Tool chest makeover.

I’m a yard sale shopper. Big time. Other people’s trash….. can be your trash…and maybe with some spray paint your treasure.

And the house across the street from me had a yard sale. I didn’t even have to drive! destiny. I came across this tool chest…it was uuugly.

(I shared a sneak peak of it on instagram! follow me (agirlandagluegun) Husband and I had the great debate…he absolutely hated it. wanted me to roll it back across the street and depend my $15 back (I actually bought it for $25…but don’t tell husband that)

I had a vision…

I spent a good hour degreasing it….and getting it ready for paint…and it was totally worth it!

I got this krud cutter in my swag bag at a blog conference…..and when I went to get my Clorox bleach it was sitting right there and I thought. hm…why not.

It worked like a dream. I could literally just wipe it off…here’s a picture that you can’t really tell…but it IS working.

after the grossness was over…a few coats of rustoleum spray paint in ORANGE.The top had a board on it…Which I could have just left off…but I kinda liked the contrast. So I painted it black and added some vinyl from Expressions Vinyl

(I wanted to do something about not being a “tool” but husband said it wasn’t super appropriate for my 9 year old’s room.)

and then I used this stuff…it’s pretty freakin awesome.

it’s like a super thick varnish. I used it a bunch when I made stuff for the dentist office. You mix two bottles together and pour it on….then you have to use a match or blow torch to get all the bubbles out. It dries to the touch in like 12 hours…and then 3 days before you can put stuff on it…
but it looks so cool and legit.