After the two coats of black chalk paint were dry i did a little sanding.
Black chalk paint table before and after.
If you want a piece to have two colors one showing through the other make sure that the first coat is completely dry before painting the second coat of the usually lighter top coat.
The finish will be flat until you seal with wax or poly.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
Getting started with chalk paint.
The actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
Before i show you the after photos and tell you how i got this look let me share with you real quickly 3 reasons why i love using chalk paint to paint furniture.
Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint.
The great thing about chalk paint is that you do not need to sand your project piece before you paint.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.
Then i painted this great little table with aqua diy chalk paint silver spray paint for the legs and mod podged the top with wrapping paper.
This technique is commonly used for that shabby chic look.
Some of the flaws were still visible but they looked so much better.
This is what the table looked like after the second coat of paint the paint is still a little wet fyi.
You don t need to prime the surface with chalk paint and a lot of the time it s supposed to take a single coat.
The table tops were in pretty bad shape before.
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4 charging cabinet painted furniture before and after makeover.
Chalk paint table makeover before after.
These are some of the best and most beautiful chalk paint furniture ideas from amazingly talented diy bloggers who specialize in painted furniture makeovers.
10 fabulous furniture makeovers using chalk paint before and after may 10 2013 by molly.
The stain can streak on large flat areas so if you have never used stain before you may have to practice on a board first to get the staining technique down.
The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat.
To wrap up the year my furniture fixer upper friends and i decided to put together some of our favorite painted furniture makeovers we use a variety of brands of furniture paint as well as different furniture painting techniques.
10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint.
I did the bottom in white like yours but.
I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
We did lightly sand them before applying the black chalk paint.
Hi jenny i do think if you use thin coats of black chalk paint you will like the results after the poly is on.