Chalk is cheap!

Or . . . put your money where your chalk is . . . or . . .

Anyway, when I stumbled upon Sherry at No Minamalist Here and her post about making your own chalk paint, I knew it was the beginning of a life long friendship between me and my homemade chalk paint.

I picture me and my homemade chalk paint walking into the sunset . . .

I see us growing old together . . .

I see us retiring to Florida together . . .

And this is not a one-sided relationship. Oh no, just look at what I get back from my adorable chalk paint . . . the little things it does for me . . .

Remember the washstand I bought at a garage sale?

Just look at her now!

I used the Plaster of Paris option suggested by Sherry because Home Depot is just down the street from me. I added 1 part Plaster of Paris to 3 parts paint, although Sherry's suggestion was more like 1 to 2. And I still had to occasionally add a few drops of water to keep it from thickening up too much. It is plaster after all.  

The color is actually more cream than it appears in morning sun.

The beauty of the chalk paint, as many of you already know, is how easy it is to cover and distress. It covered that awful faux-cherry stain in two coats with no bleed-thru of the stain. No more priming! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

After I let it dry til the next day, I sanded down the surface lightly all over with 220 grit sandpaper. Then I used 100 grit to distress it. Ending with 220 again to smooth it over. Then I applied a clear paste wax to give it a lustrous finish, smooth to the touch, and oh so purrrrrrty!

I heart my homemade chalk paint! Thanks Sherry!

And for those that are interested:

Project Cost Total $27

Wash Stand $10

Plaster of Paris (plenty leftover for other projects) $8

Leftover paint and sandpaper $0

Wax  (again, plenty leftover that will be used for other projects) $9

The only question that remains is . . .

Your place or mine?

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