Furniture Upcycling

Here's where I'll share my furniture make-overs with you in hopes that you are inspired to make over a piece in your home so that you love it:

Feel free to hop over to my online portfolio to see all my current work:
www.thechalkboardcottage.com

My childhood furniture that I inherited from my grandmother now resides in my daughter's room. I used Old White chalk paint and lightly distressed the edges.

Some sweet clients received some furniture that they're using for their family beach house. They asked me to make it over with Old White chalk paint.

Another sweet couple asked me to make over their oak kitchen table chairs in Old White chalk paint.

Vintage hutch I found at the local Restore make over with Old White chalk paint then sold.

Large Broyhill 5 drawer dresser made over with Annie Sloan Pure White chalk paint and distressed on the edges. Love the original hardware, don't you?

French Linen chalk painted buffet with white chalk paint underneath and then distressed with pops of white peek through.

This sweet buffet was my fastest selling piece to date: gone two hours after I posted it.....French Linen chalk painted buffet that I white waxed and clear waxed the top and lightly distressed the edges:

Sweet dresser made over with Old Ochre Annie Sloan chalk paint-

Old Ochre chalk painted chair with new 'birds' fabric and recycled from daughter's room made over small ottoman. I feel in love with these pieces and just had to keep them:



$20 Drop cloth arm chair make-over:

Aubusson blue chalk painted roll top desk with new knobs:

Sweet white chalk painted chair with new fabric on seat:

White chalk painted dresser:

White dresser with rebuilt beadboard sides compliments of Mr. Chalkboard Cottage:

Client's two white chalk painted chairs lightly distressed:

French Linen chalk painted large roll top desk:

Sweet roundish paris gray mixed with white chalk paint end table:

Custom oyster shell light fixture:

Gray painted dresser with new knobs:

 Sweet round blue chalk painted table:

Kitchen cart painted with French linen chalk paint and top espresso stained and new rollers on bottom:

Annie Sloan's Provence Chalk Painted Chairs (white waxed too) with new fabric and matching trim:

Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Painted Buffet (lightly distressed with sandpaper)

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 Annie Sloan Paris Gray Chalk Painted cart with new rollers:

Annie Sloan Paris Gray Chalk Painted dresser with white wax:

Creamy White painted cane tables:

Annie Sloan Paloma (think Lavender Gray) Chalk Painted Chairs with white wax and new blue and white fabric on seats:

Annie Sloan Paloma Chalk Painted 4 Drawer Dresser:

Annie Sloan Paris Gray Chalk Painted piano bench with new blue and white fabric:

Annie Sloan Paris Gray Chalk Painted changing table:

Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Painted Dresser: