How To Deco Paint Furniture
Apply the first coat of chalk paint with a bristle brush or round brush.
How to deco paint furniture. For the body apply oil-based paint starting at the front working with all the horizontal pieces first and then the verticals. I also love a good DIY home decor project and share them here so you can DO IT too. Its a duco paint and not deco paint.
Allow six to eight hours in between coats. Use the same sanding block and a new tack cloth. As a matter of fact I normally follow a no painting previously painted pieces rule simply personal preference.
Its important that you sand in between coats if you have any drips or residue on the piece. Avoid using the furniture or removing the protective painters tape for a full 24 hours. Repainting painted furniture is not something that I do often.
Fill-in the sides by applying the paint and then softly laying it off from top to bottom. But every now. Sand the Existing Finish.
Whitewash a table bureau or chair and then apply a light stencil such as a grapevine for example. Lightly sand the entire surface using a 150-grit sanding block. Always sand the same direction of the grain.
Apply the darker base layer directly to sanded furniture spreading paint thin enough to leave brush strokes visible. With Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint creating beautiful home decor and furniture pieces does not require skills or hours of training. The mica pigments that are used to make that great metallic shimmer give the paint a slightly different feel than regular paint and can be a bit tricky to apply smoothly.

