Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
Distressed chalk paint chairs.
It sounds so much easier to do.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old.
See how to distress painted furniture.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
I have done distressing before but using latex paints.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
However oil based paints are known for their durability and oftentimes the go to option for wood trim and cabinetry.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
This step is very important.
We chose latex paint for its ease of use.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
Annie sloan developed her un.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
You can just dive right in.
Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work.
This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing furniture.
Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.