Gray Chalk Painted Dresser

I should warn you it gets a whole lot ugly before it starts looking good.

Gray chalk painted dresser.

Scroll through the gallery to shop some of our favorite shades. 10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint. The dresser shown was painted with annie sloan paris grey and old white given three coats of color and waxed. To paint this dresser they used chalk finish paint to give the entire piece one coat.

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. Artist annie sloan originally trademarked the term chalk paint for her eponymous line of decorative paints in 1990 but you can buy similar products today from companies like valspar rust oleum and decoart or through retailers like amazon target and home depot. Our old entertainment center was perfect for this diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover. How to give furniture a gray weathered finish.

I started by cleaning the entire piece with water tsp and a scrub brush. See more ideas about painted furniture redo furniture furniture makeover. Chalk paint is a latex based paint that gives furniture and walls an ultra matte finish that s easy to distress. Whether you re trying chalk paint for the first time or you re an expert diyer behr s white interior chalk paint is a top rated option for all skill levels.

Here s my easy to follow steps for this beautiful diy gray chalk paint furniture makeover. I ve also altered different shades of grey chalk paint by adding a teeny tiny pinch of green turquoise teal or beige in my paints too or using those as a based coat under the layered grey to keep the grey colors of the pieces different. I gave the rest of the dresser a light sanding with 180 grit and then wiped away all the dust with a. You ll be happy to know that no sanding or deglossing is needed with a paint brush apply one even coat of behr s premium solid color weather proofing all in one wood stain sealer in the color light lead i only needed a sample size a little bit goes a long way.

How to layering chalk paint. It adheres easily to most surfaces and dries to a soft matte finish. See more ideas about redo furniture painted furniture refinishing furniture. Nov 25 2017 explore lisa warborg s board gray chalk paint on pinterest.

Chalk finish paint dresser. I love grey painted furniture and have several pieces that i ve painted in my home. A few months ago i used this layering and distressing technique on a diy pedestal table base well i loved that white and grey distressed paint look so much that i wanted to see it on something bigger. It has worked very well in this gorgeous cabinet.