Chippy Paint Furniture
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Chippy paint furniture. I have spent hours examining antique and reproduction paint finishes wondering why and how the paint decided to chip off and crackle in certain spots wondering what I could do to create the same finish on my own DIY furniture. The Chippy Barn is an online retail destination for furniture painters supplying all of their furniture paint and DIY. When youve removed almost as much paint as youd like quickly douse a steel wool pad in the mineral spirits and run it over the scrapped paint area.
This step is optional. But theres no denying that a chippy painted finish adds warmth and that antique vibe to a space. Something to paint a frame a piece of furniture whatever you want paint for the base color it doesnt matter what kind of paint.
How to create the antique chippy paint look with milk paint. This is a great technique to use on furniture and wood signs that you want to have that distressed farmhouse feel. So this hutch started out sad and tired.
If you missed the prep paint and distressing steps for this particular piece of furniture or want to catch up on any posts from my introduction to furniture painting series you can find all the past posts HERE. Its the perfect paint to do an indoor DIY project like this chippy furniture DIY makeover. Heres what you need.
However if you want to pick up an authentic piece of chippy furniture that has aged over the years it can be pricey. Again before painting I rubbed a little bit of wax in various parts so that some of both the stained wood and the blue paint would show through. Taking a cheap ugly green floor model door I purchased and creating an adding coat after coat of chippy paint to make it look like a super old door that ha.
This chippy paint was created using chalk-based paint and latex paint. Free retail shipping in usa over 99 with code -freeship see terms. Apply a dark wood tint over the whitewashed fireplace.