Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint.
Distressing furniture with chalk paint.
See how to distress painted furniture.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
When painting furniture one of the most popular furniture painting techniques is distressing.
It sounds so much easier to do.
We ll also give you some ideas of which other tools you could try.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
I know it s a bit rough i am still learning so please be kind.
To get you started we ll go over a few popular tools methods in detail.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
You can just dive right in.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
I have done distressing before but using latex paints.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
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.
Learn distressed furniture painting techniques and learn the easy furniture painting technique of distressing chalk paint to give your painted furniture that worn look.
Thank yall so much for stopping by.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.