Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
Distressed chalk paint chairs.
This step is very important.
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.
However oil based paints are known for their durability and oftentimes the go to option for wood trim and cabinetry.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
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.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
See how to distress painted furniture.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
You can just dive right in.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
It sounds so much easier to do.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.
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.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.