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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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!
Thanks bunches! I am sanding a project piece down now. This cool trick will come in handy.
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Chalk paint is super trendy (still!) because it quickly gives your surface an aged, matte look that is easily distressed. But, oh boy, can it get super pricey! I've got the perfect 3 ingredient hack for turning any house paint into chalk paint in 5 minutes.
So I've had this console table in my living room for, gulp, over 15 years. In my defense it has done the job and fits nice on this little wall in the room. But lately, everytime I would walk by it, I'd want to throw it out! It's a nice sturdy table bought at Kirklands (if you are familiar with this store you know it's an awesome pllace with home deco... a trap for people like me)... I went back to this store and 3 other furniture/craft stores that sell console tables this past weekend and found nothing as nice as what I had, and I did not want to spend hundreds for a new table.i rethought about this very little and thought, paint it. Went in to hobby lobby armed with my coupon and bought chalk paint and glaze. Total bill $9.98! Have I ever done this? Well, I have restrained cabinets etc... but chalk paint, no.it was so easy and the results were amazing. The color is similar to what I had alittle more than I wanted but I'm ok with it.Heres the step by step transformation...
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I had a blank space at the end of my kitchen cabinets and wanted to use the space for something cute. After some though I decided to create a chalkboard. I used this chalkboard paint to paint a cabinet end and make it personal to me. The surface was already rough, but clean, and ready to paint. I need easy and this was EASY! Just used tape to keep the wall clean. Two coats. And a Q-tip to clean up your writing. I wrote it out first and started in the middle for each letter. Still not perfect, but that's fine with me. I love it!
I'm so thrilled with the results of our painted kitchen cabinets. It's so worth the labor if you are familiar with painting and a BONUS: its a huge money saver! For under $200 you can simply transform your outdated kitchen into something you have envisioned!! By following these steps, you can transform your own kitchen cabinets giving your kitchen some updated and character-worthy appeal you've been dreaming of!!
Ever looking for a piece of functional art that looks as good in the living room as on the wall at a gallery- without breaking the bank? Why not use furniture as a form of art? As a college student passionate about art, I was looking for just that: something useful, yet unique and interesting to put in my new apartment. To start, these tables (of which I’m going to show the creation process of just one of the total three) were a yard sale buy that my mother kindly purchased on my behalf and saved over the course of about two years. The table shown here is the coffee table that matches two small end tables, which were done using the same techniques.
Create a beautiful art piece using the acrylic pouring technique. It is such a fun and creative process you will be hooked!
Yes People, I painted my KitchenAid Mixer! I've been wanting to do it for sometime and when Plutonium Paint came my way I knew it was the PERFECT paint for my project. It's not your typical spray paint. It's like the Macy's of all spray paints. Top of the line, head honcho...The Big Dog!
A couple of weeks ago I was browsing the home stores looking for some inspiration.As someone who has recently moved from a very 'Shabby Chic' home into a Mid Century Inspired space, I have to admit I am struggling.These pretty vases, in - of all places - my local Habitat for Humanity Restore caught my eye.So after buying them, I, of course, decided I wanted to recreate the look at home. Easy Peasy!
Have a question about this project?
Is there any chance of the paint coming off since there was dish soap used with it? If so would doing a clear coat after it dries help or possibly smudge the paint?
There is no dish soap used in this. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3.
Thoroughly clean the wood you are painting. The main cause of peeling paint is lack of preparation.
Any chalk paint produces a matte finish, that’s why it is used, to give that specific look. Using it will give it an aged look. If you want to protect it make a test on a small piece of plywood. Paint it with the chalk paint, let dry overnight, then mask half of it with newspaper, and spray half of it with the matte finish clear coat. Choose the one you like.
I want to paint a chair, ( I know, furniture who thought) and I mean the material on it. They all say to use chalk paint. Will this work on cloth?
I have seen people use watered down chalk paint for that. I would google it.
Can it be used on a wall for kids to draw on?
No. You want chalkboard paint for that, not chalk paint. Big difference.