Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
Distressed chalk paint chairs.
I have done distressing before but using latex paints.
Annie sloan developed her un.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
You can just dive right in.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
We chose latex paint for its ease of use.
This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing furniture.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup.
See how to distress painted furniture.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
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.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
This step is very important.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
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.
Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
It sounds so much easier to do.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.