![]() ![]() Since the table was black to begin with, black showed through when rubbed. Now this is the cool part! After the paint was dry I took a wet rag and simply rubbed where I wanted it to be distressed. And I ended up only using 1/2 of the paint I had mixed up. It took probably 30 minutes to paint the 2 coats on the entire table. The paint dried fast and by the time I was finished with coat #1, I started right behind it with coat #2. Using my lovely Purdy brush (not all paintbrushes are created equal), I quickly painted the table. And since I’ve never used the real deal I wasn’t sure if it was the right consistency, but it seemed to work well. I mixed 2 tablespoons of grout with a little water and stirred until it was smooth, then added 1 cup of paint (the whole sample). I stopped by Lowe’s and picked up the grout (white) and a premixed container of their sample paints. Now, there are a few ways I read to do this, but decided to use the unsanded grout method. Here it is on it’s way out the door, with the hardware removed. It was looking a little worse for the wear and the stark black wasn’t working in our front room. Our old coffee table became my trial subject. You’ve probably heard of brands like Annie Sloan and CeCe Caldwell, right? The thought of not having to sand or prime before painting instantly had me sold! But the price…ouch! I really wanted to try it on our crib, but decided to start with something a little smaller before I committed to a very spindly crib (because the last thing I want to do is sand off a paint job that I tried just so I wouldn’t have to sand!) For months I’ve been fascinated with chalk paint. ![]()
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