Follow along in this tutorial as i chalk paint two side tables and slightly distress them to create a look that i absolutely love.
Distressing furniture with homemade chalk paint.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
Easy affordable diy tutorial that shows you how to use annie sloan s chalk paint and a little distressing to update a dated wooden dining table.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup warm water.
The wax component of most furniture polishes does not mix well with chalk paint.
After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.
Run your hand across the piece to find any rough patches that might need sanding but remember you do not need to sand.
This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing furniture.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
Store bought chalk paint and designer chalk paint can be found four time the cost of normal interior wall paint i m talking like 25 a pint.
Remove any removable elements like hardware shelves drawers.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
For the color look.
If you re a sloppy painter you might place a drop cloth or old sheet below your item.
This step is very important.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
If you re neat don t worry about it.
The steel wool won t harm the rest of the paint enough to worry about remember the piece is meant to be distressed so use it to find the waxed areas wipe off the piece with the tack cloth.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Paint over the base coat and the wax.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
Chalk paint recipes come in varying flavors and ingredients but i ve used one single chalk paint recipe that i ve used on pretty much every piece of furniture in my home.
Remove any sticky gunk with soap and water or one of my favorite products goo gone.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.
See how to distress painted furniture.