Thrift store canisters

I've been wanting to find some canisters for my kitchen counter but I just couldn't make myself spend the money on some at the store. Yes, Im cheap! But I'm not working anymore so we have to save money where we can! I was at the thrift store last week and I saw this set of canisters for $4.00!

These didn't really go with my decor but I figured my new best friend, spray paint, could help me out! When I told the sweet old lady checking me out that I was going to spray paint them she was horrified! She did not understand why I would do that to these beautiful canisters!

I used a color I already had, Rustoleum Claret Wine. The red matched my kitchen perfectly. And here they are... Not too bad for $4.00!

I think they need a little something extra to them though, I just can't figure out what to do! Any suggestions??

Chalkboard Mirror

I've seen all kinds of posts about people making chalkboards and the husband has been wanting one for the kitchen so I set off to find an antique mirror. That might be easy for a lot of you but in little old Lake Jackson, Texas it took me awhile! But I finally found what I was looking for in a used furniture store. It was perfect!

And I loved the design at the top of it!

I sanded the mirror down and spray painted it. I used Rustoleum Heirloom White. It took quite a few coats. This mirror was so heavy ( I could barely lift it) and I figured it was too heavy to hang on our cabinet so I took the mirror out and just used the back piece of the wood for the chalkboard part. I used chalkboard spray paint on the wood insert. I think that if I ever do another big chalkboard I will use the just regular chalkboard paint that I can roll on instead of the spray. It will probably be a little easier to get even. After everything was dry I put it all back together. I sanded the edges down a little bit to distress it and rubbed a glaze on to antique it a bit too. I used Ralph Lauren glaze and it was so easy! You just brush it on, wait a few seconds then wipe off! And here is the finished result! I was very proud of myself for my first bigger project! I thought it turned out great!

(Sorry about the quality of the photo! It was hard to get a pic close up, but you can kind of see!)

And then it's perfect for your son to draw crazy monster pictures on! :)