Distressed Chalk Paint Table Top

This revolutionary paint product is ideal for distressing furniture and decor items like candlesticks mason jars and wooden boxes but it also creates timeless finishes depending on the technique used to apply it.
Distressed chalk paint table top. Plus i m sharing a tip that will give you a fantastic distressed finish when using chalk paint. I only have two more sets of pieces to make over in my fall haul and today i am tackling one of them. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece. What a huge improvement. For today s post i m excited to finally share our rustoleum chalk paint dining table makeover and chalk paint table tutorial. Awesome friends welcome back.
And i got to experience the magic of working with chalk paint by annie sloan for myself when i transformed our hot drinks station table into a bright and beautiful provence painted wonder. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. I said before i wasn t going to use wax. Creating a distressed look.
Now that the table is painted in a creamy off white with a chocolate base underneath we can move on to distressing chalk paint or chalk type paint. In my opinion wax does well for sealing chalk paint which is it s sole purpose but not necessarily for repelling water or holding up to high traffic. Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table.
I found these mirrors at the goodwill by our old house that has since closed its. How to distress painted wood. These mirrors that have been living with us since our last house are today s project. Chalk paint revitalizes most surfaces with minimal prep work.
This is a fun diy project i completed last fall season and i wanted to put together a full post with tips on how to use chalk paint and my diy chalk paint table experience in the hopes that it would help others. The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Click here to pin this post for later.
And i shared my tips and tricks with you all in the ever popular post the beginner s guide to annie sloan chalk paint.