Half Painted Chair

We were in need of a rocking chair for our nursery.  Yes you heard that right.  More on that later ....:)

I dreamed of it being the most perfect cool mint in color.

I think it turned out exactly how I dreamed it would.

Add a pillow for comfort and you have yourself a perfect little spot for rocking.

Here is how I did it:

I found this chair on craigslist.  It has to be a 100 years old.  Handmade and super sturdy.

I had originally planned on painting the whole chair in the mint color but the color of the wood was SO BEAUTIFUL I couldn't cover it all up.

I used a paint from Lowes(olympic-sweetpea).

 So I just picked a nice halfway spot and taped it off with painters tape.

I just used one of my craft sponges and did a light coat and let it dry and then repeated until the color seemed dark enough.  I even realized later that I didn't even prime it.  I had a box fan blowing on it the entire time which really helped with the drying.

Happy rocking.