Chalk Painted Child Dresser & Painted Furniture Care

Today I'm sharing this darling blue and white, nautical-inspired dresser makeover using Annie Sloan chalk paint and Valspar textured lime wash as well as giving you alternate paints to use for this look. As I was writing this post I also realized that I have never discussed how to care for painted furniture so I'm also sharing a few tips about how I care for and maintain my painted pieces which have been finished with wax.

Black and Gray Painted Dresser : Webster's Challk Paint Powder

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by my sweet friends at Restyle to try a product that they carry called Webster's Chalk Paint Powder. I had a dresser that needed a makeover and I had decided on black and gray. I wanted to use a chalk finish paint but I didn't really want to purchase two quarts of paint because I knew that I really only needed a couple of cups of paint or less.

"Enamel" Tag Tutorial and My First AS Chalk Paint Piece

As I mentioned in my last post, I got this chest last fall at Nellie's Barn Sale. I've been too chicken waiting for just the right time to paint it.  Sunday evening turned out to be the "right time". Since I had been painting the dining room anyway, I just rinsed the latex paint out of my brushes and brought out the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.