White Secretary

Hello everyone!  I hope that you all enjoyed you weekend!  I love that I got an extra day to spend with my little guy!  He was excited to have his "long nap."

This was the dresser that I got when I made the mistake of walking away from the bedroom set for 10 seconds.  It was really sturdy and made of solid wood. 

Here is the before.

I mixed up a cup of homemade chalk paint with Behr's Cottage White.  I gave it two coats and then I sanded down the top of the desk.  It was my first time staining the top. It was much easier than I thought.  I guess I expected it to take hours... I used Minwax's Honey in a satin finish. 

Here is the after.

 

I actually had different plans for the drawers.  I wanted to decoupage the drawers with paper, but for some reason it bubbled up, so I gave up and ripped it off.  I think I just need to buy Modge Podge.  I went cheap and tried to use the homemade stuff.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Just bought a new bedroom set.  I don't know what color I want to paint it.  What colors sell best for you?  I find that if I stick to black, white, and grey, they sell a lot faster.  My blues always seem to take forever.

 

XOXO

Wendy