Chalk Paint Over Laminate Furniture

The paint i used for both the shelf and the antique trunk is americana decor chalky paint in the color everlasting.

Chalk paint over laminate furniture. Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old. Begin by sanding the laminate. The 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture method 2. The café au lait part was painted with a regular eggshell latex with all the steps described in method 1.

For this reason diyers love using chalk paint on vintage pieces that have cracks or lots of details since the paint goes on smoothly even over layers of paint. I started out by cleaning this shelf with a deglosser. The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work. The easy way to chalk paint laminate furniture using only spray paint 4127 shares.

How to paint over laminate furniture the best paints. I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint. Be sure to use the correct protective gear a mask and safety glasses. You can just dive right in.

At over 26 000 views one of my most watched youtube tutorials is on how to paint over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. How to paint over laminate. Since a lot of people are interested in this topic i m sharing a post that i originally published september 2014. I personally take a 150 grit piece of sandpaper and sand the whole top in a circular motion.

I used annie sloan s french linen dixie belle with slick stick applied first will also work jolie will work and valspars chalky finish paint will work too. I did not prime this shelf first because you aren t supposed to have to do that with chalk paint but what you are. I had to do this process a couple of times to get it. One of the benefits is that it doesn t require any prep work it can paint right over most clean dry surfaces expect for metal or shiny laminate even if they re already painted.

You can also take an electric sander to the piece. 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture the difference between laminate veneer furniture layering chalk paint empire dresser makeover 5 ways to paint furniture without sanding if you have any tips on how to paint laminate you d like to share or have any questions feel free to chime in i always love hearing from you. Tips for painting laminate furniture with chalk paint.