Wait till you see this orange chalk-painted furniture.

I love this piece. It’s in my sun room which is a converted porch in a 100+ year-old home. It’s finny because it’s the smallest room in an otherwise large house and it’s the room in which family and friends always congregate.

Here is the before:

chalk painted furniture

I did lightly sand it because it was a high gloss.  The wallpaper is from a wall paper book I got from a paint store.  The patterns are all different. You will see the difference in the final pictures.

wallpaper

I spray painted them silver. This is the only brand I use. I love the gold as well. Krylon makes a good silver but the nozzle clogs up on me a lot.

Rustoleum

Next, I sprayed the entire chest with the same silver paint. Then I painted over that with the orange chalk paint. I make my own at a rate of about 1 part Plaster of Paris to two parts water. I mix that really good and then added it to the paint. Since this project I use more of the Plaster of Paris. I like it thicker.

orange chest

The next step was to sand off some of the orange paint to reveal the silver underneath.

leg

paper on drawer

spray painted paper

finished chest

finished chest

finished chest

You can see the silver revealed under the orange paint here. 

close-up

God bless and I hope you have a good day.

Rebecca

Hi. I'm so glad you're here. My blog focuses on faith and mental health issues such as mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and dysthymia (chronic low moods that don't qualify as depression.) I post DIY and decorating projects when I can. My book, "Depression Has A Big Voice. Make Yours Bigger! (Expanded Edition), is on sale at all online retailers. I have a Psychology degree and post-graduate courses in Clinical Pastoral Education. I am a former hospital chaplain, Bible teacher, and retreat/conference inspirational speaker. Thank you for visiting and may you feel God's presence today.

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