Bedside table upcycle aka Teal delight

I am on a roll with the chalk paint and my technique is improving to where I am really happy with the quality of my work. I am so happy with how these turned out and can't wait to share pictures.

I had these old bedside tables that really looked cheap and weren't doing the room any favours.

Here is what I used
- Canterbury Blue Chalk paint in Teal
- Canterbury Blue Wax
- Paint brush
- Sanding pads
- cloths

What I did
- I gave the cabinets a wipe down to clean them
- Put a coat of chalk paint on, then waited for it to dry
- Put on a second coat of paint, allow to dry
- Placed a thin layer of wax over the paint and then buffed it off  (you can skip this step but I wanted to try it for this project)
- Sanded the cabinets. Even if you dont want to distress the piece a light sanding changes the paint feel from a rough chalky feel to a silky smooth finish.
- Wipe off the excess sanding dust.
- Apply the wax again and then buff off.

I did one at a time as I wasn't sure if this was the perfect colour but luckily it was. Check out the after photos.

They look awesome and it only took a small outlay in time. But I am now thinking that the bed frame needs some work. I better add that to the 'To Do' List.

Check out the awesome knitted blanket my Mum made me for my birthday. :)

Boy's Bedroom update

Mr Gameboy and Red share a bedroom by choice. Though I sometimes wonder if it was a wise move when I hear them chatting away long after the lights have been turned off at bedtime. I had been meaning to update their bedding for a while but Red made the decision for me. I was looking at something online and Red walked past, saw a photo of bed linen, and announced "I would like that, please" and then he walked off again. Ok fair enough Red.

This was before

Now with a clean up and the new linen.

 

I had a little blue spray paint left which matched the blue on the doonas. I gave the lids of these jars a quick spray and now they have a place for marbles, shells and those annoying Nintendo DS pens that I find all over the house.

I would love to stencil dinosaur foot prints on the wall but unfortunately I only rent this house. But I will tackle that ugly lamp beside their bed. They love the lamp as it is a touch lamp but it needs a makeover. 

Mum's guest room update

Mum decided to update her upstairs guest room. It had a little boy's theme but Mum wanted to bring the Nautical theme into this room as well. 
In these before photos we see lots of trains and toys.

 All the toys went into toy boxes in the rumpus room and the room got a fresh coat of paint. The ship's wheel is an original boat wheel that has seen years of use.