Diy Distressed Chalk Paint Table

Creating a distressed look.
Diy distressed chalk paint table. And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet. Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first. 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 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.
For this particular distressing technique you will need a few things. Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint. Chalk paint revitalizes most surfaces with minimal prep work. 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.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you. My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
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 who wanted to give their dining table a chalk paint makeover. After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table. Easy affordable diy tutorial that shows you how to use annie sloan s chalk paint and a little distressing to update a dated wooden dining table. Distressing wood using chalk paint is one of the most popular techniques.
Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture. Click here to pin this post for later. How do you wet distress furniture. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.