Quick Kitchen Cart Makeover With BB Frosch Chalk Powder
This kitchen cart was Grandma’s, but it had seen better days. It has been hanging out in my Dad’s kitchen for years now.
My sister Caitlin decided to rope me into giving this kitchen cart a quick makeover over the holidays.
It actually turned into the perfect opportunity to try BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder. The powder is mixed with water first and then any flat latex paint to create a smooth, durable chalk paint that can be painted directly over any surface regardless of whether it is bare wood, metal, or previously painted. Primer is not needed! For a soft durable finish, you can add a coat of BB Frösch Clear Wax.
Begin by wiping off your kitchen cart with the damp rag, then lightly sand the rest of the cart with a sanding block. It helps to enlist the help of one adorable niece for this step.
After sanding start mixing the paint. You can be precise or you can eyeball it like I do. Add 2 tbsp of BB Frösch chalk paint powder to 1 tbsp warm water.
Stir 8 oz. (1 cup) of flat latex paint into the chalk paint mixture and stir until mixed thoroughly. Can you see how the BB Frösch paint differs from most of the DIY chalk paint mixtures? This paint is smooth with almost no lumps.
The cart looks so much better and is ready to be loved for many more decades.
My sister and I discussed replacing the knob, but we ran out of time. Don’t you think a new knob would give this cart a little extra personality?
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This is what we did with a kitchen cart Thanks for the ideas!!
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I have this cart, I'm the gramma! I plan on redoing but I have a whole different vision!!
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