Chalk Paint Grey Distressed Dresser

Then once you see the gray coming through add a small amount of wax to your steel wool and go over the distressed area again.
Chalk paint grey distressed dresser. Then follow the steps in the video starting with the vaseline then blue chalk paint. That will knock off your first layer of paint. However between the money saved on primers and considering how far the paint will go it s worth it i m o. See more ideas about painted dresser painted furniture redo furniture.
Thanks to your tutorials and tips i finally completed a dresser that i had been trying to paint but it the stain kept bleeding through. Patch with wood filler if needed and sand rough areas smooth with 150 grit sandpaper. May 2 2020 pictures of painted dressers to inspire painting projects. This will make it look shiny and smooth.
I distress the piece with a wet rag and top it with a coat of annie sloan clear wax. Using chalk paint on furniture. Clean the furniture with tsp to clean and degrease it. In this video i paint a cherry dresser using kilz chalk paint.
You could even take your project one step further with these tips on how to distress your furniture. Chalk paint is one of our favorite tools to use when it comes to painting furniture. I should warn you it gets a whole lot ugly before it starts looking good. In march a reader named whitney shared her experience with me on instagram here is her comment.
You ll need to rinse out your sanding block as the pores fill up with paint. The matte finish and mixing of colors can make even a brand new piece of furniture look like an amazing vintage find. How to layering chalk paint. Now for the fun part of this diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover.
I started by cleaning the entire piece with water tsp and a scrub brush. 1 quart of chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan in the color paris grey 1 quart can cost 34 95 or more which seems steep i know. 10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint. Then i patched and fixed all the missing veneer and old hardware with bondo and sanded the bondo smooth.
I gave the rest of the dresser a light sanding with 180 grit and then wiped away all the dust with a. Once that last coat of paint dries use a slightly damp fine grit sanding block to wet sand the edges corners and raised areas. The dresser shown was painted with annie sloan paris grey and old white given three coats of color and waxed. To get this diy white and grey distressed look on already stained furniture.