Chalk Paint Distressed Furniture Ideas

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Chalk paint distressed furniture ideas. I have done distressing before but using latex paints. However when distressing with chalk paint you want to make your piece look old before you start painting. The concept comes from how distressed wood furniture would age over time naturally. But as furniture painters we sometimes love to recreate that look ourselves rather than wait for nature to run its course.

With typical latex paint most of the distressing starts after you re done painting. How to paint furniture with chalk paint by kelly dobbs henthorne abshier house abshier house 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. I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well. It has worked very well in this gorgeous cabinet.

Chalk painted nightstand makeover. It sounds so much easier to do. But in case you are looking to give your piece a little more. You can get the aged antique look or the romantic shabby chic look with the right distressed paint technique.

This is real easy if you just picked up a scratch and dent item at a garage sale. Distressed painted furniture has so many different looks to it. I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.

To paint this dresser they used chalk finish paint to give the entire piece one coat. This diy version of chalk finish paint can be antiqued or distressed and tinted in your choice of colors. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint.