You can use it to create a distressed shabby chic look or to bring an old piece of furniture back to life.
Chalk paint outdoor metal furniture. You will apply it just the same as you would if you didn t water down the paint. Metal plastic wood cane wicker even brick and concrete. Watch amanda show you how to paint metal using chalk type paint disclaimer 2 13 19 suite pieces no longer is a chalk paint stockist. The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of water.
For more tips and tutorials visit. Not sure how to paint and refinish metal. That s right the paint we all love and find so easy to use works beautifully on interior and exterior surfaces. When the paint is used outside though it gradually fades and will take on an softened weathered patina.
Brand name or hmc paints adhere to all different types of surfaces. 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. So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint. Watch christen from blue egg brown nest show you how.
You can paint wood and laminated furniture metal plastic cladding brick stone or glass. It was one of the biggest pieces of furniture in my booth and anchored one full side of my space. For a low effort project chalk paint 15 to 35 per quart a water based product made from calcium carbonate talc and pigment is ready to use on wood and metal furniture straight out of. We now carry jolie matte finish paint that will behave the.
Chalk paint is so popular because of its unquestionable versatility. Making outdoor chalk paint is no different than making chalk paint you use indoors. It is the same except you use exterior paint. I was on my way to celebrate mother s day with my family when i received a call from the pickers market that my 9 drawer dresser had just sold.
This little set had certainly seen better days like back in 83 and it was this close to being left for dead out on the curb. Using chalk paint on metal patio furniture in the midst of the one room challenge there were a lot of unexpected things that happened.