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DIY Chalk Style Paint Chifferobe Transformation For College

by Patti Estep 5 Comments

Learn how you can make your own DIY chalk style paint to transform an old chifforobe into a more modern piece of furniture.

 

DIY Chalk Style Paint

DIY chalk style paint to transform an old piece of furniture into a modern piece.My youngest is moving into her first college apartment. I doesn’t have a lot of room and she asked me if she could have the old chifferobe basically taking up space in the basement. Of course she wanted to paint it. First she said she wanted to paint it the color of the walls on the show Friends which was a mid-tone lavender. Then she said she really liked celadon. I immediately thought of diy chalk style paint.

Make your own chalk paint to transform an old piece of furniture into a modern piece.

I told her about all the really interesting projects I’ve seen online crafted by all my blogging friends and those on Pinterest. To get the color she wanted and keep down the cost we decided to make our own with latex paint and plaster of paris. I found the recipe at salvaged inspirations.

We picked up a quart of paint and the plaster of paris at Home Depot and mixed it up according to the recipe. There was more than enough paint for this project even after two coats. In the future I would probably mix less.

Painted chifferobe with cat on top

We did sand it a bit first. The paint seemed to go on pretty well. We decided to use a brown glaze on top and that had some streaking issues. Overall I would do it again. Maybe I’d use a wax instead of glaze next time.

We plan on giving it a coat of poly for protection when the inside is done. In the meantime here’s a pic of the finished piece on the outside. The inside will be painted regular white latex during the next few weeks, then it’s off to college.

Painted chifferobe with homemade chaulk like paint

 

It looks fresh and new. Perfect for a young adult apartment.

 

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Filed Under: Decorate, Projects Tagged With: chalk paint, chifferobe, DIY, glaze, paint technique

About Patti Estep

Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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Comments

  1. Marie H says

    May 3, 2015 at 11:26 am

    That looks amazing! Great color choice.

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    • Patti says

      May 4, 2015 at 6:22 am

      Thanks Marie!

      Reply
  2. Michelle Albrecht says

    December 3, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Just beautiful. I love the color.
    Thanks for the home made chalk paint tip.

    Reply
  3. Michelle Albrecht says

    December 3, 2017 at 10:43 pm

    Did you do any sanding on that original, old finish?

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    • Patti Estep says

      December 4, 2017 at 6:29 am

      Hi Michelle,

      We did sand it lightly. Thanks for asking. I’ve updated the post a bit to add that step. It’s been two years and the chifferobe it holding up great in my daughter’s college apartment. I will say that the finish scratched off a couple of places while she was moving. I can’t say whether it was the homemade paint or just the nature of painted furniture. Also, she never did get around to using any topcoat. Otherwise it still looks great.

      Reply

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