Annie sloan invented her revolutionary furniture paint chalk paint in 1990 and hasn t stopped refining and improving her formula since.
Chalk painted items.
Chalk paint is a fun and budget friendly way to transform old dated even damaged furniture pieces.
We misted the fabric with a spray bottle of water with each coat of paint so that the fabric would absorb the paint and not be stiff.
There are 74 chalk painted items for sale on etsy and they cost 20 48 on average.
There s no need for priming or sanding.
Chalk paint is the world s best furniture paint.
The most common chalk painted items material is wood.
Painting fabric upholstery with annie sloan chalk paint we painted the outdated upholstery on these antique chairs with a mixture of 50 annie sloan chalk paint in paris grey and 50 water.
With the ease and versatility of all the chalk and refinishing paints on the market it can be an easy choice for your next project.
The most popular color.
Chalk paint is a water based medium and will require a soap and water clean up.
After painting you might be wondering how to seal and protect your gorgeous project.
I have used in on old laminate pieces and beat up things from garage sales and you would never ever know how they started out.
These are some of the best and most beautiful chalk paint furniture ideas from amazingly talented diy bloggers who specialize in painted furniture makeovers.
Chalk couture is revolutionizing diy and home décor with category creating products like chalkology paste chalk transfers couture ink and our exclusive boards.
Just think about it great aunt myrtle s dark and dated bedroom suite that has been languishing in your garage or basement for years can now be brought into the light with a chalky paint transformation.
Tip 6 distressing a piece the easy way.
Depending on what the piece will be used for and your desired look consider one of these chalk paint topcoat options.
You can also make your own chalk paint i found quite a few good recipes for chalk paint on pinterest.
Chalk paint is one of my absolute products to use for furniture makeovers as it is so forgiving and covers just about any type of surface.
So colorful too you can buy chalk paint in just about any color you wish.
To wrap up the year my furniture fixer upper friends and i decided to put together some of our favorite painted furniture makeovers we use a variety of brands of furniture paint as well as different furniture painting techniques.
Exposing this brush to water will ruin it and you will have wasted your money on a very expensive brush.
A decent 2 or 2 1 2 latex brush will do the trick.
Chalk paint is as easy to use as opening the tin dipping your brush and applying paint to furniture.