I love rethinking and repurposing pieces that I either have, or get for a great deal. It keeps things unexpected and best of all, cheap. I scored this baby changing table for free from a neighbor. What a steal! It was in great shape, and had nice detail, for a poopy diaper station.
No need to prep – Chalk Paint does not require sanding or priming.
The first coat will give you a heavily distressed look. You could stop here, but if you want full coverage, paint a second coat. I prefer to do two coats and then hand distress where I want.
For your second coat, lightly dip the tips of your brush in water before you dip in the paint each time. This slightly dilutes the chalk paint, allowing easier application and stretches your paint. If you are having coverage issues, skip the water.
If you are loving how it turned out at this point and want to skip distressing, that’s totally fine. You can jump to waxing. If not, stay tuned for how to distress and antique.
This looks great, Stephanie! I found a cute little table this week and am looking forward to my first adventure with chalk paint!
So fun! Let me know how it turns out!
This is so cute! I’m going to give this a try when I find an old table.
Way to go, keep up the great work!
Thanks for reading! I’m so glad you are gonna try it. Let me know how it turns out!
I love your site! The idea of turning old, broken things into something useful and beautiful is a great one, and you often wind up with something even better than you could ever get with something new.
Thanks so much for the encouragement, and thanks for reading!