In the office at school, there is an ugly black box that sits on the floor right by the secretaries desk. She & I do not like the ugly box, but there is nothing we can do about it...it has to stay. So we've been trying to find a table or something to put over it to hide it.
I bought this table from my neighbor for $25.
This picture was taken after I had already started my painting process. I pinned a post on Pinterest about making your own chalk paint & I decided to try it on this table.
(Find post here)
I painted parts of the edges with a brown acrylic paint. Then I used left over paint from when we he had our living room painted. I used her recipe for making chalk paint by mixing the paint I had with Plaster of Paris.
Here is what the table looks like now!
I think it turned out great! I painted the table with 2 coats & let it dry overnight. Distressed the edges & applied a coat of wax. To hide the ugly box, I bought a sheet of thin wood (1/4 inch, I think), cut it to fit the space and covered in burlap.
It was fairly easy and I'm happy with the finished product. Can't wait to take it to school & hide the ugly box!
