Sand your furniture to even out the surface.
Distressing furniture with valspar chalk paint.
You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
Naturally patinas and distresses over time.
I used a minwax poly for the top coat it s a kitchen table and the brush marks of the top coat are so noticeable.
Maintains beautiful chalky matte finish.
Clean the furniture with warm soapy water.
Leaving your chalk painted surface bare or with no topcoat is the simplest treatment with the least alteration to the finish.
When you sand chalk paint you don t have to sand the entire piece of furniture.
Choose your distress technique.
However i have a bit of a problem.
I was deciding between chalk paint and furniture paint and went with the furniture paint based on this post.
1 cup latex paint 1 3 cup plaster of paris 1 3 cup warm water.
If this is your first chalk paint project and you re feeling anxious you can start with a side of the furniture that won t get as much air time like the back legs of a table.
This step is very important.
Though your anxiety will quickly vanish when you see how easy it is to work with this paint.
However adding no protection means your piece is vulnerable to the elements wear and tear and natural distressing.
Creating a distressed look.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture.