chalk paint

A friend of mine told me about this great kind of paint, chalk paint. She said there was no prep work and the results were amazing. She had me at no prep work.

Unfortunately my laziness comes at a cost. This paint is not cheap. I've spent the last few weeks thinking about it, and at the same time staring at a piece of furniture I bought over a year ago with the intent of painting it. 

Luckily, my mom came to the rescue and bought the paint for me as an early birthday present. Thank you mom!  So, I have been busy the last few days painting away.  I still have over 1/2 a can left which I think I might use to paint a bed for Mae's room.  I am also eying some other pieces in the house!

I had not planned on painting this, but then I got carried away with all of the fun.

I love the way it turned out!

You can even paint metal and vinyl.  This was one ugly chair. 

I forgot to do a "before" picture and then remembered halfway through. 

The final product.  It makes me smile!