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