HOW TO MAKE CHALKY TYPE PAINT

This post was written by Patricia Rios from The wood spa for Grillo Designs. She is a painting guru- and I just love when she shares her tutorials on the blog! Check out her easy to do chalk paint recipe tutorial below
Hi there! It’s Patricia from The Wood Spa!


Who doesn’t love the beautiful look chalk paint gives to a piece of furniture? I do, but unfortunately the main brands are not always affordable to me.


There are at least five different recipes of homemade chalk paint that I’ve heard of. The most popular ones use Calcium Carbonate or Plaster of Paris mixed with latex paint. In this post, I will show you how to chalk paint with calcium carbonate.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE OTHER CHALK PAINT RECIPE WITH PLASTER OF PARIS


Homemade Chalk Paint Recipe 1 - with calcium carboante
The easiest and cheapest way to buy Calcium Carbonate is online.



Two parts of latex paint, any brand and sheen. The samples I buy are usually Valspar (satin) or Benjamin Moore (egg shell).


One part of Calcium Carbonate diluted in hot water.



For this example, I used 6oz of blue paint and 3oz of Calcium Carbonate.



Slowly add boiling water to your Calcium Carbonate and mix it well until you achieve a pasty consistency, with no lumps.
Add that paste to your paint and stir it well.
Recipe one is ready!


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You can view Patricia's VIDEO TUTORIAL BY HEADING OVER TO THE BLOG GRILLO DESIGNS .


If you liked this tutorial, you might also like this post on HOW TO CHALK PAINT A PICTURE FRAME - CLICK LINK BELOW TO VIEW
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