More About Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Sparrow & Nightingale's

The great aspect of the Valspar paint (other than its rate) is that you can buy it at Lowes. Annie Sloan chalk paint is sold in smaller sized shops, which might not always be close to where you live. I tried Valspar on numerous furniture pieces. One was this small side table that we chose up totally free several years ago.

The table's constantly been a little plain but I wasn't encouraged enough to change it. After finishing This Piece Covers It Well , I was motivated to change this little table. Picking Colors I picked Sunday Bustle because I loved the color on the back of my hutch and I * thought * it was similar.

Let's just state I was method off, when I believed Sunday Bustle was similar. I should have chosen Sapphire Bracelet! Sunday Bustle ended up being more of a caribbean blue, which is quite, but not what I was opting for with the table. (see blue bookcase) I had a concept for how to repair it once I was finished so I kept painting.

I didn't sand the table, only cleaned it down and wiped whatever sticky residue the kids left. Sanding is an offer breaker for my chalk paint projects, so I enjoy Valspar went on quickly and covered the wood. Given that I was painting a darker color on a darker furniture piece it is hard to tell how one of the lighter colors would cover on a dark furniture piece without any prep.

There were a couple of areas where the paint didn't stick too, but I'm unsure why. The knob was originally wood, but I didn't desire it to the be the same color as the rest of the table. I got rid of the knob and sprayed it with Rust-Oleum Hammered Bronze. Have you ever spray painted knobs and pulls? Replacing knobs is so costly.

I've spray painted nearly every metal item in my home, however I digress. Time in between coats Something to consider when using the Valspar Chalk paint is that they suggest 4-6 hours between coats. If you are an impatient painter like me, that is too long! Another thing I enjoy about Annie Sloan is you can paint a 2nd coat almost right away which indicates you can finish a small project like this table in a couple of hours.