After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.
Black chalk paint distressed furniture.
It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice.
And not only that but chalk paint had the power to free diyers of the dreadful curse of stripping sanding and priming their pieces.
I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest.
I used annie sloan chalk paint for this project and found the paint layered incredibly well.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
It also distressed easily.
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.
This will take your painted furniture to the next level and provide an authentic distressed look to your painted furniture.
When most people hear chalk paint they think of black matte paint covered in chalk drawings.
I ve done wet distressing with a damp cloth sanding with different grades of paper and green scrubbies either wet or dry.
See how to distress painted furniture.
Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
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.
It could adhere to practically any surface on which it was painted varnish bare wood laminate plastic metal glass it made no difference.
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.
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How to distress your furniture with chalk paint.
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.
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Chalk paint possessed magical powers.
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.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
For the color look.
The reason i hadn t shown the makeover on the blog was because i didn t have great pictures.
When i ve used black chalk paint van gogh and distressed i get shiny areas around the edge where i distressed.
I ve tried many different techniques and it still happens.
Diy black chalk finish paint.
Paint over the base coat and the wax.