Paint over the base coat and the wax.
Distressing furniture with homemade chalk paint.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
Run your hand across the piece to find any rough patches that might need sanding but remember you do not need to sand.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
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.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing 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.
This step is very important.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup warm water.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
If you re neat don t worry about it.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
Fill any holes with wood.
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.
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.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
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.
Remove any removable elements like hardware shelves drawers.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
The wax component of most furniture polishes does not mix well with chalk paint.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
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For the color look.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
If you re a sloppy painter you might place a drop cloth or old sheet below your item.
Chalk paint recipes come in varying flavors and ingredients but i ve used one single chalk paint recipe that i ve used on pretty much every piece of furniture in my home.
After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.