Distressed Chalk Paint Table Top
This is a fun diy project i completed last fall season and i wanted to put together a full post with tips on how to use chalk paint and my diy chalk paint table experience in the hopes that it would help others.
Distressed chalk paint table top. I used a very rough grit sandpaper 80 with a medium to light touch and went to work sanding off the white chalk paint layer on the parts of the table i thought would wear naturally with age like the corners of the legs and top. 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. How to distress furniture is one of the easiest furniture painting techniques there is distressing paint on furniture is also probably one of the most commonly used technique as well. I only have two more sets of pieces to make over in my fall haul and today i am tackling one of them.
In my opinion wax does well for sealing chalk paint which is it s sole purpose but not necessarily for repelling water or holding up to high traffic. And i shared my tips and tricks with you all in the ever popular post the beginner s guide to annie sloan chalk paint. Now that the table is painted in a creamy off white with a chocolate base underneath we can move on to distressing chalk paint or chalk type paint. These mirrors that have been living with us since our last house are today s project.
And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet. Awesome friends welcome back. The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat. Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
When you distress painted furniture you want to keep in mind the natural wear and tear of a piece and work with that in mind. How to distress painted wood. Creating a distressed look. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. Click here to pin this post for later. I found these mirrors at the goodwill by our old house that has since closed its.
I said before i wasn t going to use wax. For today s post i m excited to finally share our rustoleum chalk paint dining table makeover and chalk paint table tutorial. 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. And i got to experience the magic of working with chalk paint by annie sloan for myself when i transformed our hot drinks station table into a bright and beautiful provence painted wonder.
Plus i m sharing a tip that will give you a fantastic distressed finish when using chalk paint. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. What a huge improvement.