Saturday Fun with Chalk Paint
I've done a few refinishing projects with Milk Paint and decided I wanted to give Chalk Paint a try.I purchased a sideboard last year with the intentions of refinishing it and with Thanksgiving behind me, spent the day on my latest project. Chalk Paint requires very little prep other than removing hardware and taping off any areas like inside the drawers or door area or for this piece the tile top. On my piece the drawers are not removable so I had to paint them in place. I chose to use a small 2" natural bristle brush but you can use foam brushes or even lint-free cloth to apply the paint.For this project I chose Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Graphite.I went with a thin first coat just to see how the product went on.You want to put the product on in a haphazard manor and you don't need to follow the grain but since I was planning on a second coat, I went with the grain for my initial coat. After my first coat, my project looked very streaky and you could still