How To Paint Two Tone Distressed Furniture
If you do two similar colors it can create a shabby chic look but if you do a vibrant color under a darker color it gives a nice boho look.
How to paint two tone distressed furniture. Annie shows you how to create a two-colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the Chalk Paint paletteAnnie Sloan developed her uni. Layering paint with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors is really simple and easy to do. It was also my first time outside of a small wood board in class using this technique so I wanted the practice.
Rub the beeswax bar on a few sections of your piece. Farmhouse Wooden Side Table. You can do this while the paint is still wet or dried.
Once your base colour is dry use a clean Chalk Paint Brush to apply the second colour. Layering stain for a cool effect. The color that goes on first will only show through the distressed areas of the top coat.
I wanted to do a two-color distressed finish with chalk paint on the base to create some interest. Two-Tone Stain And Paint Furniture Makeover Ideas Sometimes I just painted a few drawers sometimes I painted the top of the furniture and other times I painted the body or casing. Make sure to sand in the direction of the wood grain.
Mix in water 1 teaspoon at a time until paint is thin like a wash but not so thin that it bubbles when you apply it. Paint a second coat onto your furniture and leave it to cure for 3-4 days. Tape off your furniture so that paint drips dont fall on any areas where stain is going to go.
The wax is going to resist the second paint layer in those places and the paint will come right off when you distress it. Layering Chalk Paint is a fun and easy way to give your furniture pieces some added depth dimension and interestUsing these simple layering paint techniques youll learn how to layer two colors of chalk paint together to create visual interest and depth to your furniture piece. Refinishing and painting furniture tips.

