Giraffe Legs: annie sloan

I found this nightstand at Homegoods for $22. As you can see if had a little damage to the corner. I wasn't sure if I could fix it, but for $22 a girl has to take a chance. The table is made of pressed partial board, so I took some glue and squirted it in to the layers and clamped it down over night. Worked great in firming it up, but the paint was still damaged. I've been working on my master bedroom lately. We upgraded to a king size bed from a queen and my new bed is finally being delivered this week. I wanted to do something that would compliment both my new bed and my new bedding too. I decided to try a custom mix with my Annie Sloan Chalk paint I had on hand, mostly because I didn't feel like making the trip to the closest store that carries her line. Here's the mix I came up with:

5 parts French Linen

3 parts Paris grey

2 parts old white

After painting the table, I added a square of old white for accent.

Please ignore that pile of clothes. The room is in transition.
No bed, mattress on the floor right now.

Which also ties in with the satin trim on my new bedding.

I applied a piece of linen fabric to the inset on the drawer front, and a elegant glass knob to kick up the pizzazz factor.

I plan to update my curtains to a linen, so it this will add some nice continuity to the room.

The color is the softest grey. I feel like the blue walls and lighting kind of throw the color off a little. So now my little $22 table is looking like a million bucks! And that little boo-boo? What boo-boo?!

Hope you enjoyed seeing this transformation!

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This is a story about an armoire. . . .

Once upon a time there was a jewelry armoire that wished she were prettier. Sure she had good bones, but she was stuck in the 90's golden oak ages. She longed to be more hip, but how with this ugly finish?

Then one day a lady named Annie Sloan came along with some lovely and softer colors. Her paints seemed to beg to help her. The armoire got happy thinking about what she could be . . . . . She wanted to be more fashionable, but yet, she longed to be a classic beauty as well. And so the day finally came when armoire got a make-over. No, she didn't get to go to New York and she did not get $5,000 to buy all new clothes, but she did get a face-lift that made her smile at her new found beauty.

A coat of Paris Grey,

Followed by a mixture of old white paint mixed with clear wax, and applied with a wet cloth.

Then another coat of clear wax to make her shimmer, oh so lovely in the light.

And her pulls got a lift too. A little nip and tuck, followed by a touch of patina to give her just a slight bit of color. She decided to let just a peek of her old self show though, because after all, she did have good bones!