Well, I know you will all think I have been hiding under a rock, but I just painted my first piece with Chalk Paint.  Now I have to say, I must have been doing something wrong because I thought it was really hard to use.  I am so use to paint just flowing on so smoothly and mine did not.  I tried several different brushes including the chip brushes that everyone said to use and I still thought it was hard.  Wow, this really fast makeover took me three days.  How in the world could that happen.

Now I always love a great before so remember this is the inexpensive tv console that I am doing a makeover too.  It is black and not really great for my room, but I am trying to do a few things on a budget, so paint was my answer. (I am testing fabric for the chair makeover and I think this one is a keeper.)
Ok, step one since it is black and some kind of fake wood.  I did a really light sanding on the piece.  Then I started painting.  I thought I would like a gray, but it looks blue in my room, so gray is not going to work at all.

Let that dry then back to the store for more paint.  This time I am using Linen White.  The white did not cover the gray very well, so I had to do a second coat.  That is finally done and now to wait a full day so I can seal it with some Satin Polyurethane.  I need for this to be easy to dust and keep clean.

In the meantime I have a fabulous look going on in the family room don't you think...