Goodwill toward {wo}Men!!!

One wall in my kitchen is blank...oh so blank! I have been debating what to do with it for a long time.


If I had the $$$ today, I would redo all of the cabinets in my kitchen, and that wall would be COVERED in more counter space and cabinets! But, the truth is, I don't have that kind of $. I probably won't have that kind of $ for a long time.

But, I figure that if I slowly find cheap things, I can at least decorate that space to make it more homey and less hotel-y.


So...dun dun dun...enter Goodwill {sidenote: it was 50% off day}.
{2nd sidenote: Goodwill kind of smells funny doesn't it?}


I went Saturday and purchased 5 things {okay...you caught me...6 things, but the 6th thing was a tie for Father's Day}.

I bought 3 frames (a total of $4.50).
I bought a curio shelf/cabinet thingee ma-hopper ($3.50).
And, an ugly mirror with lots of potential ($20.00).


Then, I meandered {or drove...whichever you want to imagine, but "drove" is a boring word} over to Walmart and purchased some spray paint in the colors of my choice.

I sprayed and sprayed my little heart out {okay it wasn't that hard, but I'd like you to think it was!}.

And what do you suppose came of it?
See Below:

P.S. Sorry I forgot to take a before picture of the "curio shelf/cabinet thingee ma-hopper." You'll just have to imagine an ugly wood colored cabinet.

Before:

After:

Detail on the top:

Now, to make this a chalkboard, or leave it as a mirror?  I don't know if you can even turn a mirror into a chalkboard????  Thoughts?

Before:

After:

I don't have a before of this one...remember? So here is the after: