My husband and I bought a home last year, in our home you walk right into a wall right when you come in the front door. I needed a piece of furniture that was not too wide, that was cute and affordable to go in that space. I also did not want it to be too personal with pictures of my family in case someone strange knocked on my door.
I finished this project about a year ago, but I got an email from Wood Creations Furniture that they wanted our Color Story for Red, White & Blue Projects. They inspired me to write this up!
I spent a total of $40 on our front entry furniture plus paint.
This is the end result....
Now, it did not look like that when I bought it...
This is what the entry table looked like before....
It was VERY sturdy, all WOOD, great BONES, very narrow, $40 and EXACTLY what I wanted except for the color. My decoration style is definitely Farmhouse/Shabby Style so I definitely need to paint it.
I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the Pure White. I painted it with two light coats of paint then I heavy roughed it up with sandpaper.
I LOVED the results!
I then needed something to go above the entry table. I really wanted to do a family picture, but my husband didn't want everyone that came to our door to see our family.
So, I decided on a chalkboard.
A while back my sister, Brittany, gave me an ugly picture and frame that she was going to throw away. I stuck it up in my attic thinking that I would eventually come up with something to do with it. I decided to make it into the chalkboard...
I took the picture apart and painted the frame with the matching Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White. Then I used Chalkboard Paint and painted the glass for the actual chalkboard.
You cannot even recognize it is the same piece!!!
I absolutely LOVE how my entryway looks now especially for $40!!! The Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is SUPER easy to use!
