I hope this video is helpful.
Distressing furniture with chalk paint.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
You can just dive right in.
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.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
See how to distress painted furniture.
I have done distressing before but using latex paints.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
I know it s a bit rough i am still learning so please be kind.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
To get you started we ll go over a few popular tools methods in detail.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
There are a lot of different ways to distress your piece of furniture and everyone has their preference.
We ll also give you some ideas of which other tools you could try.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
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.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
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.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint.