Chalk painting an old dish cupboard

Good morning, my friends, how are you?  I hope you're having a good week.  Can you believe it's August already!    
   

I want to show you a project I've been working on using chalk paint.  I have never painted with chalk paint before but I have seen beautifully transformed pieces of furniture on some of your blogs and I have been wanting to give it a try.  

Let me tell you first how this all came about.  I had an idea in my mind for quite some time, of an old dish cupboard that I wanted in the kitchen.  I've seen a lot of these cupboards in my "English Home" magazines and I love the look.  Well, last week, while antiquing with hubby and my sister and her husband, I saw a cupboard just like the one I had in mind.  I showed my dear hubby and he said, "I can make one for you".  Well......, yes, that sounded good.  

So the next day, true to his word, out of an old wooden door that he had stored in the garage, he made my cupboard.  Custom made!  Can't beat that!  

Here are some photos, before and after.  

Two coats of "Old Violet".  Then I used a dark soft wax to finish it.  

Above is the kitchen before.  

And the kitchen after.  

Thank you again, dear hubby, for making this for me.  

And I might add, using chalk paint is so easy, it covers just about anything, and you can use the regular wax or dark wax to get just the right color you're looking for.  
  

'till next time, 

That old rusty soap dish

Do you remember this rusty old corroded soap dish I found at Goodwill? 

Well, it's finally found a home after sitting in the laundry room for over two years. I can't believe it's been that long.  My intentions were to put it up right away, but I wasn't sure where to put it.  

It's new home is beside the kitchen sink and it holds a small brush and a bar of soap.  

Perfect for our cottage kitchen.

And, if I recall, it only cost $1.50.

The red kitchen

I still think there is something irresistible about a red kitchen.  

It might be the fact that I love red, but red kitchens are always cozy and warm.  I found a few of these on Pinterest, and oh yes, I'm addicted to Pinterest lately!  

I was actually thinking about painting my kitchen a creamy white, but I believe that I'll keep it red for now.   

What color is your kitchen?  

English Country Charm

More country kitchens....

All of these pictures came from The English Home magazine.  

Painting the kitchen

We have a red kitchen.  It's been red for maybe 10 or 12 years and I'm thinking of changing the color.  I like my red kitchen, but I'm ready for a change.  Do you ever get tired of a room color?  

I pulled out my book of color chips the other day and started going through colors.  

I love the look of "old English country kitchens".  

The English Home magazine 

The English Home magazine 

Paging though many of my English Home magazines recently, I found that most of the kitchens are a soft white or warm yellow color.  

So this is the color I'm thinking about (the one marked with the x).    

I have a lot of time to think about this project because it will not be tackled until the cancer treatment is over and I'm once again feeling strong and back to my old self.  
Something to look forward to now that I've decided.  

Can't wait!