Chalk Paint Painted Dining Room Furniture Before And After

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.

Chalk paint painted dining room furniture before and after.

I did end up needing three coats of the white and two coats of the grey to cover the dark wood and black finishes. 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. You can see this shade and 5 others here. These are some of the best and most beautiful chalk paint furniture ideas from amazingly talented diy bloggers who specialize in painted furniture makeovers.

Some of the flaws were still visible but they looked so much better. Brush on thin even coats of chalky finish paint. 10 fabulous furniture makeovers using chalk paint before and after may 10 2013 by molly today i want share with you a few of the chalk painted furniture pieces i ve been working on for my new shop at miles of art. Today i m sharing how i paint a piece of furniture using chalk paint from start to finish.

The table tops were in pretty bad shape before. My product preferences have evolved a bit since this was written so i have updated this post to reflect those changes. And be sure to pin this chalk paint furniture before and after or share it on facebook so you can find this chalk paint tutorial easily whenever you need it. 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.

However my method has pretty much stayed the same. How to faux stain furniture with paint. This technique is commonly used for that shabby chic look. Painted dining room furniture before and after i recently refinished the top of my breakfast table as it had a lot of water damage from cold glasses because well we live here.

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. We did lightly sand them before applying the black chalk paint. 10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint.