Chalk painting an old pine table
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Help, please! I have an old distressed pine coffee table. Circa 1968. It has a walnut finish. I would like to paint this with white chalk paint. Do I need to seal the old walnut stain first to keep it from bleeding through. I would like for some dark to show through as in rough edges and raised grains. How do I achieve that? And, when painting is completed - do I seal it or wax it? Thanks, guys, I know that you will help me. By the by- said coffee table is the one my husband and I bought when we first married in 1967. Has been in residence in my hayloft for years. It''s a dear old friend!
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See what this crafter did. www.artsychicksrule.com/2013/01/old-thrift-st...
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 28, 2016
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I did a dark file cabinet with chalk paint and liked it because because didn't need sanding or filling or anything. I didn't distress it, but you can and then the walnut will come thru. Yes you need to wax it or seal it. I used a neutral wax so it didn't change the color. Google chalk paint for the recipe and the tips and suggestions. Good luck!
Norma
on Oct 28, 2016
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Chalk paint sticks to just about anything, but if the surface is slick, you can rough it up a little bit with steel wool. If you want, you could use a coat of Zinnser primer first, and then do chalk paint. How thick the paint is affects the texture, and whether or not you end up with brush strokes. Depending on the look you want, you may or may not want them, especially if you use dark wax on top of the clear wax.
Mandy Loriot
on Oct 29, 2016
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yu-tube has several tututoruls to help walk yu thru! also how TO MAKE yur own chalk paint as Annie Sloan,s is like &30.00 !!
Peg Lee
on Oct 29, 2016
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