Painting Kitchen Cabinets With Chalk Paint The Kelly Homestead Recent posts. how to make new wood look old and distressed; refinish kitchen table in farmhouse style; foyer accent floor – chicago south side porcelain brick tile. Chalk paint is thick and requires less coats of paint. there’s no need to prime. if painted over already sealed wood, tannins of the wood will not seep into the white paint, causing brownish stains. chalk paint will hide heavily grained wood like oak. chalk paint cons: chalk paint is thick and leaves brush marks.
Painting Kitchen Cabinets With Chalk Paint The Kelly Homestead To save money, i painted all of the wood trim white (2 coats kilz 1 coat trim paint) instead of replacing it. similarly, i painted the bathroom vanity mirror with white chalk paint (it was metal with ugly rust marks!) and the wood of the sink vanity. i did this with the same exact color and method as painting our fireplace tile. Today i am sharing my cabinet makeover with annie sloan chalk paint. i have been looking for a used china hutch on craiglist and i got lucky and found the most perfect hutch. the bonus is it came with a curio cabinet as well. i didn’t love the finish, it screamed 1980’s, but i figured that with a little paint these pieces would be good as new. Dec 20, 2023 paint your kitchen cabinets without having to sand and prime by using chalk paint. this blog details how to apply chalk paint to your cabinets. Making your chalk paint: 1) pour in plaster of paris up to the first line. then grab a tablespoon and mix in about 2 3 tablespoons of water. keep mixing until the graininess is gone and your plaster looks like sour cream. 2) add paint till the mixture reaches the fourth mark, then mix again.
How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets With Chalk Paint Pros And Cons If you are priming, make sure to allow all of the primers to dry completely overnight. this is very important! if you are not priming just start painting your cabinets with your chalk paint. once my primer dried (i waited 24 hours), i painted all the cabinets and cabinet doors with my cotton dixie belle paint. Used a 220 grit sanding block to lightly (!) sand cabinets until they felt as smooth as could be. wiped off dust. used a waxing brush and annie sloan’s clear wax to apply three coats, waiting 24 hours between each. put the kitchen back together. sounds so easy when i type it out in seven easy steps.
Comments are closed.