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May 24, 2013 by: Ashley Greenwood

Homemade chalk paint to the rescue!

You know when you get married and your stuff becomes his stuff and his becomes yours? Well, Honey came with lots of stuff. Some good – bedroom furniture for the big boy. Some not so good – tons of hunting gadgets, gizmos, and clothes.

One really good piece he brought is this coffee table.

Chalk paint

Of course, it didn’t used to look like this. I’m pretty sure Honey has dragged this table through several cities along the way.

antique coffee table

Just look at those legs! I’m not sure how old the piece is but I believe it came from his grandmother.

antique coffee table

I love the carved medallion.

antique coffee table

After reading tons about other bloggers painting furniture with chalk paint, I decided to try it myself. Diane from In My Own Style provides a chalk paint recipe and a great tutorial for how to finish a piece.

Here’s my homemade chalk paint ingredients. The little bag is Plaster of Paris. It is used to give the paint durability as it wears. And yes – I did use the mixer to make sure the Plaster of Paris was thoroughly dissolved before I painted.

homemade chalk paint recipe

It is really pretty simple. Just dissolve a small amount of the Plaster of Paris in water, add to the paint, then mix well. Don’t forget to go visit Diane’s blog for the recipe!

Those little rods are metal. I made sure to tape them off.

antique coffee table

Give it a good sanding to even out the very abused table top.

antique coffee tableTold you I got some paint-slapping genes in me.

antique coffee table
antique coffee table

A thin coat of Minwax Paste Wax was applied to give the table a slight sheen. antique coffee tableantique coffee tableantique coffee table

Chalk paint allows for beautiful distressing. I think Tootsie and her princesses will take care of that all on her own.

antique coffee table

Now… what else can I paint?

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