutch number 1 
You think I wouldn't be shocked by how bright the paint is.  Then I put the glaze on and whew it tones it down, I can take my sunglasses off!

I am never sure I am going to like it and then. . .

I start filling up the shelves with my stuff.

I not only love milk white glass, but vintage pitchers and ice cream/fruit bowls, and I almost forgot cake holders. 

I am wondering if this Hutch will be another color in a couple of years? 

My helper, as much as I love painting, I love these little people more.  He gets all the umbrellas and twirls and then lines them up. adorable!

I swear they don't need toys. even though He just had a birthday, and squealed with joy at the presents.

I am sure I will tweak the arrangement of stuff, and maybe even move it to another wall, but for now I am happy it is done.

Would you dare put this color in your house? The color is brighter than in real life - excuse my photo skills.

Paint color -  Color Place cozumel aqua - 91402 (Walmart)
glaze -Valspar Asphaltum - 98278 (Lowes)

Let's Party Here:
Primitive and Proper
Embracing Change

Beyond The Picket Fence
Elizabeth & Co.
The Dedicated House
At the Picket Fence
Liz Marie
Chic on a Shoestring
My Repurposed Life

Turquoise Armoire: Before and After

Let me introduce you to the Beast!

It was so heavy and in such BAD shape.

It did not have a back, it was  warped in many places and needed A LOT of work.

I sanded and repaired and started painting before I took a picture.

This is what you get for the Before:

I was ready to go buy something for the back. As I was pulling out of the driveway I saw this picture sitting by the garbage can.  I had taken it out of a frame, and used the frame to make a chicken wire memo board.  It was perfect for what I needed! Can you see the yellow on the side?  The original owners wanted it yellow.  They found another armoire they liked better and that one I painted  yellow.  It was so stinkin cute with stripes and black knobs.  You will have to take my word on that one - I DID NOT TAKE A PICTURE!

I sanded the picture, then primed it. I then painted it white, then taped it off and painted stripes!

loving stripes!

If you can't tell what this picture is, it the back being painted in stripes. My first attempt and it was easy peasy!

I took several breaks and drank my diet Pepsi, to give me strength to continue!

We hauled it in the house, and stared at if for months before it found a new home. It was so much work and I liked it so much, it needed the perfect home.

It is missing the doors and knobs.  The owners wanted to put the doors on backwards, so they could leave them open and have the cute part of the door show.  You will see why in a minute! They also put their own knobs on.!

Well, it was place in the perfect home with the sweetest owners!

For the locals, It is in the Ogden Newgate mall.

located by Sears.

Like them HERE on Face book

Please go visit the store - Tell them Hi and kiss the Beast for me!
It is so cute. . . . the store and the Armoire!

Linked to these awesome Parties here:

Elizabeth and Co.

Wall grouping of Vintage frames: Before and After

I am a Lover of Frames!

all frames

I own a plethora of them. . .

 It was so fun and stressful painting a few for a grouping!

I lay them out and moved them around,

and finally went eeny meeny miny mo!

Before

a sampling of similar frames

My Favorite color at the moment is Turquoise, teal, aqua anything in that color pallet.  So my first attempt at a gallery of frames is in Valspar gloss exotic Sea.

 

I used various shapes and sizes and mixed wood, resin, metal and plastic. I primed them with Valspar gray spray primer, then sprayed them with exotic sea.  Even though I love spray paint, I don't love when things look just spray painted.  So I used Valspar Antiquing glaze - Asphaltum ( black) to bring out the detail of the frames and seal and protect them.  What I love about the glaze is you can use a little or a lot of glaze depending on the look you want.  I wiped most of the glaze of with a wet rag on these frames.

The next collection of frames are Ballet Slipper by Krylon.

I did exactly the same thing - eeny meenie miny mo first!  Then primed, painted and glazed!  I left a little more glaze on these and I Love them! I am thinking one of these frames would be nice with a chalkboard in them!

Finding Fabulous

Dining Room Chairs:: Before and After

Last year this is what my dining table looked like at Christmas.

I really wanted a change!

As I painted and painted and painted for other people,

I fell in love with turquoise!

So I made a few changes, so I could incorporate the color into my house.

I didn't spend a lot of money because. . .

I will change it up again, I am sure!

A few changes to the wall, a rug and new fabric on the chairs.
The desk under the mirror and picture never really belonged there, but as I wait for pickup on sold items, they have to be put somewhere.  I really miss the pop of color, so I am looking for the perfect piece to paint to really leave there!

I bought the fabric and recovered only one chair. I looked at it for a month before I could commit to doing the other 7.  I finally recovered them all, knowing I could do it again if I hated them. 

They have grown on me!

 Besides decorating the tree, buying gifts, I am reupholstering chairs - I work best under pressure!

Desk: Before and After!

My new Favorite!

So I have a thing for this style of furniture.

The curvy pretty legs. The detail on the drawers, and the hardware. Well I love everything about it.

It just needed a little bit of work and a fresh coat of paint, to give it a new life. It was in pretty good shape, but it needed some work. The prep work is always the most important in painting a piece of furniture.  The painting is the fun part.

I taught a class on furniture painting, for the Relief Society sisters.  I wanted to share prepping, priming, painting and glazing. This is what I ended up with. 

I Love how the the white shows through, and the black glaze accents the details.

Yes, my new Favorite!

I primed it with Kilz oil base primer ~ the furniture had a laminate finish.The color  of paint I used is Valspar ExoticSea.  The Glaze is Valspar Asphaltum.  I primed the handles with Valspar spray primer, and then sprayed them with Valspar Gloss white.

My pictures don't do it justice - it's Gorgeous!

My Next project.

I need some magic skills to help this piece.

Can you see the potential?

Coastal Charm

Tip Junkie

Vintage Wanna Bee

Primitive and Proper

Domestically Speaking

DIY Home Sweet Home