DIY Chalk Paint Chifferobe Transformation

by Patti @Hearth and Vine

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.

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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 told her about all the really interesting projects I’ve seen online crafted by all my blogging friends and those on Pinterest and suggested we use chalk paint. 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.

It 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 it 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.

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117135 on May 03, 2015
What a fun color! You did a great job!

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- Patti @Hearth and Vine on May 04, 2015
  @DeDe Thanks! I think she is going to love it in her new apartment.
  
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Hannah V on May 04, 2015
That color is everything! So amazing.

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- Patti @Hearth and Vine on May 04, 2015
  @Hannah V Thank you!
  
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