Chalk Paint Grey Distressed Dresser

You ll need to rinse out your sanding block as the pores fill up with paint.

Chalk paint grey distressed dresser.

Now for the fun part of this diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover. The dresser shown was painted with annie sloan paris grey and old white given three coats of color and waxed. 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. 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.

I gave the rest of the dresser a light sanding with 180 grit and then wiped away all the dust with a. The number one tool to get proven results. I should warn you it gets a whole lot ugly before it starts looking good. How to distress your furniture with chalk paint.

You could even take your project one step further with these tips on how to distress your furniture. That will knock off your first layer of paint. 10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint. Then follow the steps in the video starting with the vaseline then blue chalk paint.

Then i patched and fixed all the missing veneer and old hardware with bondo and sanded the bondo smooth. In march a reader named whitney shared her experience with me on instagram here is her comment. Clean the furniture with tsp to clean and degrease it. See more ideas about painted dresser painted furniture redo furniture.

To get this diy white and grey distressed look on already stained furniture. Using chalk paint on furniture. I distress the piece with a wet rag and top it with a coat of annie sloan clear wax. This will make it look shiny and smooth.

Be sure to get all those spots you applied vaseline too. May 2 2020 pictures of painted dressers to inspire painting projects. I started by cleaning the entire piece with water tsp and a scrub brush. 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 matte finish and mixing of colors can make even a brand new piece of furniture look like an amazing vintage find. 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. Chalk paint is one of our favorite tools to use when it comes to painting furniture. In this video i paint a cherry dresser using kilz chalk paint.