Not exact matches
It's because
chalk paint is so porous and it tends to suck up the
sealer, sometimes unevenly, and its most noticeable
on darker pieces.
Drum Table
painted with Annie Sloan French Linen with top painted with Graphite Chalk Painted sealed with Dark Wax by ThirteenChairs
painted with Annie Sloan French Linen with top
painted with Graphite Chalk Painted sealed with Dark Wax by ThirteenChairs
painted with Graphite
Chalk Painted sealed with Dark Wax by ThirteenChairs
Painted sealed with Dark Wax by ThirteenChairs
on Etsy
I will try sanding it down some and see if that helps.I will Aldo be using the
chalk paint wash but I am stuck
on how you
sealed everything.
First, some leftover white
paint, then some more French Linen
chalk paint - then when each coat was dry, I roughed them up with a sanding block and rubbed
on a little more furniture wax to
seal them.
This is one big mirror (4 x 5) and I didn't feel like scrubbing
on a wax then going back later to buff it out — the Topcoat Finish was a quick brush
on coat, one layer was enough to
seal the
paint, leaving it matte, but still popping the true colors of the
chalk / clay
paints -
I was not crazy about the idea of using a poly
sealer as I have had that peel up before, even
on a
chalk -
painted floor.
The oil base primer keeps the cabinets from yellowing later
on because it
seals in the old color / stain color and lessens the risk of the
paint chipping off later.You don't «have to» prime with
chalk paint, but I would not recommend skipping oil base primer when
painting kitchen cabinets.
Well, in the spirit of full disclosure, first I went with Rachel Ashwell
chalk paint in a pale blue which was very pretty, but then I opted to try
sealing it with Miss Mustard Seed's Tough Coat
Sealer and the original stain
on the chair bled through the
paint.