Gray is the New Green!

My sister gave me these chairs that she bought a while back at Target, sold for $14 for the pair. She previously used them in her game room-at the craft table.

I really liked the shape of the chairs, but not the green color. Other chairs similar to this style can range from $50-$400.
I liked these ones from West Elm

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I sprayed each chair with two coats of primer- gray primer.

Then, I used two coats of Rust-Oleum stone gray paint in satin, allowing 24 hours of drying time between each coat. I chose satin because I didn't want the chairs to appear "shiny"

Without further adieu, here they are-

(see Addyson napping in the background- I was able to put these back together while she slept for an hour)

What color do you like better- the gray or green? I actually like gray, green, and blue. I just painted my dining room a mixture of all three. Finally, I was able to find a paint color I really liked for the dining room. I'll post more on that tomorrow, when I get the room put back together.

Did you paint anything recently?

Enjoy!

  ~Amy

This Old Stool

I needed a stool for my daughter (who happens to be completely potty trained now. I can't tell you how exciting this in our house.) to stand on to wash her hands and brush her teeth. My sister gave me this old stool that she had from her daughters when they were young.

It was cute but beat up.

I had some left over chalkboard paint from my hallway project. (Hallway project is not quite finished so you haven't seen it yet.)

I lightly sanded the stool and then coated it with two coats of primer and paint. I attached a piece of chalk with a piece of string. On the can of paint it says to coat the object with the side of chalk and erase- sot hat is why it looks dusty.

Here it is all finished....

It will reside in our bathroom.

Have a great weekend.... I'll be painting my dining room, what are you up to?

Here is a picture of Emma Grace just because she was my helper. She recently could take off her own coat and shoes and put throw them in her room.

Enjoy!
  ~Amy

The Old Box Made New Again!

I have had this piece of furniture for a long time. I needed a piece for the hallway to set my keys down when I am carrying in the two babies. Since I am trying to use what I have, and not buy anything new, I figured this would work. It used to be in the hallway and upstairs.

#1- Remove all of the hardware and place in a bag so you don't lose any of it.

#2- Lightly sand over the entire piece.

#3- Wipe clean


#4- Paint 2-3 Light Coats of Primer- allow for drying time between coats

#5- Paint over the entire surface with the White Semi-Gloss RustOleum Paint. I put two-three light coats, sanding in-between each coat.


#6- Paint the other color inside the piece- taping off the corners so the blue doesn't get on the white.


#7- Tape off where you want the strips to appear. I used a piece of the 1" tape in-between my stripes to make sure I had even 1" stripes.

#8- Roll the white paint to seal the tape- so if any of the paint gets under the tape, it would be okay, since that is your base color.




#9- Paint the other color. In my case, it was the blue.




#10- Use a polyurethane to protect your piece of furniture. I used the spray on kind.

Enjoy!
  ~Amy