The top put me off from having him buy it, but a few days later he was back, and it was half off. So I figured why not. I had no idea what I was going to do with the laminate and I wasn’t sure how paint would do.
Then it hit me…chalkboard paint!
But I wasn’t sure how the chalkboard paint would look with the wood. It still seemed off. That’s when I started looking at Pinterest and blogs on rehabbing furniture and it all began to come together. And now my obsession has started and I have a garage full of furniture projects.
Here she is all done….and already sold to a friend who is going to use it in her new scrapbook room. What fun!
Still waiting for my finders fee… 🙂
Wow. What a LUCKY lady the buyer is! 😉 Love it!
Looks great! Where did you find the how to, or how did you prep the surface? I just bought a table with a laminate top to paint the chalkboard on and am having trouble finding prep tips. Did you sand & prime? Thanks!
Do you think regular paint would work on the laminate? I have my parents’ old dining room table from the 70’s with a laminate top. It’s still in pretty good shape but I wish it was black instead of wood colored. Any pointers?
I think so. My advice would be to give it a light sanding first and use a primer. There’s a ton of blog posts on Pinterest with advice on painting laminate furniture. http://pinterest.com/search/?q=paint+laminate