The actual process of chalk painting is a lot easier than it might seem.
White chalk paint table before and after.
10 fabulous furniture makeovers using chalk paint before and after may 10.
Like you did with your french table above.
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Here s a look at what the dining room table looked like before the chalk paint dining table makeover.
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.
10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint.
This is what the table looked like after the second coat of paint the paint is still a little wet fyi.
I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes.
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After the two coats of black chalk paint were dry i did a little sanding.
The great thing about chalk paint is that you do not need to sand your project piece before you paint.
The chalk paint is so forgiving that it covers up any imperfections.
Includes before and after photos.
I will say it s starting to look gorgeous.
Now i m running into an issue with the white chalk paint having some yellow showing through after 2 to 3 coats.
Before i show you the after photos and tell you how i got this look let me share with you real quickly 3 reasons why i love using chalk paint to paint furniture.
It s only spots of yellow.
Wipe down and dust the furniture piece.
If you want a piece to have two colors one showing through the other make sure that the first coat is completely dry before painting the second coat of the usually lighter top coat.
The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat.
Getting started with chalk paint.
Bedside tables whitewashed with chalk paint friday march 10 2017 by.
To wrap up the year my furniture fixer upper friends and i decided to put together some of our favorite painted furniture makeovers we use a variety of brands of furniture paint as well as different furniture painting techniques.
Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint.
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