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.
Grey chalk paint table before and after.
The great thing about chalk paint is that you do not need to sand your project piece before you paint.
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 actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.
Then i mixed a little of tea rose chalk paint and a little bit of mason dixson grey chalk paint together and painted that custom paint color over the very bottom drawer.
I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
And when my top layer of chalk paint was dry i went over my drawers with a medium sanding block to expose some of the grey chalk paint underneath.
Before and after using chalk paint by.
I repaired the veneer with a bit of wood filler and a good sanding.
Getting started with chalk paint.
Rustoleum cabinet paint.
Instead of using the annie sloan clear wax to seal the top of the table i tried out this clear polycrylic protective finish.
Before and after armoire annie sloan chalk paint.
Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint.
Before after kitchen kitchen.
It already had what looked like a semi paint job and some peeling veneer on the top.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
I used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white on the top of the table and paris grey on the bottom 2 coats of each.