How to distress painted wood.
Diy distressed chalk paint table.
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
Creating a distressed look.
How do you wet distress furniture.
I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.
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.
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Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint.
Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first.
You can use this paint on different wooden furniture but will work best on tables chairs and shelves.
And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet.
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.
With chalk paint you can create a whimsical aged furniture look that spells style and chic.
Chalk paint revitalizes most surfaces with minimal prep work.
My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.
Distressing wood using chalk paint is one of the most popular techniques.
After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table.
For this particular distressing technique you will need a few things.
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 who wanted to give their dining table a chalk paint makeover.
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.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.