Painting Kitchen Doors With Chalk Paint
How gorgeous is this idea.
Painting kitchen doors with chalk paint. Leave to dry before painting a second coat of chalk paint. You can use wax to seal the paint and make it more durable. It has a matte finish and needs to be sealed. Give it a few coats of chalk paint this kitchen has been painted with annie sloan s old white and once you are happy with the coverage go in with a low grade sandpaper and gently rub at any raised areas to create that shabby chic look that never seems to date.
Other brands have formulated their own versions of chalk paint but annie sloan is the original. Plus depending on how well you buff the wax you can create quite a nice sheen which has a great silky feeling. I started with my fireplace makeover that also involved chalk paint. You ll want to wax the doors two to three times to make your finish really strong.
Left exposed chalk paint flakes easily so a wax or other topcoat is more than strongly advised. I then ended up with a painted front door using chalk paint and continued on until my kitchen makeover was complete. If you have a cabinet with that has a relief pattern or that has grooves this is a really easy look to copy. Chalk paint cabinets durability factor one other important consideration with chalk paint is its finish.
Using this paint n flip manner we gave each door one coat of primer and two coats of chalk paint. If you have flat doors on your kitchen cabinets you can make quick work of paint application by using a paint roller with nap for the most even application and smooth finish. Once dry wax the doors using clear chalk paint wax and a chalk paint wax brush. To make sure each door was painted evenly once one side was dry we would flip it over to finish the coat.
Paneled kitchen cabinets require a little more work use a paint brush to evenly coat angled surfaces and inset areas. The chalk part of chalk paint refers to the finish but the possibilities are actually endless. You can just dive right in. It is a necessity for applications such as kitchen cabinets.
Leave the wax to harden before applying another coat allowing at least a day. Now our front porch is covered from the weather so please keep that in mind should you decide to take. Tjhoko paint chalk painting kitchen cupboard doors with embellishment ideas. Chalk paint is different from chalkboard paint.
Chalk paint is a specially formulated flat paint that will stick to almost all surfaces without sanding or priming. Paint one side flip paint other side flip back over paint side flip paint other side. The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.