Chalkboard anyone?

A few months ago, I ran across a really cute vanity set on Craigslist for my daughter. We brought it home and then realized it was going to be too large for her space. I contacted a lady, I had originally found through Craigslist and then starting following on Facebook, that is a true junker at heart. She too refinishes furniture and sells little what-not's and everything in between. She was interested in the vanity, so we finally got the chance to meet in person! She made the vanity set look amazing and I think she had it sold before she got it home :)

Long story short, she and I have been in contact ever since. She recently moved and had a dynamite sale! I got to shop a bit early and snagged some great finds! One of the pieces I bought was this:

I am a sucker for frames I tell ya!! I didn't know what exactly I was going to do with this, but I knew I loved it enough to bring it home.

Then one evening it just hit me.... Chalkboard!!!!! I thought it would make a great addition to my -------- {Oops.. almost let the cat out of the bag}. Well, I thought it would just be great!!

I dusted it off and took it apart. I rolled chalkboard paint onto the actual print and let it dry. I normally wouldn't have done this, however it was not a paper type print and the paint didn't lift the paper.

Then I primed it, using Kilz spray primer:

And painted it:

{I normally use Krylon paint, but I was at Lowe's and thought I would give the Valspar "new and improved" nozzle a try. Plus the hubs picked out this awesome color!}

The color is called "New Avocado" in a satin sheen.



Here are the after pics.... primed, painted, glazed & transformed!!

** If you would like to see some really great 'junk' and maybe even purchase a few new pieces, follow my 'new' friend Gypsy Green on Facebook!! Show some love and tell her "Carla @ A Little Love Affair" sent you :)

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