My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.
Diy distressed chalk paint table.
Creating a distressed look.
This is a fun diy project i completed last fall season and i wanted to put together a full post with tips on how to use chalk paint and my diy chalk paint table experience in the hopes that it would help others who wanted to give their dining table a chalk paint makeover.
This revolutionary paint product is ideal for distressing furniture and decor items like candlesticks mason jars and wooden boxes but it also creates timeless finishes depending on the technique used to apply it.
Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first.
Chalk paint revitalizes most surfaces with minimal prep work.
Distressing wood using chalk paint is one of the most popular techniques.
I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
I used a very rough grit sandpaper 80 with a medium to light touch and went to work sanding off the white chalk paint layer on the parts of the table i thought would wear naturally with age like the corners of the legs and top.
Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture.
How to distress painted wood.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
With chalk paint you can create a whimsical aged furniture look that spells style and chic.
For this particular distressing technique you will need a few things.
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After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
Now that the table is painted in a creamy off white with a chocolate base underneath we can move on to distressing chalk paint or chalk type paint.
After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.
Then i flipped the table back over and covered all the spots i missed with the chalk paint.
And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet.
Easy affordable diy tutorial that shows you how to use annie sloan s chalk paint and a little distressing to update a dated wooden dining table.