Garage Sale Primitive Salt Box House Gets a Farmhouse Makeover

August 16, 2018

This salt box prim house was one of my August garage sale finds!

I used to be big primitive country fan, but I have went farmhouse. It's so much lighter and brighter.

First, I pulled off the metal star, and painted the sides with Chalked Ultra Matte Paint in Chiffon Cream mixed with Chalked Ultra Matte Paint in Linen White. About a 5:1 ratio. I wanted the Chiffon Cream to be more like Annie Sloan in Old White.

I painted the roof and chimney with Chalked Ultra Matte Paint in Country Gray. I then distressed the edges with 100 grit sandpaper and the middle areas with 220 grit sandpaper.

The $2.99 "Farmhouse" stencil is from Hobby Lobby. I stenciled the lettering with off white paint.

I then sealed the paint and stencil with Varathane Interior Water-Based Polyurethane in Satin Finish

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It is much lighter and brighter!

I wanted a fall taper candle ring, but wasn't able to find one. So I improvised with a white pip berry taper candle ring.

I used Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint in Heritage (orange) to dab paint on the pip berries.

I sprayed my new "fall wreath" with Krylon Clear Coatings Aerosol in Satin Finish. This sealed the paint and darkened it a bit.

I pounded a very small nail in the middle window ledge and hung the wreath on the nail. I also tied a few strings of raffia on my wreath.