No Longer An Annie Sloan Paint Virgin- Darling Desk Project

Remember that big pile

I showed you that was in the garage?

and this?

Well, when we peeled away the

layers we found several things,

but one of the

BEST THINGS

we found is...

TA-DAH

A desk..

A child sized desk...

It was kind of a greenish/tan color.

This is without flash- a truer color

And a chair to pair.

We'll pair the chair.

The chair was in the air.

And full of despair.

(Feeling a bit Dr.Suessish here)

Don't mind the leaves that blew

in as we were in our

discovery mode.

We swept them all up before

we started.

(and before MyHero could get home

and whine about it)

My daughter wanted to try this

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

so she joined me in

THE GARAGE-
(hey-take your sunglasses off the top of
your head-there's no sun beating down here)

(You do remember the garage,

don't you? The one that does

NOT BELONG TO ME)

MyHero has claimed it as
his own personal space....
Seriously?!

Anyway- we washed everything

down with Crud Cutter..
(gotta love a name like
Crud Cutter-
I mean why don't they call
it Crap Cutter? Just askin')

Then we broke out
Annie Sloans 

white chalk paint
that we got from
Robyn Story Designs.

She has a beautiful blog if you
want to go take a peek...
AND she sells
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

It did take three coats to

get good coverage.

But look how sweet it is....

Then we waxed that little sucker

with AS Clear Wax.
The wax brush is amazing..

the best one I have ever used.
And then we
 distressed it a bit.

Just a bit-it is for the girl's room-
and Mom likes a clean look.

(shhhhhh-they don't know it yet)

And..the chair turned out pretty cute.

They're pretty cute together.

I think maybe they should get married.

And have a baby bunny...

Look how sweet....

I am making a new seat cushion

for it...pink toile with a pleated edge.

I will be back with pictures

when it is

IN PLACE.

Promise!
Now...wait till you see what
ELSE was lurking under
those covers!
Another post for another day....