Thursday, February 7, 2013

mk's dresser...after

Back in August, I showed you the "before" of MK's dresser.  It was HIDEOUS shape to start with, but had a beautiful shape.


In September, I tried out Annie Sloan's Duck Egg chalk paint and loved the ease that the paint went on with and loved the color...I just didn't love the color against the gray walls of the nursery.



Anxious to save some money and try out some of the DIY chalk paint recipes floating around Pinterest, I set out to paint the dresser in a different color.  I chose Sweet Nothing by Behr, a gorgeous, barely-there pink color.


I came across this recipe from Dear Emmeline and picked it...simply because I already had the ingredients at home! :)    You can pick up a sample pot of paint from Home Depot for $2.94 (exactly 1 cup of flat paint) and a box of baking soda for less than $1!  I am thrilled with the results, for less than $4 - less than half of the price of AS chalk paint.

The dresser was missing a few of the drawer pulls so I simply threaded ribbon through the holes for a few months until I found what I was looking for. On a weekly trip to Home Depot I came across these pulls (they were originally brass) that look simply sweet on the dresser with a coat of white spray paint.




I would definitely recommend this DIY chalk paint recipe and will continue to use it myself!  It has held up remarkably well (I finished it with a coat of Minwax paste wax) over the near-constant use of the dresser/changing table.



Another peek of the dresser from the door to MK's room...it turned out exactly as I pictured!


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4 comments:

  1. I LOVE IT!!!!!! It looks fantastic, especially with that adorable baby waiting patiently for a new dipey! ;)

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  2. It's beautiful - I really love how you hung up the empty frame!
    XXX

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  3. Adorable! I just painted my kitchen table with Cece Caldwell's chalk paint (only slightly cheaper than Annie Sloan). I love the results, but I love the price of what you just did. So I think I need to try out your recipe. Thanks for sharing.

    And check out my post on my new chalk painted kitchen table.
    http://antsi-pants.blogspot.com/2013/02/chalk-paint-kitchen-table.html

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