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DIY Homemade Chalk-Based Paint + Project {The Happy Housie}

Homemade Chalk-Based Paint Recipe and Project with Krista from The Happy Housie ~ Hello readers of the The DIY Dreamer!! I am SO excited to be here today to share a fun DIY Homemade Chalk-based Painting Project with you. My name is Krista and I spend most of my bloggy time over at The Happy Housie. I called my blog this because I must admit to you that I am a bit of a “housie”… (think foodie but for houses). I love all things related to houses: decorating, DIY, organizing, crafting, gardening, and more. I love sharing projects and ideas, and especially love finding old pieces and fixing them up to make them vibrant and beautiful again. Today’s paint story is one of those pieces.

DIY Homemade Chalk-based Paint free mint chair revamp

This chair was free!! I was literally driving down the road and saw it out on the curb with this sign:

DIY Homemade Chalk-based Painted free chair in mint

Score! What fabulous lines!! I was super excited…

First I gave it a good cleaning and sanded it down to get off some of the chippy paint and grime. Even though it already had that ‘distressed’ look it was a little too rough and distressed for me. So I mixed up some DIY homemade chalk-based paint.

Homemade Chalk-Based Paint

DIY Chalk-based Paint Recipe

I gave it three coats of mint green chalk-based paint (colour: Fresh Mint by Benjamin Moore) letting it dry thoroughly between each coat. Chalk paint is perfect for projects where you want to distress your piece because it sands off really nicely and it doesn’t require priming before – so you can reveal some of the original wood or color rather than revealing a coat of white primer.

Here it is, ready to paint…

DIY Homemade Chalk-based Painted free chair before painting

And three quick coats later it is dry… ready to be sanded smooth and distressed (or re-distressed)…

DIY Chalk-based Painted free chair painted mint and distressed

DIY Chalk-based Painted free chair painted mint distressed top at thehappyhousie

I am really thrilled with the results… I love the freshness of the mint green – it is almost white but not quite.

DIY Chalk-based Paint free mint chair in entry

It has found a home in our entry hall (for now, things change a lot around here)…

DIY Chalk-based Paint free mint chair entry at thehappyhousie

DIY Chalk-based Paint free mint chair legs

DIY Chalk-based Paint free mint chair

I love the way it works with the whites and blues in this space… I think there are even some hints of that minty green in the little maps framed on the entry hall gallery wall.

mint chair in entry hall

Have you tried using chalk-based paint? DIY or homemade? Or ASCP? What experiences have you had with it?

Thank you again to Christine for having me here today! I am so thrilled and honoured to get to share with all you readers of the DIY Dreamer. I would love if you want to visit me at The Happy Housie and check out some of my other spaces and projects like our house tour, DIY One-Piece Envelope Pillows, or a DIY Ombre Pallet Sign…

entry hall welcome front door at thehappyhousiesuper crazy easy fast ten minute one piece envelope pillow covers on chair at thehappyhousiereverse lettered ombre pallet wood sign at thehappyhousie

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Thanks for reading! And remember my housie friends, HOME isn’t built in a day. Enjoy the journey.

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Tuesday 29th of April 2014

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Dawn

Monday 28th of October 2013

Beautiful upcycle!!! and I've been wanting to know how to make chalk paint, so cool - I've a few wooden project in our garage I'll need to try this out on, thanks! :)

BeBetsy

Monday 5th of August 2013

So glad to get the ingredients and instructions for the chalk paints-so much fun to use.

Sumo

Friday 2nd of August 2013

Thanks for sharing your recipe! I've got a dresser and nightstand waiting to be painted, and I have been wanting to try chalk paint! I'll be featuring this on my blog tomorrow.

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Thanks for linking up! Sumo:)

Carrie @ My Favorite Finds

Thursday 1st of August 2013

Krista, I LOVE it! No surprise, as I love most everything you post! I'm so thankful this post was shared at Pinworthy Projects!

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