Creating a distressed look.
Chalk paint distress dresser.
Once dry add a coat of clear chalk paint wax.
Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
Annie sloan developed her un.
Though your anxiety will quickly vanish when you see how easy it is to work with this paint.
Once the wax is dry to touch but hasn t hardened you can start sanding.
I have found that with latex paints the latex becomes rubbery and really does not wet distress well.
Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint.
Annie used a chalk paint wax brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer.
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.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
Distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
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.
Remove any excess wax using a lint free cloth.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
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.
Only use one coat of paint.
You can just dive right in.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
The antiquing glaze over white sometimes adds a slightly grungy aged feeling.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.