But i have chalk painted numerous pieces of furniture over the years and the pieces have always turned out good enough for my purposes.
Distressed chalk paint coffee table.
Come and have a look to see how i give this old coffee table a completely new look with chalk paint.
I will preface by saying i am not a chalk paint expert.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
And i shared my tips and tricks with you all in the ever popular post the beginner s guide to annie sloan chalk paint.
The table has been used many places including the toy room as a lego table and a coffee table for our basement.
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
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.
This gorgeous one with chalk paint.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
This painted one that looks so pristine.
Here is how you can do the same with your table and turn it into a distressed coffee table with a vintage feel.
The table doesn t get a ton of heavy use although i ve since applied two.
Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint.
It appears this particular pin has gotten a lot of love.
I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
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The distressed white paint with a rich wooden top is perfect for any living room.
If you want your coffee table to be the center of the room this is how you do it.
Chalk paint coffee table makeover update.
And i got to experience the magic of working with chalk paint by annie sloan for myself when i transformed our hot drinks station table into a bright and beautiful provence painted wonder.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
I just wanted to say hello and thanks to all of you who are visiting from pinterest.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Boy this has gone a long way i have used this paint for a mirror picture frame the base of a dining table and i still have some left to use for my coffee table top.
Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first.
After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table.
I am using the indian summer color of amy howard s chalk paint.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.