Black Pepper

I cleaned out my paint stash this past week and it continues to occur to me:

Why in the name of all that is good and useful did General Finishes discontinue their chalk paint line ya’ll ?????  It is one of the best lines out there.  When I first heard about it, I contacted one of their proveiers for an answer.  She told be they were discontinuing the line because it didn’t sell well.  I am thinking it might not sell as well as their milk paint line but based on what I have seen and heard and seen online I would have thought it was really popular.  It is really easy to apply, has great coverage and clean up is a breeze.  The color line was also beautiful, and in my opinion decidedly Scandinavian.  Alas, it is no more.  However, you can still find the odd can of it on Etsy or Amazon, which brings me to today’s victim……..

Solid oak coffee table for 20 bucks?

YES!!!!!!! All day long…..

The only thing wrong with this one was it started out on the orange side.  The finish was still in great shape though.  I know this because it took me almost 2 hours to sand all of it off before starting to paint and stain it.

General Finishes Black Pepper chalk paint is a gorgeous matte black ya’ll.  I will miss  it like crazy.

I just love these little spade shaped feet and the little curved part of the apron.

  All that sanding on the top really paid off.

The grain is amazing!  The stain is Minwax Dark Walnut.  It looks great on oak.

Ya’ll it has begun to rain here Every. Single. Day.

It’s that time of year for us.  It just makes it hard to get good light for photos.

Legs for days……..

I love the way the matte black is so sleek, It really never takes anything away from the natural wood top :).  I used this same paint on an old brass light fixture recently and it I was amazed at how it turned out.   I will share that with ya’ll soon.

$4 Goodwill pottery vase.

My white Hydrangea is loaded this year :))))))

Paige