How To Make Chalky Finish Paint With Baking Soda

3 Materials

$10

10 Minutes

Easy

Chalky finished paint gives your surface an aged, matte look that is easily distressed. For me, this is one of my favorite types of paint that matches my home decor. However, chalk paint can get super pricy. I've got the perfect 3 ingredient hack for turning any house paint into chalk paint in 5 minutes!

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Get the materials for this project here:

Baking soda (Amazon)
Latex paint (Amazon)
Mason jar (Amazon, this is optional)

First thing first, you'll need baking soda. This recipe will make a little over 1 cup of paint. For a quart of paint, quadruple the amount, but remember that it dries out quickly.

Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with 1 cup of latex paint. I used a sample size of pant from Home Depot for my desired color but if you have extra paint left over from painting a room or project you can use that!

The last ingredient is 3 tbs of cold water.

Mix your ingredient until they create a thin, non-grainy texture. This takes a bit of time to dissolve all the baking soda.

And that's all it takes! This one cup of paint was more than enough to paint my end table and coffee table. After I was done I stored it in a tightly sealed mason jar. Let me know what you'll be painting with this chalk paint hack!

Here is the finished product!

Resources for this project:

ARM & HAMMER Pure Baking Soda 8 oz

Rust-Oleum 1974730 Painters Touch Latex,...

Ball Quart Jar with Silver Lid, Wide Mouth, 1 Jar

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Fjb25986673
on Jun 26, 2018
Could u use this on fabric?
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Michelle Webster
on Jun 30, 2018
How long will the paint last in a sealed jar?
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Beverly Chumchal
on Jul 21, 2018
Do u put a clear top coat after painting
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Hol13314666
on Jun 29, 2018
Try mixing the baking soda and water to dissolve and then adding to the paint.
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Jo Prentice
on Aug 4, 2018
Great idea !!
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