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.
Black chalk paint furniture before and after.
4 charging cabinet painted furniture before and after makeover.
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.
So the next time you see that free desk on the side of the road or the 40 antique dresser at the garage sale consider bringing it home and painting it.
Paint can be pricey at 39 99 but this paint goes a long way we promise.
Again you should read our post what s in my paint bag.
Chalk painting furniture success is guaranteed when you are organized.
You can just dive right in.
10 fabulous furniture makeovers using chalk paint before and after may 10 2013 by molly today i want share with you a few of the chalk painted furniture pieces i ve been working on for my new shop at miles of art.
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.
We did lightly sand them before applying the black chalk paint.
The actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
1 quart of chalk paint in your preferred color.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
Both milk paint and chalk paint are easy to work with and are perfect for furniture makeovers.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
The table tops were in pretty bad shape before.
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.
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.
Some of the flaws were still visible but they looked so much better.
These are some of the best and most beautiful chalk paint furniture ideas from amazingly talented diy bloggers who specialize in painted furniture makeovers.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.