To wrap up the year my furniture fixer upper friends and i decided to put together some of our favorite painted furniture makeovers we use a variety of brands of furniture paint as well as different furniture painting techniques.
Before and after chalk paint dining table.
Plus it feels like it could fall apart at any moment.
These are some of the best and most beautiful chalk paint furniture ideas from amazingly talented diy bloggers who specialize in painted furniture makeovers.
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I see you used the polycrylic.
Before i show you the after photos and tell you how i got this look let me share with you real quickly 3 reasons why i love using chalk paint to paint furniture.
Before diving into the actual tutorial i wanted to quickly answer some of the most commonly asked questions about chalk paint and some of my best tips for using chalk paint to give your dining room table a makeover.
The trick to creating a durable chalk paint finish on a table top is a good top coat.
Dining table makeover with chalk paint before.
Then i painted this great little table with aqua diy chalk paint silver spray paint for the legs and mod podged the top with wrapping paper.
10 fabulous furniture makeovers using chalk paint before and after may 10 2013 by molly.
But i promise in person it was not so great.
The first time i used polyurethane for top coat and it yellowed.
I keep researching and i am not sure what to use to avoid that yellowing appearance.
After the two coats of black chalk paint were dry i did a little sanding.
December 19 2017 before after.
It had lots of scratches on the surface and it seemed really orange in direct sunlight.
Needless to say i sanded the whole table down and started again.
The before picture makes this table look pretty good.