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This summer I was out thrifting with a few friends for I Heart Thrifting Day. At the Goodwill I grabbed a metal chest that had extra wide and deep storage! That was about the only thing that it had going for it. The hot pink and mint green were disguising the true potential of the chest, but like a color-blind dog, I was able to see beyond its garish appearance.
And then the poor chest sat in our garage for months and months until I had a chance to work a little spray paint magic and turned it into….ta da:
Yes, that is the same chest of drawers! You could do the same transformation. And I have a $100 Lowe’s Gift Card to help you purchase your supplies (see the bottom of this post.)
Materials:
- Valspar gray primer
- Rust-oleum Black chalkboard spray paint
- Rust-oleum metallic hammered metal spray paint (silver)
- Craft paper
- Painter’s Tape
- Rubber gloves
- Painter’s tape
- White chalk
Instructions:
Clean off the drawers. Remove any dirt or debris (I actually had to use a little Goo Gone to get rid of some sticky residue.)
Remove the drawers from the chest. Tape over the drawer glides and slides. Cover the drawers with tape and craft paper, leaving only the drawer fronts exposed.
Spray paint the chest and drawers with primer. Let it dry.
Spray paint the drawers with chalkboard paint. (I used 3 fine coats of paint.) Set them aside to dry.
Adding a Faux Zinc Texture:
Getting a faux zinc texture is really easy. Just have your gloves on and have a crumpled up piece of craft paper. A loose crumple works best.
Spray paint the chest with a thick coat of the hammered silver, but not so thick that it will be runny. Let it get tacky by waiting a few seconds. Then use the crumpled piece of craft paper to blot into the wet paint.
Work in small 1 foot sections and pounce the paper a few times. Too many times and you’ll lose the large textured pattern.
Let the cabinet dry thoroughly.
Insert the chalkboard drawers back into the cabinet frame.
I had a blast creating the chalkboard art. Thanks to Rhonna for her timely tutorial on creating chalkboard art.
The drawers are the perfect size for those large tablets of art paper.
The cabinet has a wonderful texture now.
I have the flexibility to move my art supplies around and just change the chalkboard label.
Did I mention this little chest is the perfect height to rest my palette on while painting.
I’m soooo thrilled with the results!
Would you like a Lowe’s gift card to help you with your next DIY project? Gather round and listen close:
“Tell me what project you have yet to start or finish that you’d use the gift card for.” 
Leave a comment in the comment section below to be entered. A winner will be chosen at random. Entries must be received by Sunday, November 2nd midnight EST.
Don’t forget there is another giveaway going on to win a Paint Brush Cover (my new favorite painting tool.)
Disclosure: I have partnered with Lowe’s as a Lowe’s Creative Influencer. I was provided with a Lowe’s gift card to complete my project. The tutorial, photos and opinions expressed in this post are my own. I was not told what to write. #LowesCreator
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We’re working on “phase two” of our library and that gift card would be great for getting some of the oak faced plywood that we need for the upper bookcases.
LOVE your cabinet!!!
Gorgeous Project!
What project do I have?? acid Staining my kitchen floor, painting the living and kitchen. Re finishing my kitchen table… the list goes on and on.
Wow! The drawers turned out beautifully!
I am working on revamping our kids playroom/den. I’d like to put up some shelving to create more storage, paint, and change the fireplace from a dangerous eyesore into something that works better for the room. Thanks!
I love this chest of drawers! AMAZING!!!
We’ve just started on our bedroom. The ceiling has had its first coat of paint so there’s still plenty to do.
Awesome results with your faux zinc! And fun chalk art drawers!
I am working on reconfiguring the closet in my craft room into my “tool and paint” supply closet
(I don’t have a garage). Would love shelves, peg board, hooks, a fun paint color, …..
ooooo – I love giveaways – I would use the gift card to finish up some “half” projects I have going – most likely I would put it towards a new floor in my boys’ bath. They have very patiently been waiting for a long-overdue re-do
Thanks so much PHG!
I would use the gift card to patch the drywall in the basement my husband made to find the leak. Winning the gift card he shouldn’t have any excuse getting it done! Loved your file cabinet.
We are deep in the throes of renovating a hall bathroom, and possibly turning it into a walk-in closet and true master bath. What could we NOT use this gift card for?? Thanks for the tips on the faux zinc texture, too! I am a serial spray painter, so I will definitely give it a try.
Love how the chest turned out. I need that Lowes card so I can start redoing my kitchen floor.
Due to emergency pipe problems our bath project got bigger and bigger. I would love to win the Lowe’s gift card and use it towards a light fixture or faucet. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I would use the gift card to buy the supplies to redo an old dresser and vanity I scored at a yard sale!
Would love a gift card to get plywood to build more furniture, Thanks for this chance!
I’ve got about 5 projects going on! Winning the gift card would allow to buy the supplies to finish up some of those projects
Thanks for the opportunity.
