So, I feel comfortable admitting something to you guys. Since we are such good friends and all. I am a furniture hoarder. It's true. I'm like an industrious little squirrel--always on the look out for another yummy looking nut to stash away for a later time. I may not even need the piece of furniture, but if I like it, I will get it. {Much to my husband's dismay.} I may need an intervention. In the case of this small side table, I picked this up at a Goodwill while in Austin for a Texas bloggers meetup over a year ago. Thank goodness this table is so little or it may have been evicted from the garage much sooner. As soon as I saw this petite table, I had to have it. I love the pretty legs {great gams!} and the little back splash. There were a few marks on the top of the table and something had eaten through the varnish {nail polish remover can do that} but I knew that wouldn't matter once I painted it. {I have a really hard time painting antiques but this table is definitely not an antique.} I bought the table to use as my daughter's nightstand and since I was getting close to finishing her big girl room, I wanted to knock this project off the list. I am doing her room in blues, pinks and greens. There is a lot of pink and blue already but not a whole lot of green so I decided to paint the little nightstand a pale shade of green. A few months ago, Jill shared her DIY chalk paint recipe with us and I liked the idea of being able to pick any color that I wanted and make it into chalk paint. I ended up using the Plaster of Paris recipe {3 parts paint to 1 part Plaster of Paris} and it worked so well! I honestly couldn't tell a difference between my homemade chalk paint and the more expensive chalk paints. It covered really well and has a nice, matte, chalky finish. After a couple coats of wax, the table was done! My daughter was really excited to have her "little green table" up in her room. And I am really excited to have one more piece of furniture finished and out of the garage. My husband concurs. Linking up to these amazing parties: Happy House and Home Wake Up Wednesday Hit Me With Your Best Shot Party on the Porch The Makers Lou Lou Girls Before and After Wednesday Inspiration2 Project Stash Link Party Freedom Fridays Inspire Us Thursdays Craft Frenzy Friday