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.
Distressing furniture with homemade chalk paint.
If you re neat don t worry about it.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing furniture.
Fill any holes with wood.
In this easy to follow diy chalk paint furniture tutorial you ll learn how to chalk paint your wood furniture and add a distressed look to it.
If you re a sloppy painter you might place a drop cloth or old sheet below your item.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
See how to distress painted furniture.
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.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
Paint over the base coat and the wax.
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.
For the color look.
This step is very important.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.
Run your hand across the piece to find any rough patches that might need sanding but remember you do not need to sand.
Remove any sticky gunk with soap and water or one of my favorite products goo gone.
Follow along in this tutorial as i chalk paint two side tables and slightly distress them to create a look that i absolutely love.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup warm water.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
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.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
Remove any removable elements like hardware shelves drawers.
After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.