Weekend Project

This weekend was beautiful in VA! We had about a week straight of rain so the sun was so nice to see!! It was also perfect weather for a DIY project :)

My boyfriend's house is very small. And has NO storage whatsoever. I'm not kidding. So I bought this piece of furniture from a yard sale for five bucks - what a steal!

My boyfriend's mom got me into chalk paint. If you have never heard of it or tried it out, do it! It is so fun for a distressed look. For this piece, we decided on using Annie Sloan's Duck Egg Blue on the outside and Annie Sloan's Pure inside to give it a little character :)

I will say that using chalk paint is a process because there are a lot of steps. However, it is so worth it! I prefer it over regular painting. Once you have all of the supplies, it is a breeze. They recommend that you have special brushes when you use chalk paint which are a little pricy but worth it.

After a whole day of different coats, sanding (which is what gives the distressed look), and waxing (the finishing coat), here is the finished project:

I think it turned out beautiful! I couldn't be more happy. I like that it is supposed to be distressed because it doesn't matter if the brush strokes were perfect, because I'm not a pro painter by ANY means :)

My absolute favorite part of this piece is the knob. I love love love fun knobs on pieces. I think it completes the piece.

Did I mention that I love this knob??! Almost as much as I love weekend projects and good weather :)