Secret To Giving Furniture A Chalk Finish Using Gesso

[{"selector":"#anim-66348ef1-a02e-446e-901d-f5285e7f8366","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b78c19e-eb5f-4c1d-b46d-2995a5136e1a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 150.89254%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c20c12b4-2b24-477e-a480-05b28f21de4e","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-81712e5d-bdfa-43c7-8010-e69f97e0c2cf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.3793%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e72ecbe7-8529-48e5-b5db-fec843b99e3f","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fda71ce7-a399-43e3-908d-ba0ca951757b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c938043-ab4d-4935-b215-a5e4d49dad31","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

Chalk painting furniture and distressing is still a pretty huge deal for those who love DIY projects

[{"selector":"#anim-42b2919e-6285-4d19-9c18-079fb7aabc2d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.95455%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7df809a1-5561-4b71-8024-f991006cf62a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67037755-80b1-44e5-b609-15a2526f00e5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(90.98144%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5977036-71c5-441f-b7b1-90a7233b7bf1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-89.12466%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrow Arrow Learn More

– There is no need to prep your wood, similar to using the chalky paints in a can. Just clean off any dust with a rag if your piece has been sitting around awhile.

[{"selector":"#anim-011b97e6-977a-48bd-a177-33163e9acb35","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0584a92e-d862-490f-b424-99fd43d8d7b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 150.89254%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e315d23-1420-4f20-8570-aa89b4049ff1","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1e6ab19-f8c7-4d69-8aa2-2549c4aebeb6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.30584%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-34fa990c-2dda-46ca-a457-2be433c6c0cc","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21bd4206-2073-4d6e-a838-dd2be22dfc9c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(108.65671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e99eb183-4c26-487e-8f03-19c2ded81f86","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

– Grab a waxed finish paper plate or a throwaway plastic food storage container and squirt a tablespoon or so out.

[{"selector":"#anim-d465e133-eb0b-400e-bc6c-234cd818b58b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cdaf39af-8b5b-4236-9f5a-3a6379708a96","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 160.72859%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ef54571-3600-4d96-9572-3fe6ec435865","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7bfaf1a-d17f-44d8-9e4a-836d6e9e906a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.30188%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3050094-f5b6-4d96-b361-b3d152dcaa64","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b8e9639-7294-40f2-8498-0c4510290e52","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.32866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2a5b19b-6105-4675-a150-1db8b2d19532","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

– I used a small brush on these chairs and since I wasn’t painting the upholstery I grabbed a 1″ angled brush.

[{"selector":"#anim-f0cdf0df-2860-44ac-9fd5-caabc10dd411","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b67159b-ade1-44cd-a22d-3e8f6478d06a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 160.72859%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df81dacd-ee5f-4b1a-8c75-e89a2b398998","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-66381b97-804d-4301-9ec6-762c1ca730f9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-133.33333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61ff12cf-56f4-4944-a157-0888e87dabd0","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-401acd6b-bc5b-4039-9833-0c0f3e01265a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.32866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0603369a-de79-4844-a7d4-21800eb40bf0","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

-Use a dry brush painting technique similar to what I talked about in my post on WHITEWASHING A FARMHOUSE TABLE

[{"selector":"#anim-519b6d3c-99dc-4221-9969-1b72f1c69a67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba2b75b6-9a39-4feb-b9de-810f0b59878b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 148.41797%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-549c9c96-3b98-462d-9852-a3d7db75ece1","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-f68fb9bf-c92f-46e8-888e-41680a362d24","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.15686%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f06efda7-2c19-4b78-9d64-6a7176bd2a7d","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3dd320fd-d8cf-408a-a1e8-2d262b87ecf7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.32866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d92cb1b1-357b-47fe-9ce4-52c03174cc44","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

Have a wet rag on hand and wipe the gesso down if you’ve put too much paint on any areas

[{"selector":"#anim-646d4fea-f98f-4d79-882f-dea043661a30","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c51ecd04-8ff1-4d72-9abf-38e875203051","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 160.72859%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98762a84-838e-43a8-9076-9835a5e24d0c","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-fac84d3c-695c-4258-9254-b4d7163886ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.7658%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3559e51-6e9d-4b41-b032-fd6bf6568911","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c7a3940-40a5-44d2-926f-7f5f0837d436","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.32866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98bf3c76-dbb2-4c60-8771-3367053a3dfd","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

This is the beauty of using gesso! It’s made to stick to almost any surface! Some of the surfaces that you’ll see it on the most are: – Wood – Leather – Laminate

[{"selector":"#anim-56ae5ec1-397f-494b-86be-48bfd3ff6622","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9dff3c1-1241-400e-9b11-bb1a9b36f64a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 157.44991%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-477a036b-3092-42ac-ab28-4bae02ce0814","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-536138f5-99b9-436e-9cd8-5f4385ce1130","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.82608%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-be9f7051-9f0d-4dc8-a104-46bb535c8134","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05ba7fd5-c381-4bb0-9a5d-964c939b7960","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.55555%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef90ec8c-4be0-48cc-8bbd-ef4b9deaf628","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

SWIPE UP NOW TO SEE MORE TIPS ON: Secret To Giving Furniture A Chalk Finish Using Gesso

[{"selector":"#anim-b8f8e5c9-ba7b-4101-8b9c-825a4a9417cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-771cec7b-ec75-49d7-a723-99d794310a21","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 173.50087%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1bd9842-6562-44df-9b02-80851167078c","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-b25db8e5-8c18-4d75-9125-66cd54de2ad9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.61195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-15e70242-4bdf-4580-84f7-66c8261657ee","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f33a33a-e8e1-46b2-9ce0-d59203f6f8e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.32866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a39d6c04-882a-4e32-ba96-f96cff2fe5ef","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn More

DISCOVER MORE FROM SHABBYFUFU

[{"selector":"#anim-f4a3d657-69cf-4ea3-88c1-dc716c802e8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f48decbc-c5a2-4bc7-b45d-8032c3cd2990","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-84d437b2-030f-4dcf-8b7c-fe980d86ce27","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-124.31507%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":870,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7818a5b1-af32-4cdd-b16c-edfe6a9fe90c","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-180deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2975f5a7-66df-4365-9df7-76564580059d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38f9cb29-1073-4ee6-abb6-feba8b516b8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7b59ff3-1470-4b7c-b46e-6f85a164d4bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e91f06c2-2cae-40cc-a311-900e167b047b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Fake Flower Arrangements -Make Them Look Real DIY 10 Tips For Making Realistic Faux Flower Centerpieces Chinoiserie Pumpkins DIY – The Easy Way