Chalk Paint Grey Distressed Dresser

I really recommend using chalk paint when distressing.

Chalk paint grey distressed dresser.

Then you need two layers of a medium grey. Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece. How to distress your furniture with chalk paint. It dries harder and faster than latex paint.

1 quart of chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan in the color paris grey 1 quart can cost 34 95 or more which seems steep i know. That will knock off your first layer of paint. I used amy howard s selznick grey chalk paint. The number one tool to get proven results.

Jul 12 2020 explore pam losier s board chalk paint dresser followed by 277 people on pinterest. The 3 most popular techniques to distress your beautiful piece of f. Because the natural wood that s left has a lovely reddish color the paint color chosen is a darker blue when distressed later the red will come through in places making a nice contrast. See more ideas about redo furniture painted furniture furniture makeover.

Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. This vintage tall dresser is solid wood with 5 drawers and great details and cane doors. The customer is requesting a white distressed painted furniture makeover with a subtle glaze to give that worn aged look. Not so obvious from the photo is the extent of prep work required on this piece.

Annie sloan developed her un. This will make it look shiny and smooth. There are a lot of different ways to distress your piece of furniture and everyone has their preference. Then once you see the gray coming through add a small amount of wax to your steel wool and go over the distressed area again.

Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette. Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work. After applying a full layer of the off white amy howard chalk paint color linen i applied 2 layers of amy howard chalk paint color selznick grey. To get you started we ll go over a few popular tools methods in detail.

This week we are going to use all the techniques we have learned in the past all at once. We ll also give you some ideas of which other tools you could try.