If you’re looking for more creative ideas, be sure to stop by Lowe’s website. I’m excited to share that this project will be featured in the February issue of Lowe’s Creative Ideas digital magazine. Once it’s finished and dry, distress if you’d like and then seal with a polyacrylic sealer or some wax (chalk finish paint usually gets a wax sealer.) ![]() ![]() Once you’ve painted the piece and it’s dry, you can add another coat if needed. Both the unpainted and painted portions took the paint well. I painted this old tool box I picked up at a thrift store, which was half painted and half raw wood. Then, just paint onto your surface as you would normally. It’s easiest to use a small putty knife (there’s one that comes on the top of the compound) and mix it together well. In a plastic container (if it has a lid it will last a week or so after mixing), mix together 1 part drywall compound to 4 parts paint. I prefer this brand, the dust control type seems to work the best. So if you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at using chalk finish paint, this easy recipe is super simple and only takes two ingredients.īesides regular wall paint, the only other ingredient you need is premixed patch and repair compound. ![]() Plus, the colors are somewhat limited, no matter what brand you buy. But, unless you are lucky enough to live close to a dealer or want to wait to order it online, it’s not always the most convenient stuff to get your hands on. No prep, no muss or fuss, it’s super easy stuff to use. Over the years I’ve used all kinds of paint – but the easiest hands down to paint furniture with is chalk finish type paint.
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