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