Diy Distressed Chalk Paint Table

Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.
Diy distressed chalk paint table. I used a very rough grit sandpaper 80 with a medium to light touch and went to work sanding off the white chalk paint layer on the parts of the table i thought would wear naturally with age like the corners of the legs and top. After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table. Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first. My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.
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. Creating a distressed look. With chalk paint you can create a whimsical aged furniture look that spells style and chic. You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. For this particular distressing technique you will need a few things. Chalk paint revitalizes most surfaces with minimal prep work. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture. Click here to pin this post for later. Distressing wood using chalk paint is one of the most popular techniques. And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet.
How to distress painted wood. How do you wet distress furniture. I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint. Easy affordable diy tutorial that shows you how to use annie sloan s chalk paint and a little distressing to update a dated wooden dining table.
Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint.