How do you really feel about chalk paint?
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Shira
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Chalk paint, you can’t escape it! It is transforming furniture everywhere. I want to know: Do you love it? Do you hate it? What brands do you swear by or do you make it at home? What are your chalk paint secrets and what would you have wanted to know about chalk paint when you started working with it? Why will you never use it again or why can’t you live without? This is an anything goes chalk paint conversation so let's get started!
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I like it because it take very little (if any) prep work to paint something and a little goes a long way. I mostly use Waverly brand, because it is sold at Walmart and comes in great colors!
I added Calcium Cabonate to my paint and was so pleased with the result. I love the "dull" finish it gives and when waxed the sheen it adds is the icing on the cake. I transformed an antique dining room table and I'm so pleased with how it looks now. It's easy to do....just wipe down the surface with a damp clothe to be sure it's clean and paint away. I plan to do more of it when I am home from Arizona in the spring.
I made my own by adding grout to acrylic paint, so much cheaper. I actually used the wrong grout and finished up with a light sand finish which we love.
Is the wax finish affected by heat
I like using it on older pieces, and good wood furniture because I know how easy it is to come off and that it won't damage the wood if I change my mind. Through truthfully I'm more of a gloss finish type of girl.
I've used it on vinyl with disasterous results, AS chalk paint, but others have had great results. I will never try that again it ruined a beautiful piece, but I may try it on wood someday.
How to use chalk paint???