Distressing Wood With Black Chalk Paint

Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.

Distressing wood with black chalk paint.

It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice. Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style. Yes you could choose to strip the finish and restain the wood but that s much more hassle than using chalk paint. Do a test run on a piece of.

Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Distressing with chalk paint. Step 2 second coat if needed apply a second coat in the same color to get the desired amount of coverage. Because the natural wood that s left has a lovely reddish color the paint color chosen is a darker blue when distressed later the red will come through in places making a nice contrast.

Black distressed furniture can also be perfect for a farmhouse style home or any home for that matter black painted furniture is classic and timeless and can work with almost any. Only use one coat of paint. It also distressed easily. I used annie sloan chalk paint for this project and found the paint layered incredibly well.

Distressing chalk paint is a fantastic way to make wood furniture look rustic and in my humble opinion wet distressing furniture is the best way to make it look as natural as possible. Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette. I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest. Creating a distressed look.

Basically if you want a dark color to come through and your wood is blonde you ll need to stain the wood or do a layer of brown black paint first. Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture. Who says farmhouse style has to be white. Annie sloan developed her un.

After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. Annie began by applying her primer colour of chalk paint in giverny using a chalk paint brush to create texture. Choose two colours from the chalk paint palette. Here are the supplies i used to wet distress this farmhouse desk.

But keep in mind to cover that dark you ll probably need at least 2 maybe 3 coats of the white atop that. Here annie has selected giverny and aubusson blue. Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint. My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.