A variety of used furniture painted with DIY chalk paint

Thrifty to Nifty

Decorating on a budget by repurposing thrift store treasures

DIY Chalk Paint

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I’ve been plugging away working on projects that I have either stored up from the winter or have an acquired during Thrifty Friday outings.  Recently, I painted a cedar chest, and freshened up a tired mirror. I’m feeling good!  I can see progress, that’s always motivating. I don’t know what came over me but I was very much in a groove. So much, that I neglected to take photos of my work until they were totally completed. Yikes!  So I’ll  just continue by showing you how DIY chalk paint can transform furniture and what has been completed.

First off, I acquired a shelf at a super cute vintage store.  You know , the ones  that are so jammed packed that you have to make the rounds a few times before seeing it all ? Well, I literally tripped over this shelf.  ( Secretly, I believe the shelf wanted to come home with me! )

Shelf on the wall

Shelf on the wall

I had a place in my kitchen nook area that I call my office that would fit it perfectly. Home it came and on the wall it went and sat … empty. I just wasn’t feeling it.  It sat there on the wall for quite a long time until I found a replacement. In its place I hung a calendar and into the garage it went.

During one of my productive painting sessions, I decided to change out the color of the shelf. This time I was experimenting with DIY chalk paint and tried it on the shelf.

Shelf painted with homemade milk paint

Shelf painted with DIY milk paint

 

I also tried it on a few other items, all that I don’t have before pictures for. The DIY chalk paint worked well and covered the shelf, a step stool, and wall hooks.  All these items went on display for sale.  Do you notice the cart?  It was from my coffee station post a while back and the stars from a garage sale haul . Combining all these pieces made a quick, 4 of July display. If you want to find out more about what’s happening here, I shared some exciting news on Thrifty to Nifty’s Facebook page.

Thrifty to Nifty items

Thrifty to Nifty items

It fabulous to get some pieces out of the way and the DIY chalk paint worked great.   I think it might be time for some shopping. What have you found and painted?  The transformation is so crazy!

 

 

 

 

Comments

  2. I must have been living under a rock, because I had never heard of chalk paint until about a month ago, and now it’s everywhere! Thanks for sharing the link to the recipe, and for joining us at Talented Tuesday!
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  3. I’m so not a crafty person but I love me some chalk paint. I made a chalk board for my little one and I turned out ok. I have been wanting to make my own chalk paint and paint my desk. I think I will be giving it a try. Thanks for sharing on Feature Fridays. Hope to see you soon
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  6. I love thrift shopping! Your pieces are really nice and I can see why that shelf wanted to come home with you. It wanted a little love and it got it! Very pretty!

  7. Great transformations! Chalk paint has become my go to paint for lots of projects recently. I found a great wall shelf at a thrift store, too that I painted using DIY chalk paint. Congrats on your venture into selling!

  8. I have heard that chalk paint takes a lot of time but it is so worth it. Thanks for linking up this week on #HomeMattersParty hope you will come back next week and link up again.

  10. I have a dresser I’m getting ready to paint and I wondered how well DIY chalk paint worked. I’m glad I came across this post so I could see the finished result, I’m going to give it a try!

  12. How fun….and I immediately noticed the red cart, too. I checked out your link to your FB page and saw your news. All that Thrift shopping is finally paying off. So so very happy for you.