It could adhere to practically any surface on which it was painted varnish bare wood laminate plastic metal glass it made no difference.
Black chalk paint distressed furniture.
Not only does it come in every color but it s thickness allows it to be one of the easiest paints to apply to furniture.
Diy black chalk finish paint.
I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest.
Chalk paint possessed magical powers.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
When most people hear chalk paint they think of black matte paint covered in chalk drawings.
And not only that but chalk paint had the power to free diyers of the dreadful curse of stripping sanding and priming their pieces.
After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.
The reason i hadn t shown the makeover on the blog was because i didn t have great pictures.
I used annie sloan chalk paint for this project and found the paint layered incredibly well.
I ve done wet distressing with a damp cloth sanding with different grades of paper and green scrubbies either wet or dry.
You can just dive right in.
A couple of days ago i posted some pictures on my facebook page to show a bedroom set that i painted this summer that i had not yet blogged about.
For the color look.
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.
It also distressed easily.
Paint over the base coat and the wax.
It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice.
How to distress your furniture with chalk paint.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
When i ve used black chalk paint van gogh and distressed i get shiny areas around the edge where i distressed.
Black distressed furniture can also be perfect for a farmhouse style home or any home for that matter black painted furniture is classic and timeless and can work with almost any.
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.
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I ve tried many different techniques and it still happens.
See how to distress painted furniture.