My husband just moved bats of insulation from our garage into our attic (they had been there for…a long time…while he rewired our house himself). Now that we have more room in the garage, I would love to build him a simple workbench so he has dedicated space to work on future projects.
I’m looking to build a small coffee table for the basement using one of Ana White’s designs! This would be my first attempt at building something and I can’t wait!! PS We just finished our entire basement using all materials, including carpeting, from Lowe’s. We made lots and lots of trips there!
Boy do I have a garage full of stuff, but I’d really like to get started on a vanit I would like to take apart and make two nightstands out of. I need paint, hardware, etc;)
Love everything on your website! You are a girl after my own heart! I have always been a diy person even before it became popular – just grew up in that kind of household. You are so talented and have to say this is one of my favorite blogs. Not sure how I would use the gift card – too many projects going on – lots of painting, fixing kitchen sink etc. Thanks so much
I think you snagged a great find! I have so many projects going, I could use the gift card for any of them! I’m in the middle of reupholstering a chair, but first need to figure out how I want it painted.. Let’s see, um.. I have a vintage cabinet in need of paint, and my kitchen chairs need a coat of paint. Whew!! That’s only the tip of the iceberg!!
Keep on crafting!
I have ripped up the carpet on my stairs and the gift card would go a long way in getting the hardwood installed!
I’m in the process of making cute little doggie beds to sale.
I’m working on a sofa table. I love working with wood!!!
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I have a very ugly lamp that needs to be painted and my dogs chewed thru the cord of another lamp so I need to replace that. It was unplugged at the time so no doggies were harmed!
Hi PHG,
I just bought a round dining table off of Craig’s List that I’ll be repainting, so I need lots of Lowe’s supplies. The number one thing on my list, though, is that handy dandy spray paint adapter!
Thanks for the giveaway…
LOve the cabinet!! It’s beautiful now. I have some (lots) of painting to be done around the house!
That is about the coolest chest EVER. I seriously love it, thanks for sharing! I ‘d be boring right now with a Lowe’s gift card. New house day four around here (after truck arrived) and I need things like toilet paper holders that aren’t awful and new light switch covers……. zillions of curtain rods. Stuff like that. Not exciting but necessary!
Having just suffered through SANDY, we could really use the gift card to help on repairs inside and out. Would lift the mood of this Long Islander and her family. Hoping to win. Thank you.
I have a bedroom that needs reprinting very badly!
I’m currently working on my bedroom – just picked up some paint samples for the walls, trying to figure out what would look good on the floor (stained concrete or engineered wood). I also need to find a way bring together the furniture, since the pieces are all hand-me-downs or sale finds. The biggest thrill is I think I’m getting my parents’ bedroom set from PA and will fit that into the mix!
What a cool cabinet!
I have a bookshelf and a dresser that I am planning to paint as soon as the weather dries out! looking forward to taking on the project on a cool, crisp fall day.
Love the cabinet!! I’m in the process of painting my dining room furniture. After I’m finished with that project I plan to get started on a credenza, a couple of beds, and a nightstand. I also need to paint walls!
That looks so awesome! We’re looking forward to creating a hanging bookshelf in the living room with jute rope and pine slats. $100 would go a looooooong way towards that!
You know what I like about it (other than everything)? It’s unique, and has your own “fingerprint” on it (well, hopefully not literally).
What project(s) need attending to around this here place? Where do I start? I guess the largest one is painting a hand-me-down overstuffed 90s couch that I inherited from my son. Yep, you heard right-painting a couch, attempting to make it look like leather. I’ve done it on chair seats, and I think I know enough now to be dangerous, and perhaps effective.
Using someone else’s money will also help me be super confident, too!
I really want to start adding crown molding through out my house. I hope to be purchasing a compound miter saw soon and the gift card would help a lot! Thanks for the chance to win.
I have several projects underway but not completed. This gift card would help me finish those I have started and, very likely, start a couple more!
Oh my gosh this is great! I have a few old, ugly beige file cabinets that I might have to try this on! But my first project is to refinish my bathroom cabinets and stair railings before our Christmas visitors arrive… and a Lowe’s Gift Card would help me buy that Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformation kit I have been wanting to try! Thanks for the fun blog – and wonderful ideas! Debbie
Would love to start our library bookshelves!
I’m working making the basement a complete craft/workshop area – and have been trying to build some cabinets and storage to make it more functional!
I would finish my son’s room, which has been in a constant state of flux since he was moved from a crib to a bed. He really needs a real ‘finished’ room.
I love this look! I’ve been wanting to paint my front door and surrounding window frames (sidelights) everything on my house is TAN…blech shades of tan…and badly faded siding, it’s so boring…it needs punched up into a new brighter color scheme…thanks for your wonderful ideas;)
I just discovered your site and LOVE IT! My 1st project will be to bring life back to a dresser that my Dad made my older brother in 1980 before my Mom gave birth. After he turned 7 it became mine, then my younger sisters. My Dad never bothered to strip it. He just painted over it each time. I can literally chip layers of paint off. I don’t know where to start or what I will need but we shall see…