Good tips! Fantastic idea on damp brush with chalk paint! One thing I've found true and learned from a designer is to never shake paint, Especially chalk paint. She recommends you store upside down and always keep sealed as you do, but also I turn them on the side and roll them back and forth to get a good stir. Shaking paint causes bubbles in the paint which is not good for pure color transfer when painting.
Thank you for mentioning CURING time. Most people don't talk about it because it requires patience, and most people don't have that. Many paint manufacturers don't mention curing time anywhere, and each paint seems to have a different time (not to mention local climate). They NEVER want to discourage the customer from buying. I find that if you don't respect cure time, strange and ugly things can happen. Also, priming: what an important step towards a successful outcome that few want to talk about. Most people are lazy and want to skip that step. A lot of people hate the word SANDING. The art of sanding well should never be overlooked or dismissed. You are a superb content provider, and a very talented artist. Thank you sharing.
Hi Christina, I have watched hundreds of videos and nobody explains things better then you . Nobody has your simplicity of visual tutoring like you do . Nobody has your warm voice and flair of the flow. My project will be my living room floor that is 99 years old coming to the conclusion that the best way to renew this floor is to chalk paint it using a blend method of two colors . As you said if you screw up you can always repaint it .
You have such a calming voice. I have a sold dark wood chest of drawers that I want to paint. After cleaning it thoroughly do you suggest I sand it lightly before priming?
First time I have seen EVERYTHING I needed to know in one video - THANK YOU! - fellow BC lady!!! I have watched tons of videos on chalk paint with Annie Sloan herself, ("on no, you don't need to prime" - really, Annie??)and lots of other videos from ladies in the painting world - and have finished alot of furniture myself, sanding, stripping, swearing - yes swearing - and staining. Having finally pried open a can of chalk paint for the first time, I painted one coat on my beautiful vintage drop leaf storage table, found bleed through so now I've sanded and primed - waiting for it to dry for a day or so, then, armed with my spray bottle and new brush, I will be re-watching your video and attempting to finish my table! Thank you!!!! Soooo helpful!
Oak is a hard one. Because the oily knots come through. Best to prime oak furniture for sure. Chalk paint will not cover it and it bleeds through. So I’d like to know if a good primer as well
Excellent presentation! A couple points I want to remember are: Don’t mix tap water in the paint. Don’t wax b4 painting & more. I love the fact that you stress that if you don’t like the end product, the color of the paint, or whatever, it’s no big deal ....it can be done over. thanks for that!
Yes that was tip number six that was one of my favorites, A big yay! and not sticking a dry brush directly into The chalk paint. I’m redoing a table to use in my office for my desk and my first time I ever do anything like this so like someone else said I learned everything we needed video❤️
I just did that. was so happy to start painting my vintage vanity and now i am disappointed.. its way too bleh light grey with cream under. then i added of all things dark wax and now it looks like it was soaked in tea :-( i had to walk away
#8 THANK YOU. I understand that many people are trying to sell the brands or are very brand loyal but this is the first video that says flat out "mix and match!" I'm new to this so I'm watching lots of videos trying to figure out what brands and colors to choose. I also would like to know how well top coats and different finishes mix across brands. off to watch more of your channel!
I have been interested in redoing furniture for quite some time now, but have never worked with chalk paint. I saw this video and I think you may have just saved me from a lot of heartache! Thank you so much. I have been to B.C. and just loved it there. My sisters and I had a sisters vacation to Victoria and just really enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing. I am at the right place. I’m realizing I don’t know very much about refinishing furniture. I now know where to find the answers. I’m so happy to find your videos.
I have what I call “decor anxiety.” I want to love decorating and home projects, but I just find everything overwhelming. I got the itch to try again and found your video. Your voice is so calming and the tips sound helpful! Thank you! 😊
Thanks for having a nice soothing voice and being professional and not trying to instruct while talking about yourself or kids running thru and all that other jazz. That stuff drives me nuts. Great tips and definitely subscribing 💖
oh my God im just amazed by your ideas to all the DIY that you do i just suscribed to your channel recentely im in miami florida been retired the past two years and lots of ideas of my own but now you took me to the next level thank you so much for sharing all you diy thank mariela
Thank you very much for your recommendations!You have an excellent style to speak nad your voice is so smooth and sweet !! I'm watching you from Greece.The world is so small indeed!
