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Chalk Paint Colorwash on Thrift Store Tray

April 14, 2015 By Colleen 3 Comments

chalkpaint-wash-tray

Mix a little water into paint and you get a color wash. But sometimes that won’t give you the color you thought it would.

Filed Under: Accessories, Chalk Paint, Color Wash, crafts, Home Decor, Markers & Pencils, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Techniques

My Craft Room Tour

April 9, 2014 By Colleen 12 Comments

Craft-Room-Tour

Hi there! Welcome to Day 3 of The Craft Room Tour, hosted by Angie of The Country Chic Cottage. I’m starting today’s tour, but make sure you don’t miss any of the fabulous rooms from Day 1 and Day 2 Let me start by saying that there’s not a single day that goes by that […]

Filed Under: Chalk Paint, crafts, Home Decor, My House, Paint Metal, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Spray Paint

Painted Desk with Chalk Paint®

March 23, 2014 By Colleen 28 Comments

Chalk-Painted-Desk

I’ve never kept it a secret that I’m pretty bad when it comes to painting furniture. I have no idea why, I just know that after umpteen failures, I swore off painting furniture for good. That is, until the opportunity to review Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan presented itself. I was perfectly up […]

Filed Under: Chalk Paint, Furniture, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, patterns, Tutorials

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