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I am trying to decide if I should just touch up the spots with more paint and more sealer (will this make it worse?) or make the investment to go the Annie Sloan route if I have to repaint, or just get a whole new vanity, which is what I was contemplating before I got the creative urge to says

Ugh! So now I am in the process of more internet research on what to do. In some areas it could pass for the distressed look but in other areas it looks like I scraped paint off. It still looks pretty good but there are minor brush strokes and a fews areas where the paint lifted off. As I was applying the sealer, it looked like it was moistening the chalk paint and the color was lightly coming off onto the brush, but the paint was basically intact. After some internet research, someone suggested using a polycrylic sealer so I just did this on the vanity.

Having had so much fun and a lot of paint left over, I spontaneously decided to repaint the bathroom vanity and mirror frame last night, which went on beautifully! This morning I tried to wax the frame and the paint came off. The next morning I reapplied the wax and my piece looked great -like a white washed weathered wood. Thinking it wasn't dry enough, I repainted and waited over night. Had trouble with the waxing tho as the paint came off. I was intrigued but wasn't compelled to do anything yet! But then later that day, while in Walmart I coincidentally saw the Waverly Inspirations chalk paint! Since I actually had a table top chest of drawers that need to be repaired (and since I have to do that, I could repaint), I decided to give it a try! Loved the paint! Loved how it didn't drip and didn't leave brush marks and basically only one coat was needed. I wandered into a shop in Danville, California where they sold Annie Sloan chalk paint. I opened the drawers and doors and painted the base with the Renaissance chalk paint.I am so excited to stubble upon your review! Until last Thursday, I never heard of chalk paint. I started by painting the bottom cabinets. I grabbed the paint, stirred it up, and started painting the laundry room cabinets. Just a light dusting and they were ready to paint! That's the beauty of this amazing paint! If the cabinets are really dirty, you'll probably want to clean them, but mine were fine. Chalk Painting CabinetsĪgain, when using chalk paint, no prep is required.

I could practice painting laundry room cabinets with chalk paint and aging them too and it wouldn't matter if they didn't come out well.īut they did! I love the color and the ease of chalk paint on oak cabinets. I figured the laundry room was the perfect place! The rest of my house is pretty much earthy tones so I wanted to add a pop of color somewhere.

Clear Wax or Varnish - I used what I had - a Waverly varnish from Walmart.

chalk paint – I used Renaissance chalk paint – Celadonite color found here on Amazon.

I didn’t even take the doors off… no one but me really sees the room, so it didn’t need to be perfect! Materials Needed for Painting Cabinets with Chalk Paintĭisclosure: This post contains affiliate links from Amazon. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my links. Painting oak cabinets or any cabinets for that matter is super easy with chalk paint! No prep, no sanding, just painting.