Hi Christina! I love your videos, particularly this one, because I'm gonna start a small project and I was not sure whether I could mix different colors. I know the best I can do is to marathon all your videos on that! Starting now 🤩 Thanks a lot!
You certainly have put my mind at ease. I have several pieces of older furniture that I want to chalk paint but have actually been too anxious to begin, thinking they may be ruined or the colors will not be as I had hoped. I can redo them! Such practical, good tips and even your voice is soothing. I compare this new undertaking to trying computers over 20 yrs ago, thinking I would break the machine or wipe all good work away. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Thank you, Christina. I just subscribed & I see a big light at the end of the tunnel.
I've never used chalk paint, but I will soon. All of these tips are very useful for someone just starting and I'm glad I watched before starting my project. As an acrylic artist, I'm all about the water bottle! Nothing more useful. Curing is also important for everything from acrylic to oils to wall paint. Just let it sit and acclimate and cure and I've been much happier with projects. #6 is awesome! Don't be afraid! It's just paint and a little bit of time. And if you're creative, you can always make something work, even if it's a re-do. I can't tell you how many canvases I've covered with gesso and started all over, whether acrylic or oil. Question: I understand you can mix chalk paints, but can you adjust tints and tones with acrylic paint? Heavy pigmented acrylic paint shouldn't thin it significantly, especially if you're toning.
I love this video. I wish I had watched it *before* I started chalk painting some oak kitchen cabinets that had pretty good coat of varnish on them. I've painted all of them with one coat of Annie Sloan Chalk paint original white. A few of the drawers I have painted a second time. But they still end of looking distressed and not super white. I'm thinking about doing sanding the cabinets down, applying primer to all of them and the then painting the last coat. I will say, adding water to the paint does help a lot. I think my first coat was too thick. Do you think adding the primer and sanding will help?
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom they have several different recipe on youtube that you can choose from you can pick one that will work for you as for color I usually make my own with acrylic paint but it basically goes back to you just feel it out and what works for you. I still use the wax dark as well as light depending on what ever color I'm with !!! I have a little Botique in an antique mall and buy and sell furniture as well as everything else. So I find making my chalk paint cut's the cost, so I can still make money with out over pricing.
Thanks for this info. I've painted over wax and nothing happened. Good to know it can be a problem. Question: Do you paint your walls with chalk paint? Do you wax over it?
I just found this...and thank goodness I did! I am about to do my very first chalk paint project on an antique Hoosier cabinet that belonged to my mother. It has several coats of paint and I have been advised that stripping it will most likely be a much bigger job than I originally thought. I think these tips will help tremendously!
Oh my goodness, be still my ❤️ where have you been all my life lol I just love you! My pieces have ok but I’ve been doing it all wrong. Thank you so much ! Can’t wait to see all of your videos. Great advice! So glad I finally found you !
Hi Annie, I got this desk with drawers from a charity shop and will paint it with white and pink for my daughter. Thank you for the amazing tips! I feel more confident after watching this video! Hopefully, I will succeed🤞😊
Thanks sooooo much!!!! You have been most helpful.. Very new to painting.. And I am loving it.. It is so peaceful and takes a lot of patience 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️
Hey Katie! I am coming to you to learn my top 10 don’ts with my spray gun!!! 🤣Lol I can’t wait try it on a piece!!! Looking forward to seeing your new video this Saturday. Ps I am burning the midnight oil tomorrow night! Feel free to DM if you need help staying awake!!! 🤗 🎨🙏❤️
Always a good idea to moisten a brush before beginning any paint project with latex (water-based) paint. It will make clean up so much easier. Think about it: if you dip a dry brush into paint you are essentially painting the bristles themselves!
Wow. So much obvious logical stuff. But people want to do things cheap and dirty and fast. And they don't understand why what they end up with looks cheap and dirty. So thank you very much for these very insightful comments. I do appreciate them. Gail in Central Florida. March 24, 2021.
I am a mixed media contemporary abstract artist and in my studio I use a little trick with my acrylic paints to get them to flow better. In my misting spray bottle and secondary rinse bucket I add a few drops of glycerin to my water. Why? Because glycerin makes water more wet or more slick, if that makes sense. So, I tried it one day when I was going to paint an end table with chalk paint. I added a few drops of glycerin to my misting bottle. There was a big difference in paint flow and the paint application was much smoother. Hope this helps. 😊 Note: A few drops goes a long. For a large misting bottle like the type hair stylist use, 4 to 5 drops of glycerin is all you would add.
