Distressed Chalk Paint Table Top

For today s post i m excited to finally share our rustoleum chalk paint dining table makeover and chalk paint table tutorial.

Distressed chalk paint table top.

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. I said before i wasn t going to use wax. 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. I found these mirrors at the goodwill by our old house that has since closed its.

What a huge improvement. I only have two more sets of pieces to make over in my fall haul and today i am tackling one of them. Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. Now that the table is painted in a creamy off white with a chocolate base underneath we can move on to distressing chalk paint or chalk type paint.

This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work. How to distress painted wood. This revolutionary paint product is ideal for distressing furniture and decor items like candlesticks mason jars and wooden boxes but it also creates timeless finishes depending on the technique used to apply it.

The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat. This is a fun diy project i completed last fall season and i wanted to put together a full post with tips on how to use chalk paint and my diy chalk paint table experience in the hopes that it would help others. Creating a distressed look. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.

After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table. Plus i m sharing a tip that will give you a fantastic distressed finish when using chalk paint. These mirrors that have been living with us since our last house are today s project. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.

Awesome friends welcome back. And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet. Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.

In my opinion wax does well for sealing chalk paint which is it s sole purpose but not necessarily for repelling water or holding up to high traffic.