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[quote=Anonymous]I'd do chalk paint.  There is no priming or sanding needed and advice for the first coat is to do it quite imperfectly. If it's peeling now, you might want to do some obvious scraping, but you don't need to be at all that scrupulous about it.

You do need to wax or varnish afterwards.  I'd not advise wax--it needs to be redone periodically and some say it's kind of a dust magnet.  Varnishing with a water based product for a child's book case would be my recommendation.  Another alternative is Vax, which is said to combine the properties of both wax and varnish. I am working with this for the first time myself, so can't offer a testimonial.

Sources of chalk paint are Annie Sloan and Shabby Paints.  There are at least two local distributors for the former and one for the latter--look at their websites.  Shabby Paints is the source of Vax--I ordered by mail.

An alternative to chalk paint that I've read on line works as a very good, cheaper substitute is Valspar Ultra paint plus primer flat interior.[/quote]

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