And i shared my tips and tricks with you all in the ever popular post the beginner s guide to annie sloan chalk paint.
Distressed chalk paint coffee table.
I will preface by saying i am not a chalk paint expert.
Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first.
It appears this particular pin has gotten a lot of love.
Since i finished this table makeover around 2 years ago it s still holding up great.
The table doesn t get a ton of heavy use although i ve since applied two.
My other chalk paint makeovers playlist chalk painted fu.
Furniture chalk paint tutorial.
The distressed white paint with a rich wooden top is perfect for any living room.
I just wanted to say hello and thanks to all of you who are visiting from pinterest.
I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
Boy this has gone a long way i have used this paint for a mirror picture frame the base of a dining table and i still have some left to use for my coffee table top.
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.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Chalk paint coffee table makeover update.
Creating a distressed look.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Here is how you can do the same with your table and turn it into a distressed coffee table with a vintage feel.
But i have chalk painted numerous pieces of furniture over the years and the pieces have always turned out good enough for my purposes.
After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table.
If you want your coffee table to be the center of the room this is how you do it.
This painted one that looks so pristine.
This gorgeous one with chalk paint.
And i got to experience the magic of working with chalk paint by annie sloan for myself when i transformed our hot drinks station table into a bright and beautiful provence painted wonder.
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
Come and have a look to see how i give this old coffee table a completely new look with chalk paint.
Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint.
I am using the indian summer color of amy howard s chalk paint.
The table has been used many places including the toy room as a lego table and a coffee table for our basement.