The glam girl's room - the bed

As part of the new room makeover I knew we would be buying a new bed.

My daughter had a loft bunk bed before we moved into the new house.  She chose to sleep on her twin mattress on the floor rather than moving her bunk bed into the new room -- nothing makes you feel like a good parent like having your kid sleep on a mattress on the floor :-)

We quickly got her a new box spring and a bed frame, but we had to find just the right bed for the room.  I searched local furniture stores and online sites trying to find the right bed -- and one that was in my budget.

Then, while we were out browsing some local antique stores for decorating ideas and accessories (I'm fortunate to live in an area where there are several nearby), I found it!  It was sitting on the front porch of The Cottage.

The antique bed had already been painted and distressed, but it was a little too shabby -
some of the paint starting peeling off (when I picked and peeled at it :-)

Someone had already tried to give it a Shabby Chic finish but it was waaaay to shabby for a girls bedroom - also, while the color was nice, it didn't fit into our color scheme.  I decided I would refinish the bed to give it a more girly, less shabby, shabby chic finish.
 

So, I started my first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint project using Old White paint.

My youngest daughter and
good friend Melissa -- All pitching it :-)

I loved how smooth the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint went on and how smoothly and easily is sanded down while distressing.

I finished the bed with a coat of clear furniture wax.  I decided not to buy the Annie Sloan wax, but on all my projects since this one have used only Annie Sloan Wax. The others seem to have a slightly yellow tint and change the beautiful color of the 'Old White' paint.

Stay tuned for the posting with the completed bed and the finished Glam Girl Room Makeover.