It already had what looked like a semi paint job and some peeling veneer on the top.
Grey chalk paint table before and after.
It was given to me by a friend.
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 did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
I repaired the veneer with a bit of wood filler and a good sanding.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.
The actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
Getting started with chalk paint.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
Rustoleum cabinet paint.
Before after kitchen kitchen.
Before and after armoire annie sloan chalk paint.
Before and after chalk paint and glazed and distressed.
Before and after using chalk paint by.
Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint.
Then i painted this great little table with aqua diy chalk paint silver spray paint for the legs and mod podged the top with wrapping paper.
And when my top layer of chalk paint was dry i went over my drawers with a medium sanding block to expose some of the grey chalk paint underneath.
I honestly haven t been loving the annie sloan wax finish on my vanities in our bathroom.
The great thing about chalk paint is that you do not need to sand your project piece before you paint.
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.