Do you ever get an urge to use a certain paint color? Like you are sitting on the couch & all of the sudden you are like, “I have to paint something gray RIGHT NOW or I might go crazy?!” Crap, is that just me? I know I’m not the only one. Well, the other night the mood struck to paint something gray & I had the most perfect little chair sitting in my basement that was begging for a little makeover. I dragged it out of the cobwebs & cleaned it off to use some of my favorite chalk paint on…

Before this chair was just a regular little chair that nobody really looked twice at, but thanks to chalk paint it turned into a cute little chair that’s great for an accent piece in any room or even a desk chair exd. Here is a quick little cell phone photo I took of the chair before I painted it…

& after…

I decided to use my favorite gray at the moment, Franciscan gray  Maison Blanche chalk paint. It’s actually the same color we painted our downstairs bathroom cabinet with here in our Michigan house. I am obsessed with this paint & it’s one of the best chalk paints… actually I take that back, probably the best chalk paint I have ever used. I didn’t do any prep to the chair besides a quick clean up with a paper towel & some windex. After the chair was clean I did two quick coats of paint. The paint dries super fast so I did this all while watching an episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills while wondering if those ladies have ever painted a piece of furniture in their lives & put it in one of their million dollar mansions.. wouldn’t that be cool. Well, if you are reading housewives, send me a photo of your furniture makeover so I can share it here on the blog! These are the things that go through my head while painting. After two layers of paint dried I sanded the piece to give it a distressed look & then waxed it with my Maison Blanche clear wax which is also a favorite of mine.

Seriously this gray is the perfect neutral & soft this gray paint is & I love how it looks on this adorable little chair. I wish I had room for it in our Michigan house, but alas for now we don’t so the chair ended up at my booth here in Michigan at Painted Farmgirl if you are looking for a cute gray accent chair, desk chair, a chair for basically any room in your home. I’ll be super jealous if you go & pick up this little gray chair & send me a photo of it… like really jealous. Ok, let me know what you think of the chair in the comments below & let me know what you think of the color too. I’m thinking about doing a dresser with this color to, what do you think? Let me know in the comments below, find me on Facebook, & chat with me on Instagram.