This is a more modern look for painted furniture.
Distressing chalk paint furniture.
This distressed painted dresser will be getting a very subtle glaze for a worn and antiqued finish.
The antiquing glaze over white sometimes adds a slightly grungy aged feeling.
You want this coat to be quite thick and our brushes hold lots of paint to help with that.
9 optional create a more modern finish with chalk paint.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette annie sloan developed her uni.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
Once dried apply the second coating.
In this video you will learn how to give your chalk painted furniture a worn appearance using a technique called distressing.
Once your base colour is dry use a clean chalk paint brush to apply the second colour.
Step by step guide to the two colour distressed paint effect.
Dust off sandy pieces and you are done.
Pick the color of the chalk paint and with the use of chalk paintbrush apply it to the furniture.
Distress the furniture using sandpaper.
Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
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Go over the edges and corners.
Leave for 30 minutes to dry.
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Creating a distressed look.
I hope this video is helpful.
Start it with light sanding until it reached your requirements.
Foam sanding block that is a medium or 80 grit.
If you aren t going to distress the piece or let it show its age by having some of the old colors show through you will want to give the piece at least two complete coats with lots of drying time in between.
I use only two tools when distressing furniture painted in chalk paint.
Once all of your distressing is complete you must still seal your piece of distressed painted furniture.
One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Though your anxiety will quickly vanish when you see how easy it is to work with this paint.
For another tutorial on distressing painted wood make sure to check out how to distress painted wood furniture.
Sealing distressed painted furniture.
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.
Apply your base colour using a chalk paint brush moving the brush in every direction to create texture.