The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
Black chalk paint distressed furniture.
When most people hear chalk paint they think of black matte paint covered in chalk drawings.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
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.
I ve tried many different techniques and it still happens.
Diy black chalk finish paint.
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.
Paint over the base coat and the wax.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
Chalk paint possessed magical powers.
How to distress your furniture with chalk paint.
Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
It could adhere to practically any surface on which it was painted varnish bare wood laminate plastic metal glass it made no difference.
However chalk paint can be used for more than decorative walls.
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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.
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.
When i ve used black chalk paint van gogh and distressed i get shiny areas around the edge where i distressed.
You can just dive right in.
I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest.
See how to distress painted furniture.
After the paint dries rub the steel wool over the areas you ve waxed.
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.
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.
And not only that but chalk paint had the power to free diyers of the dreadful curse of stripping sanding and priming their pieces.
It also distressed easily.
This will take your painted furniture to the next level and provide an authentic distressed look to your painted furniture.
The number one tool to get proven results.
It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice.