Distressing Wood With Black Chalk Paint
But keep in mind to cover that dark you ll probably need at least 2 maybe 3 coats of the white atop that.
Distressing wood with black chalk paint. Only use one coat of paint. Yes you could choose to strip the finish and restain the wood but that s much more hassle than using chalk paint. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. How do you wet distress furniture.
Basically if you want a dark color to come through and your wood is blonde you ll need to stain the wood or do a layer of brown black paint first. Black distressed furniture can also be perfect for a farmhouse style home or any home for that matter black painted furniture is classic and timeless and can work with almost any. Not too profound i know but by only using one coat of paint versus the two to three i normally give my pieces for solid coverage it makes it easier and faster to reveal more of the wood underneath therefore. It also distressed easily.
My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel. Step 2 second coat if needed apply a second coat in the same color to get the desired amount of coverage. Here annie has selected giverny and aubusson blue. It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice.
For laminated wood or a previous oil paint layer we recommend a light sanding before the first paint coat and curing for at least 24 hours before applying your second coat. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Here are the supplies i used to wet distress this farmhouse desk. Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
Creating a distressed look. Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette. Annie began by applying her primer colour of chalk paint in giverny using a chalk paint brush to create texture. Distressing chalk paint is a fantastic way to make wood furniture look rustic and in my humble opinion wet distressing furniture is the best way to make it look as natural as possible.
Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint. Distressing with chalk paint. Annie sloan developed her un. I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest.
Choose two colours from the chalk paint palette. Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style. Do a test run on a piece of. Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.