Hi Gina!!! thank you! This is a great tip!!!!! I have to try this! where do you get the glycerin? I have seen glycerin in the pharmacy, is this the same one? Many thanks for this tip!! ❤️🎨🙏
Thank you ! You do beautiful work ! I’m am changing my colors in our home ! What should do when chalk paint OVER WAXED FUNITURE ? All Annie Slone products. Anything to prep THOESE waxed pieces ?
I must tell you I watched your post on washing furniture you did an old oak dining table and washed rubbed and ragged and the water spray bottle was a good save as I'm painting in south Africa and tge paint dries super fast you made my day and got the task done an excellent totorial well done you rock and don't stop your the bomb xxxx
Thank you for another great informative video. You explain things so well - great tip re buying smaller sample sizes of the not so neutral colours. I'm itching to try using corals and pinks next. Cheers from Sunny Coast - Down Under.
Can I use this on wall panelling ( new ) I'm so tired of commercial paint that here in France is about 75 euros for 2,5 litres that need sometimes three coats, it makes painting really expensive. Primer paint is just as expensive and I have a horrible memory of that. One year with a friend we took apart her dated oak kitchen, scrubbed it, sanded it, primed it, rubbed it down each time then gave it more than two coats and it just chipped and rubbed at once, not to mention bubbles as if we were painting on oil. If I had know chalk paint then it would have helped. I've not seen it used on walls yet ?
Ur information was absolutely great. U informed hope many things in regards to chalk paint. I knew about the spray bottle but had no idea about adding water to it from ur tap. Great info. By the way has anyone ever told u that u have a very nice voice. It’s very soothing. Many thanks 😊👍
Thank you!! You can used any Chalk paint you like! my techniques will work on all types of paint!!! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy today's new video! ❤️🎨🙏
A most enjoyable anD wonderfully executed presentation Thank you. I have just got into chalk painting as a hobby so your tips were invaluable. I have subscribed as I need to watch the series from the beginning. Best wishes from London UK.
Hi Stephen!! Welcome to my channel!! So glad you subscribed! I have my previous videos on playlists sorted by techniques which may help you to start out with!! If you have questions please reach out! Thanks again for your support to my channel! 🇬🇧🇨🇦❤️🎨🙏
your video popped up, I first thought you'd be too classy for me, then you winked. You are real and very very helpful! lol thanks! look forward to more of your videos!!!
Thanks a lot for this excellent recommandations ! 🙏 So cooooool ... I love all your gorgeous projects ! It s so frenchy 😊. You have the "vieille france" feeling !! 💙
Very helpful guide. About to start my first chalk paint project, a small book case. I hadn't planned on priming but I will now. Considering temperature and drying time, I will paint inside the house and not in the garage.
Gracias Cristina, por todas tus recomendaciones. Es importante aprender cada detalle para mejorar cada día en este trabajo de renovación de muebles. Saludos!🙇😊
Christina I loved ur episode. Your video is so helpful I can't wait to paint my old furniture. It's so important to know the dont's than the do's. Very well explained. thank u so much Christina.
Thanks for that. I am a beginer and live in rural Queensland. And guess what I knew all of your tips. Thank you, it was so reassuring to not only think I'am on the right track but to actually know it. The only thing is A.S Chalk paint is very hard to get out here. I have had to travel to Brisbane to buy some, postage is prohibitive, so I wait until I have to go down there. Last trip I even bought an expensive wax brush and it disappeared on me and didn't come home with me. Upset me no end. stay safe
Wow! I am so glad I found your channel and subscribed. You gave me permission to repaint. LOL! 😆 I painted an old secretary desk white and I want to antique it but I’m afraid I’ll mess it up ... mostly because I’m so detailed oriented and I don’t have to be with these paint techniques ... so now I can antique and if I don’t like it I can repaint it. .. who knew that!? 😉
I have had endless problems with painting on the clear sealant of Annie Sloan..takes off my paint even after leaving paint to dry for days!! Moved on to tjhoko paint
This was a great presentation thank you! I am painting a marble fireplace with chalk paint. On the second coat I used a roller. It shows. Do you recommend doing another coat on top with a wet brush as you say here or lightly sand first?
