Thursday, July 21, 2011

Chalk-Lift

I bought the combo below for $20 at a warehouse/antique sale outside of Charlotte.  This was the very first piece that I bought for Dumped and Discovered!  It has been sitting in our garage for over a year and it was about time that I did something with it!  The dresser was (and still is) in very bad shape.  When purchased, it was discovered that a rat had been nesting in one of the drawers.  Thank goodness he/she was gone by the time I brought it to Waxhaw!  I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with it, but I finally had a vision for the mirror(less) part...


I brushed the entire piece with "Weathered Crackle Paint" and let it do its thing for about two hours.


While I waited, I went to Lowe's, bought a piece of plywood (for $10.00), and watched them cut it to the correct size.  When I got home, I sanded it and filled in some of the imperfections with wood filler.


I primed the plywood... (again... Kilz is fantastic!)


and painted 3 layers of chalkboard paint on top.


While the chalkboard paint was drying, I sprayed the piece a soft white.  Crackles started showing immediately!  (How cool!!)


I put the whole thing together and plan to take it to Sleepy Poet this weekend!  I think that it would look great in a kitchen or in a little girl's room...  (Pardon my messy handwriting!  I've been out of the classroom for a while!)


Happy Junkin'!

Sarah


14 comments:

  1. Wonderful Idea. I have an empty frame that I cannot part with, I've been planning on putting a cork board in. Don't you just love the crackle. What spray paint did you use, acrylic I'm thinking.

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  2. This is great! I love the crackled paint. Good idea to change the mirror area with the a chalkboard! Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime soon!

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  3. Lovely! I'm going to have to try that crackle, very cool!

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  4. Irene - Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments! I think that the cork board is a wonderful idea!! You'll have to send me a picture of your finished product! I used a latex paint from the miss-tint section at Lowes. It was a flat paint and worked really well! Thanks again!

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  5. Tammy - I love your blog! I'm now your newest follower! Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Megan - Good luck with the crackle!! Let me know how it turns out!! Fingers crossed! :-)

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  7. Great idea! It turned out just perfect! Be sure to stop by for a chance at asking Annie SLoan a question!
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  8. I remember well that first purchase - I do believe it was approximately 7 a.m. (too early for me) and that we had to make 3 trips to the auction place to get all of our treasures! Look at where you are now! Remember how crazy Mom and Dad thought we were? Were they right? :) It looks beautiful - who would have imagined? Great job!

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  9. This turned out so great. Did it give you inspiration for the bottom half?

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  10. Nice job, I'm sure you'll be tackling the bottom soon!

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  11. GREAT name for a blog!!! And I love what you've done with this piece. The crazing looks like the real deal. I'm your newest follower.

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  12. The frame on this is just beautiful! I love stuff that was dumped! I pick it up all the time. A new follower, andrea@townandprairie

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  13. I love this and would love to purchase it or one like it ... is it for sale?

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