As I hit publish on Tuesday's party post, I realized that was post #400. As a blogger who only posts a few times a week (to retain my sanity), that's a whole lot of posts. No matter if you've been here since the beginning or are joining us for the very first time, just wanted to say a huge thank you for being here!
So now that spring has finally arrived, all of us at Elizabeth & Co. are back in our garages painting again and it feels great! Today's project is a sweet little nightstand that has been patiently waiting under a cloud of dust and cobwebs for an update, along with a sweet little chair to match. And what better color for spring than pink!
Big surprise, it started out in brown with a colonial style pull.
And you know I have plenty of chairs!
I'm still working my way through a gallon of pink oops paint and I mixed it up with the homemade chalk paint recipe. This particular nightstand had a very slick top, so I gave it (just the top) a quick coat of primer.
I distressed the edges lightly,
waxed to seal the finish,
and added a pretty pink crystal knob.
Love these pint sized chairs!
And if you were here on Tuesday, you know I featured these beautiful painted mason jars from Danielle at Silver Pennies. Don't you just love the colors? And ranunculus are one of my favorite flowers!
Well since I was already using chalk paint, I raided the recycling bin in the garage and tested out the paint on two Classico sauce jars.
You do know there is a cute jar hiding under that label right? Just imagine the possibilities!
I gave the jars a light distressing and a coat of wax. I'm really impressed with how well the paint adhered to the glass. I tried to scrap it off with my fingernail and it didn't budge. Now I'm going to have to paint a few more. Thanks for the inspiration Danielle!
So there you have it, a little bit of pink for spring and a cute craft project too!
Hope it is finally feeling like spring wherever you are!
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