Chalk This Up as Done!

<div style="text-align: left;">Hey, hey, hey!! I hope you guys had a fabulous weekend. I spent a lot of time in my pajamas since my real clothes are still a little snug from a gluttonous holiday.<i> (I blame <a href="http://goo.gl/TGB37f" target="_blank">these</a>!)</i> Oh yay, back to the Lean Cuisines. That was sarcasm...fortunately I didn't eat that.<br /><br />How about we get back to projects and original posts?! As nice as breaks are, I start to get a little twitchy after too much down time. So when Home Depot contacted me about participating in another Style Challenge...this time involving their new line of Chalky Paint...I jumped at the chance. I've never used the medium before, but was excited to see if it really sticks like 'they' say it does. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My victim? This banged-up, no-character, laminate-coated, too-orange, old nightstand. How's that for an introduction?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="640" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2829/10997555743_3d20e0d388_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If it looks familiar, that's because virtually every bedroom set in the '90s came with one. We've been using it as a little hall storage chest....but really, it was just a space-filler until I could find something better. Hence why I'd never taken the time to sand, prime, paint and seal it. Why bother when I knew it was destined for the curb?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="681" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/10997501134_35c66b7a90_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But with chalk paint...there's no need to sand or prime...even on laminate surfaces like this sweet baby. And since the paint is latex with virtually no smell, I was able to paint it in the Living Room with no prepping. Which is a bonus considering the frigid temps outside<i>.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="754" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/10997500654_33a3632d9d_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Switching out the hardware is always a simple way to upgrade a piece, so I added <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q1DZDG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q1DZDG&linkCode=as2&tag=hisug-20">these inexpensive ring pulls</a>, then got busy styling <i>(my favorite part)</i>.<br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="740" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/10997499774_7bd3aec081_b.jpg" width="550" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So much for curbside-destiny....this pretty little chest has found a forever home with us now!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="825" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/10997552513_e21b3b97f5_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">To create the vignette on top, I followed <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-style-coffee-tables-1-table-6.html" target="_blank">my formula for styling coffee tables</a>.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="783" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/10997500014_9caffac9d4_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="679" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3790/10997341245_7c5f0c8e14_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="732" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/10997340735_13ffa287c1_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/11/shine-baby-shine.html" target="_blank">DIY Gold Vase</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And now the nook makeover is complete <i>(see the transformation <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/11/its-her-time-to-shine.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/11/shine-baby-shine.html" target="_blank">here</a>)!</i> How's that for starting the new year off right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="825" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/10997553723_1dabd0bca6_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Let's bask in the Before & Afters...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="778" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7402/10713344184_eaf40e7a98_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="550" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My <a href="http://goo.gl/s3rJhD" target="_blank">Gift Wrap Station</a> lives on the back of that door.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="821" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/10997553583_dfa43c4cb1_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="697" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/10713362506_ab4954c806_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="749" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/10997424156_4fcf364471_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm especially fond of the view from our bedroom.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="816" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3676/10997497294_28f4999ea6_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="811" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/10997497684_d8f9d03343_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="825" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/10997338325_08efa4dbe3_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, the power of paint <i>(and paper, and a little bit of styling) </i>strikes again!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Hall Nook Makeover" height="581" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/10997337775_66d11f5bca_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For my tutorial and more details on the paint, check out <a href="http://goo.gl/b7NpVq" target="_blank">my post</a> on the Home Depot's blog, <a href="http://goo.gl/b7NpVq" target="_blank">The Apron</a>. Did you even know they had a blog?? It's a great source for inspiration and tips.<br /><br />And just like that, another one bites the dust!!</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">LIVING ROOM TO-DO LIST</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paint room</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/08/living-room-blue-beauty.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paint Armoire</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-room-painting-brick-fireplace.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paint Brick</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/10/living-room-mirror-mirror.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New Mirror & Mantel Styling</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/07/living-room-bookcase-makeover.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paint/Fabric Bookcases</strike></a><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/08/living-room-finished-bookcases.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Re-Style Bookcases</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-room-console-table-tiles.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paint (Replace) Table Tiles</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paint Hall Chest</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/11/its-her-time-to-shine.html" target="_blank"><strike>Paint/Wallpaper Nook Walls</strike></a><strike> </strike></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/11/shine-baby-shine.html" target="_blank">Style Nook Area</a> </strike></span></span><br /><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2014/01/chalk-this-up-as-done.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Paint Nook Chest </strike></span></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paint Backdoor</span>? </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add Nailhead to Wingchair</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/04/living-room-new-chair-cushions.html" target="_blank"><strike>New Covers for Barrel Chair Cushions</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/08/living-room-chosen-lamps.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Change Out Lamps</a></strike></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-metallic-lined-lampshades.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Customize Lamps</strike></a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/03/lamp-looza-winners-hiding-those-pesky.html" target="_blank">These are the Real and Final Lamps</a></strike></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sand & Stain Secretary</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gold Leaf Back of Secretary</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/01/living-room-pillow-talk.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sofa Pillows Round 1</strike></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/02/bullseye.html">Sofa Pillows Round 2</a></strike></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/10/living-room-adding-some-accessories.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Add Some Coordinated Accessories</a></strike></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-room-gold-goddess.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Determine Fate of Side Table</a></strike></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #121212; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2011/11/look-ma-no-hole.html" style="color: #d12057; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><strike style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Close the Hole, Baby!</strike></a></span></span></div>

Chalk This Up as Done!

Hey, hey, hey!! I hope you guys had a fabulous weekend. I spent a lot of time in my pajamas since my real clothes are still a little snug fr...

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