Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture.
Diy distressed chalk paint table.
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
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.
How to distress painted wood.
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.
With chalk paint you can create a whimsical aged furniture look that spells style and chic.
Distressing wood using chalk paint is one of the most popular techniques.
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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.
I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint.
You can use this paint on different wooden furniture but will work best on tables chairs and shelves.
Creating a distressed look.
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.
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.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.
For this particular distressing technique you will need a few things.
How do you wet distress furniture.
And we haven t even begun to distress the paint yet.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you.