I started by cleaning the entire piece with water tsp and a scrub brush.
Chalk paint grey distressed dresser.
This will make it look shiny and smooth.
The dresser shown was painted with annie sloan paris grey and old white given three coats of color and waxed.
The matte finish and mixing of colors can make even a brand new piece of furniture look like an amazing vintage find.
However between the money saved on primers and considering how far the paint will go it s worth it i m o.
You ll need to rinse out your sanding block as the pores fill up with paint.
Chalk paint is one of our favorite tools to use when it comes to painting furniture.
Thanks to your tutorials and tips i finally completed a dresser that i had been trying to paint but it the stain kept bleeding through.
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.
Patch with wood filler if needed and sand rough areas smooth with 150 grit sandpaper.
How to layering chalk paint.
I gave the rest of the dresser a light sanding with 180 grit and then wiped away all the dust with a.
In march a reader named whitney shared her experience with me on instagram here is her comment.
May 2 2020 pictures of painted dressers to inspire painting projects.
Once that last coat of paint dries use a slightly damp fine grit sanding block to wet sand the edges corners and raised areas.
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.
The number one tool to get proven results.
Using chalk paint on furniture.
In this video i paint a cherry dresser using kilz chalk paint.
Clean the furniture with tsp to clean and degrease it.
That will knock off your first layer of paint.
To get this diy white and grey distressed look on already stained furniture.
You could even take your project one step further with these tips on how to distress your furniture.
Then follow the steps in the video starting with the vaseline then blue chalk paint.
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Be sure to get all those spots you applied vaseline too.
10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint.
Now for the fun part of this diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover.
Then i patched and fixed all the missing veneer and old hardware with bondo and sanded the bondo smooth.