Silver plated tray chalkboard

Hey friends!

I love turning old vintage finds into new usable items. This silver tray was in desperate need of a polish. I don't have a before picture. My mom used some silver polish and elbow grease to shine this gorgeous tray up. I don't know about you, but I rarely have an occasion when I would use a silver tray. So I decided to make it a little more modern.

I taped the tray and painted it with chalkboard paint. Now it can be used as a tray or a decorative accent in a kitchen!

Old window transformations

I recently found this old single window in my parents garage. We were doing some spring clean up and found it at the back of the garage. I instantly knew I wanted to make it into a chalkboard. I then picked up this triple pane window for $5 bucks. The middle piece of glass was missing but I knew I could make it lovely.

Before: a good cleaning is needed!

Before: missing a piece of glass in the middle.

I caulked around the back of the glass as it was really loose and rattling.

After: I painted the glass with chalkboard paint. The middle section I made into a magnetic message board and covered it with fabric.

After: chalkboard paint and some white for the trim. 

Auction find/perk

Hello!
My mother went to an auction a couple of weeks ago and wanted to buy an old washboard. The washboard however was in a lot with this stand thingy. It was okay, but not too attractive. She offered it to me to make it over.

This is it before.

Here is a picture of it after.

Here is what I did. On the tall side I used Chalkboard paint in dark gray. The chalkboard paint company is called Hudson Paints and  they have a wide range of colours in Chalkboard paint. I used Annie Sloan Chalk paint in old white. I sanded the corners then I used clear wax and then a bit of dark wax.

I used Martha Stewart stencils: Flourish with Emile and Louis Blue Annie Sloan Chalk paint.

Here is the package of Martha Stewart stencils.

Antique Cabinet Redo!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Here is a cabinet my father picked up last summer to refinish. He didn't get around to it before he passed away. I decided to paint it rather than strip the finish off. It was like it had been painted brown with a brown glaze.

Here is a picture of how it looks before:

This is the picture of the cabinet after:

The inside has a chalkboard area too!

I painted it to match my medicine cabinet. Here is a link to that project.

I hope you liked my painted cabinet.

CB2 chalkboard magazine holder hack

I recently completed a diy knock off of the CB2 chalkboard office magazine holder this retails for $24.95 CAD. Here is a picture of the chalkboard office accessories from CB2.

I loved this idea and have tons of Chalkboard paint and thought I could make it myself.
I went to ikea and picked up a pack of Knuff magazine holders for $12.99.

 

These are what they looked like before.

The magazine holders after two coats of chalkboard paint. I purchased the paint at Home Depot for $22.97 for another project.

 

Labels to help remind me what is in each holder.