The Begginings of a Coastal Inspired Nursery

 After many months and changing my mind many times, I have started gathering items for our baby girls nursery.  The main colors are bright (pool) blue and yellow featuring starfish, mermaids, shells and other coastal accents.  It's bright, whimsical, modern, girly and coastal.  What to name this new look? 

Back to School- Arrrgh!

~Pirate Lunchbox from CompanyKids
~Pirate Backpack and water bottle from Children's Place.
~Pirate shorts and Bonefish shorts from Children's Place. 

Project: Chalk It Up!

I am not sure what possessed me to do this project.  I originally just wanted to repaint to coffee table white or gray to add some coastal whimsy into our décor.  But then I decided to make the top of the table more kid-friendly by adding chalkboard paint!

Phase 1:  I sanded the finish to give the paint something to “stick” to.

Phase 2: I painted the whole table in a leftover light gray paint from another project.

Phase 3:  Following the instructions on the chalkboard paint, I painted the top of the table.

And that’s it the whole project took two days due to allowing the chalkboard paint to cure for 24 hours.  I think it turned out great, I don't know who likes it more my 4 year old son or my 27 year old fiance!