Painting Old Kitchen Cabinets With Chalk Paint
Chalk paint is offered in a variety of colors rich earthy tones neutral colors soft pastel colors and you can create a beautiful kitchen color scheme which will reflect your personal taste and preferences.
Painting old kitchen cabinets with chalk paint. Paint one coat of country chic s primer over cabinets drawers and fronts. Follow these easy steps. The easiest way i found to paint the doors was to do the inside edge first. Chalk paint is a specially formulated flat paint that will stick to almost all surfaces without sanding or priming.
The paint dries really quickly. Other brands have formulated their own versions of chalk paint but annie sloan is the original. Paint the cupboards in your chosen chalk paint. Here annie is using old ochre.
I opened the drawers and doors and painted the base with the renaissance chalk paint. Clean off your cabinets with a mild cleaner soap and water and let dry. If desired lightly sand once with a scrap piece of sandpaper or sanding block no heavy duty sander required this is. I started by painting the bottom cabinets.
Give them a wash with soapy water no harsh chemicals needed. Watch for drips and smooth them with your brush. Chalk paint is different from chalkboard paint. Leave to dry before.
Be generous with the amount of paint you put on your brush if you ve put too much in one area it s pretty easy to spread it out more evenly with extra strokes. Brush the chalk paint onto your cabinet. It has a matte finish and needs to be sealed. Use an annie sloan flat brush for a.