This distressed painted dresser will be getting a very subtle glaze for a worn and antiqued finish.
Distressed gray chalk paint dresser.
Clean the furniture with tsp to clean and degrease it.
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.
Chalk finish paint dresser.
In this video i paint a cherry dresser using kilz chalk paint.
I gave it one coat of clear wax and then used the dark wax to add accents.
I painted two coats of annie sloan chalk paint and then lightly distressed the edges and corners.
The antiquing glaze over white sometimes adds a slightly grungy aged feeling.
I distress the piece with a wet rag and top it with a coat of annie sloan clear wax.
The color is a custom color with 6 parts paris gray and 1 part old white.
Now for the fun part of this diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover.
Patch with wood filler if needed and sand rough areas smooth with 150 grit sandpaper.
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It has worked very well in this gorgeous cabinet.
Creating a distressed look.
Be sure to get all those spots you applied vaseline too.
To paint this dresser they used chalk finish paint to give the entire piece one coat.
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Small amounts of black blended into the white until you reach the gray intensities you need.
Since the glaze on this piece will be subtle i am opting to seal with a clear matte sealer first followed by the antiquing glaze.
This diy version of chalk finish paint can be antiqued or distressed and tinted in your choice of colors.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
I thought i wasn t putting much dark wax on it but you can definitely see it in the photos.
Once that last coat of paint dries use a slightly damp fine grit sanding block to wet sand the edges corners and raised areas.
Distress a piece of furniture by mixing a few different combinations of black and white.
You ll need to rinse out your sanding block as the pores fill up with paint.