Distressing chalk paint is a fantastic way to make wood furniture look rustic and in my humble opinion wet distressing furniture is the best way to make it look as natural as possible.
Distressing wood with black chalk paint.
Only use one coat of paint.
Creating a distressed look.
Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
But keep in mind to cover that dark you ll probably need at least 2 maybe 3 coats of the white atop that.
Yes you could choose to strip the finish and restain the wood but that s much more hassle than using chalk paint.
Here are the supplies i used to wet distress this farmhouse desk.
It also distressed easily.
My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so i wanted the practice.
How do you wet distress furniture.
For laminated wood or a previous oil paint layer we recommend a light sanding before the first paint coat and curing for at least 24 hours before applying your second coat.
Annie began by applying her primer colour of chalk paint in giverny using a chalk paint brush to create texture.
Here s a tip that will give you a great distressed finish every time when using chalk paint.
Step 2 second coat if needed apply a second coat in the same color to get the desired amount of coverage.
I wanted to do a two color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.
I used annie sloan chalk paint for this project and found the paint layered incredibly well.
Annie sloan developed her un.
Because the natural wood that s left has a lovely reddish color the paint color chosen is a darker blue when distressed later the red will come through in places making a nice contrast.
Wet distressing is also wonderful for small details on furniture.
Distressing with chalk paint.
Not too profound i know but by only using one coat of paint versus the two to three i normally give my pieces for solid coverage it makes it easier and faster to reveal more of the wood underneath therefore.
Basically if you want a dark color to come through and your wood is blonde you ll need to stain the wood or do a layer of brown black paint first.
Here annie has selected giverny and aubusson blue.