Painting Kitchen Cabinets With Chalk Paint
Chalk paint cabinets durability factor.
Painting kitchen cabinets with chalk paint. Once dry wax the doors using clear chalk paint wax and a chalk paint wax brush. Of course they said to use wax but i went with a water based poly. Drying time and finish.
Here annie is using old ochre. The topcoat used is high perfo. I did polycrylic the kitchen table and it s not as hard a top coat as i would have preferred and there.
I would definitely recommend chalk paint if you are considering painting your cabinets as it s so easy to use and provides a great end result we got the look of a brand new kitchen for just a fraction of the price by choosing to paint our cabinets instead of gut the whole thing. Use an annie sloan flat brush for a smooth finish. I don t want to wax.
50 50 mix of pure white and old white. Considerations in best chalk paint for kitchen cabinets 1. I recommend using my savvy sister s chalk paint dust.
I always love the look of a patterned cement tile but that was a down the line investment. I realized that annie sloan made a specific chalk paint lacquer that you can use on floors as a sealant on top of the paint. However for pattern and different complicated painting chalk paint might not be helpful compared to acrylic wet paints.
One other important consideration with chalk paint is its finish. After painting the cabinets the ugly floor just looked even uglier so i knew i had to do something about it. So far so good.
Watch as i show you how to paint your kitchen cabinets with chalk paint by annie sloan and a different topcoat instead of wax. Left exposed chalk paint flakes easily so a wax or other topcoat is more than strongly advised. It can be added to any flat latex paint so the colors are limitless.
Paint the cupboards in your chosen chalk paint. I painted my island ebony to match my table. I ve chalk painted and distressed an island in my kitchen cabinets in my sewing room book cases furniture and even a counter top.
I m painting the rest an espresso color. I m trying to work on figure out the topcoat. I love chalk paint.
Leave to dry before painting a second coat of chalk paint. I am a little unhappy that after only a day they started to yellow. Hi marilyn i just started painting my kitchen cabinets with any sloan chalk paint.
Many models of the chalk paints will dry quickly. Learning how to paint your kitchen cabinets may seem intimidating at first but it really was such a breeze.