I would like to refinish my dining room chairs.
I would like to achieve a crackly affect. The chairs are now painted torquoise. I would like a more toned down antiqued look.
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Crackle paint. Paint first coat with chalk paint. Paint crackle medium, purchased the same place as chalk paint is sold. Paint second color on top. The top coat will shrink and let tiny cracks of the base coat color show thru. I did a plant stand in turquoise base coat with cream color on top. Practice on a piece of scrap wood.
You can buy crackle medium and wax at a craft store or order off Amazon. I've used black wax to give my projects an antique look.
Try Annie Sloan Chalk Paint which is very versatile and is made for this very job. It is easy to distress or crackle furniture and looks just great. Also Valspar chalk paint has a crackle paint but I don't know anybody who has tried it yet.
hometalk has lots of dining chair makeover tutorials here:
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=dining%20chair%20makeover