So, a long long time ago, I managed to score this little piece of furniture off facebook for the great grand total of $0. It is solid and very heavy, and the hinges are a bit wonky. But potential potential potential! I'd heard of this paint that requires no skill, no prep work, and guarantees mind-boggling results with just one coat. This sounded like just the perfect fit! And you can find it in Colfax. Turns out Colfax is like, 40 whole minutes away!! This crafty stuff requires loads of commitment and stick-to-it-iveness! So anyway, Joe and I cannot quite nail down how long this piece of furniture was tying up the garage, somewhere between 6 months and a year. But now it was September, and he was giving me to the end of the month to get it done. I drove to Colfax one sunny day, determined to wrap this up in a single try. I get distracted quite easily and couldn't possibly imagine focusing on one project longer than that!
The lady was so sweet and gave me some swift instructions on this special paint. She wanted me to come to a class to learn how it was done, but that was before I introduced myself as "not Martha". I rushed home and got started.
Two truths and a lie: they were right about no prep work. At least, I didn't do any, besides wiping off the 6 months to a year of garage dust. They were right about no skill. I have none whatsoever. But they were wrong about the one-coat promise. I don't know who told me that, but two coats in and it still looked a little....preschool-level. But by then I'd run out of time!! And nearly paint! I decided I'd save the paint for the front, since I determined that was close enough for me!
We got some help loading it into the house, and thank heavens for that! While they were lifting and tilting, I found 20-30 little white spider egg sacks underneath!!!! Ack, the horrors of what that little gift would do to me if we hadn't found them in time!
Anyway. Thrilled by my super-cheap, super-easy little project and what it's done to my house!
Who knew??!
