Thank goodness we didn t have to prime all that surface area.
Distressed chalk paint crib.
How to distress your furniture with chalk paint.
Only use one coat of paint.
I m here to walk you through the steps.
I m here to tell you that painting your crib can be done and is totally safe when you use our paints.
On top of that the paint does not require any sanding or prepping in order to stick to the surface of the furniture piece.
This time around i decided to put the crib together to paint it.
So they seemed like the perfect candidates for our first foray into distressing with chalk paint.
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Painting with chalk paint is amazing when you don t want to spend hours sanding prepping.
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This will take your painted furniture to the next level and provide an authentic distressed look to your painted furniture.
So i decided to paint the crib using annie sloan chalk paint.
I was originally concerned about using chalk paint on a baby s crib but the faq s at ascp address this issue here.
This way i could focus on being extra careful in the places that were visible and a little less cautious in the hidden spaces.
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I wanted to share how i painted my sons crib and how it brighten up his nautical room.
I highly suggest painting a crib already assembled.
I put a link to the paint if would.
But the thought of chalk painting a crib by hand is too much.
It s ok to use chalk paint on cribs or other furniture for children but you want to wait the full 4 6 weeks to allow the paint and wax to cure before using the item.
The benefits of using chalk paint is that it is water based so there are no vocs no toxins and it is completely safe for baby.
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.
Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint.
I m about to go into a lot of detail about which crib we bought and why and the same for the mattress but if you want to skip right to the painting steps scroll down to step 1.
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So why not spray paint your chalk paint.