children's chalkboard craft table

I found these great, solid wood chairs at a Goodwill when we were visiting Charleston a few months ago.  They were only $5 too, so it was a no brainer.  Then I stumbled upon this small coffee table at a local Goodwill which ended up being around $5 too.  I knew it would be a perfect little set to create a craft table for my daughter.  

I used Rustoleum Universal Advance Spraypaint in white, since I've heard lots of great things about this spraypaint.  I have to say I was really pleased with the results.  It gave great coverage, dried pretty quickly, and had a nice smooth finish.

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I painted the inset portion of the top with chalkboard paint.  

Just for fun I layered a small sisal rug with a cowhide remnant I had in my stash.

The octopus is just a vinyl decal I made using my silohuette.

 

I wanted a place to display her works of art (once she learns to stop eating the crayons, chalk, etc.).  I was planning on buying the IKEA DIGNITET curtain wire to use for hanging her pictures (and I still might eventually do that), but decided to try to use what I have for now.  I found this old fireplace screen on the curb a while ago and thought it would be good for something.  I took off the two side pieces, gave it a fresh coat of paint, then just screwed in some mounting hardware and hung it on the wall.  Because the screen is metal, it's magnetic and provides a great place to display her little works of art.  If you found a screen that wasn't magnetic, you could always just paint it with magnetic paint.