The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
Chalk paint distress dresser.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
Annie sloan developed her un.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
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.
If this is your first chalk paint project and you re feeling anxious you can start with a side of the furniture that won t get as much air time like the back legs of a table.
Since the glaze on this piece will be subtle i am opting to seal with a clear matte sealer first followed by the antiquing glaze.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
The antiquing glaze over white sometimes adds a slightly grungy aged feeling.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint.
Once dry add a coat of clear chalk paint wax.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer.
Only use one coat of paint.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
You can just dive right in.
Though your anxiety will quickly vanish when you see how easy it is to work with this paint.
Distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
This distressed painted dresser will be getting a very subtle glaze for a worn and antiqued finish.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.