Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint.
Chalk paint distress dresser.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
This distressed painted dresser will be getting a very subtle glaze for a worn and antiqued finish.
Since the glaze on this piece will be subtle i am opting to seal with a clear matte sealer first followed by the antiquing glaze.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer.
Only use one coat of paint.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
The antiquing glaze over white sometimes adds a slightly grungy aged feeling.
Distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
Though your anxiety will quickly vanish when you see how easy it is to work with this paint.
You can just dive right in.
Not too profound i know but by only using one coat of paint versus the two to three i normally give my pieces for solid coverage it makes it easier and faster to reveal more of the wood underneath therefore creating a more distressed finish with very little effort.
Annie sloan developed her un.
Once dry add a coat of clear chalk paint wax.
Creating a distressed look.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
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.