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7 Chalk Painting Tips for Beginners

7 Chalk Painting Tips for Beginners

By Marty Walden · 177 Comments

These 7 no fail chalk painting tips for beginners prove that anyone can learn to paint and are guaranteed to get you hooked on the latest craze and fun way to paint furniture and home decor accessories! True confession here. If you aren’t familiar with my blog you may not know one simple truth: I’m not a painter. My husband… Read More

Filed Under: Chalk Paint Ideas, Favorite Posts, Home Projects, Painting Tips, Popular Posts Tagged With: chalk paint, chalkpaint, chalkpainting, DIY, furniture, Home Decor, Repurposing

Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint and Fabric

Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint and Fabric

By Marty Walden · 6 Comments

With a little bit of chalk paint, fabric, creativity and hard work this furniture makeover goes from drab to fab! You’ll never believe how great it looks!   I would love to say that all our DIY projects turn out exactly as I envisioned. They don’t.  But that doesn’t keep me from trying and experimenting and hoping. This furniture makeover… Read More

Filed Under: bedroom, Chalk Paint Ideas, DIY, Favorite Posts, Home Projects, No Sew Projects, Painting Tips

Chalk Painted Dresser: Trash to Treasure!

Chalk Painted Dresser: Trash to Treasure!

By Marty Walden · 22 Comments

This ugly piece of furniture was found on a curb before it was transformed into a gorgeous chalk painted dresser with paint and a little bit of work! If you follow me on Instagram you might remember this extremely ugly dresser with potential I found on the side of the road back in December. It was such a busy time of… Read More

Filed Under: Chalk Paint Ideas, DIY, Favorite Posts, Home Projects, Painting Tips

Old Window Photo Frame DIY Tutorial

Old Window Photo Frame DIY Tutorial

By Marty Walden · 62 Comments

This DIY tutorial turns a cast off window and an engineering print sized family picture into a repurposed, rustic old window photo frame.   As a true Pinterest fanatic I pinned a window family frame from Domestically Speaking and hoped to incorporate the idea somewhere in our rustic DIY home. As my decorating style has evolved my hubby and I love to… Read More

Filed Under: Chalk Paint Ideas, Crafts, DIY, family, family photos, frugal living, Home Projects

Chalk Painted Kitchen Buffet

Chalk Painted Kitchen Buffet

By Marty Walden · 29 Comments

Chalk paint is the poor man’s answer for a furniture makeover! Check out the chalk painted kitchen buffet, hutch and accessories! Can you remember way back to being a student in school? (And for some of us, that’s farther back than others!) I can and I never realized until I graduated from college how much of an A personality, workaholic… Read More

Filed Under: Chalk Paint Ideas, DIY, handyman, Home Projects, repurposing Tagged With: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, blue and yellow kitchen, chalk paint, furniture, kitchen

DIY Mason Jar Chandelier Tutorial

DIY Mason Jar Chandelier Tutorial

By Marty Walden · 184 Comments

Have some extra mason jars and an outdated chandelier? Turn them into a clever chalk painted DIY Mason Jar Chandelier for a unique shabby chic look! I’m so excited to finally be sharing our DIY Mason Jar Chandelier! With all the seasonal projects I’ve been working on I was waiting until I had enough time to devote to this post. So… Read More

Filed Under: Ask Tim, Chalk Paint Ideas, DIY, frugal living, handyman, Home Projects

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: China Hutch Makeover

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: China Hutch Makeover

By Marty Walden · 127 Comments

You don’t have to be a professional painter to learn how to chalk paint furniture! This china hutch makeover used Annie Sloan chalk paint and turned an outdated piece of furniture into a shabby chic beauty!   We now have a major love of chalk painting as seen in our mason jar chandelier, small kitchen buffet and this amazing china hutch… Read More

Filed Under: Ask Tim, Chalk Paint Ideas, DIY, handyman, Home Projects, Painting Tips Tagged With: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, chalk paint, paint, Painting

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