I am not a professional painter and never will be.
Annie sloan chalk paint bathroom vanity.
She shares that the transformation only took about 3 hours of work but was drawn out into almost 2 weeks.
The first coat of annie sloan chalk paint was applied in old white with a brush.
To help achieve a smoother finish brush in the direction of the grain.
I made the decision to chalk paint these dressers i used annie sloan pure white instead of using regular paint.
Chalk paint is as easy to use as opening the tin dipping your brush and applying paint to furniture.
He had no idea what was up my sleeve.
It was when we discovered the secret drawer in the bottom of the vanity.
I went with an annie sloan paint i found while looking through a local antique shopping area.
Virginia shares that she has always wanted to redesign her bathroom vanity.
The blue chalk paint color is absolutely perfect.
Chalk paint is the world s best furniture paint.
So after he left i got straight to painting the vanity and mirror with whatever paint we had on hand.
It has the same timeless elegant traditional look that the marble tiles have.
In graphite specifically which is a dark charcoal grey.
I fell in love with that rich color right away and knew it was exactly what i wanted for the bathroom vanities.
Available in litres or 120ml sample pots.
She used annie sloan chalk paint in old white to make her vanity look brand new.
This is the only good close up i have of the vanity.
Not only was this way cheaper than a traditional vanity but it adds so much charm and character to the bathroom.
Works on wood metal laminate concrete indoors outdoors and beyond.
The top of this vanity was made from a beautiful piece of stone.
Annie sloan invented her revolutionary furniture paint chalk paint in 1990 and hasn t stopped refining and improving her formula since.
She was thrilled when she had the opportunity to transform it.
There s no need for priming or sanding.
I ended up using country grey as the base.
I followed it up with annie sloan clear wax and it looked great.
Basically i paint i sand i seal.
This was the first item i painted with chalk paint so i was curious to see how it would come out.
When painting over a dark surface with a light color the first coat usually looks terrible.
Today i wanted to show you how i painted the vanity in yesterday s post.
Chalk paint is the versatile furniture paint developed by annie sloan in 1990.
When brooks got home that day he distressed the.
For about a month anyway.
For this project i decided to use annie sloan chalk paint.
With no need for sanding or priming you can simply pop open the tin roll up your sleeves dip in your brush and apply paint to furniture.