The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat.
Grey chalk paint table before and after.
The table tops were in pretty bad shape before.
We did lightly sand them before applying the black chalk paint.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
You don t need to prime the surface with chalk paint and a lot of the time it s supposed to take a single coat.
I said before i wasn t going to use wax.
I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint.
Chalk paint table makeover before after.
I honestly haven t been loving the annie sloan wax finish on my vanities in our bathroom.
And without further adieu here s some lovely before and afters of this chalk paint dining table makeover.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.
Some of the flaws were still visible but they looked so much better.
Before after kitchen kitchen.
Getting started with chalk paint.
Rustoleum cabinet paint.
The actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
The great thing about chalk paint is that you do not need to sand your project piece before you paint.
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.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
It seriously brightens up the space so much and.
Before and after armoire annie sloan chalk paint.
I m kind of okay a lot obsessed with how it turned out and i seriously can t get over the dramatic difference in the before and after.
I used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white on the top of the table and paris grey on the bottom 2 coats of each.
Awesome chalk paint kitchen cabinets before and after are.