THANKYOU Christina those 10 +bonus tips was so good to hear b.c #1- a few I didn't know and there were of them I would forget if letting this project dry and going on to start another project & so on. I just want to say that I am so HAPPY for REAL that I came across your channel.I LOVE YOUR DIYS, TIP/TRICKS, Painting &all else. I like how u make it sound so easy. I'm the type of person to panic if I have been on diy to long or at the end of the day I'm getting upset because I only accomplished 1 project.i know &feel that u feel Confident about the way it works out and it's ok if you didn't get more.done but yet calm and you make me feel like it's ok maybe the next project will not be just 1 but 2 . I just want to say your wonderful I not only get INSPIRATION from you, but love the way your voice>sounds while showing/teaching/Inspiring us. All your videos are just UH,UH,WELL I WILL SAY WITHOUT YOU I WOULD GO AHEAD AND SAY GREAT I LOVED IT. BUT WITH YOUR VIDEOS I CANT JUST THAT B.C. OF YOU CHRISTINA, IM in a zone when watching your videos b.c the confidence u have, #1This one should have been #1, I Love watching you b.c you are You with attitude confidence, & calming, inspiration I get from you. I haven't yet seen u get AGGRAVATED, aggresive, overly aggressive and more but all this time yourself does not change your voice does not change most of all I dont see u Trying to be someone else.❤🌠 . I haven't went through ur playlists but just wondering if you doe hometours seasonal deco rdiy tutorials, wreaths, organizations But I'm in process of moving into a Log cabin and 2 bdr, 2 1/2 bthr, dining room, kitchen and it's big enough to put like a table/2 chairs, pantry. 3 huge rockstone fireplaces one in each bdr,& o e in living room I want more of a Shabby chic farmhouse to modern farmhouse. This cabin has original self made logs I guess u would say but outdated on floors in kitchen and dwn stairs bdr. Living room hardwood but dull, I'm gonna try to wax them dining room has this paneling looks yellowish that purposely was burnt y'know how they crafters use a woodburner staircase is hardwood and there is the most bdr&bth. The 2 dwn STAIRS fire places has huge openings and no doors. U would probably have to special order them. I thought about closing dwn STAIRS bdr. Fireplace off. Anyway I wanted to tell u about the cabin that was built yrs ago and they done something to home but put original logs back on. Not sure what but it's not updated, yellow. Tubs,pink sinks, lantern chandeliers which I lime those but actual could use updated lighted latern chandeliers. Also it's hard to sit things on mantel b.c. rock is not level.im renting this but very expensive monthly rent would/could you tell me how to make this rent friendly by doing some things to the home to make or do more modern or shabby.i need to buy a new to a good used farmhouse table, what kind would you prefer if u were going to pick & a new couch with throw pillows on it& what color would. U turn to? I'm behind when it comes to moderation for each home look a person picks. & big rugs . Course cant get rugsfor each room right now. But im.trying to get custody of granddaughter & shes in a terrible situation, she is 22 months old. She doesn't need to be in the atmosphere shes in .so I live in a small town in Virginia and this was the only thi g for rent.if you had this home and was trying to be rental friendly and did I forget it's got paneling (dark)although except half bath. No only tenant lighting the walls up &floors &thought about closing 2 fireplaces up with plywood board bt would u mind giving input PLEASE??? IT IS PRIVATE ,LOVE THAT. IVE BEEN LOOKING ON PINTEREST BUT NO LUCK.I DONT HAVE FAMILY TO HELP BUT THEIR ALL GONE IF YOU DONT OR CANT I RESPECT THAT.. THANKYOU CHRISTINA!🙏Thanks again I have been wanting to try to make all the chunky blanket & pillows basket & etc. But haven't got around to it, been busy moving. Just found alot of things out b.c. they live in Tennessee and my mother -n- law just passed & 2wks after that my biological brother was like a son figure b.c. my HUBBY adopted him @young age and his wife left went back north after a professor and student relationship & found d out she was pregnant by her professor and left....not only his biological mother gave us up and I was the only female figure that was around him that threw birthday parties and school shopped just as a mother & he said he looked at me as a mother figure. ,but he just passed away right after mymother-in-law. I was very close to both of them Now I'm in court for custody; andshes not even 2 yrs old . I have one older sister than me. I'm 45 &also 4 brothers, 3 brothers older than I but the brothers I had guardianship over was younger as I said but I everyone has passed away except my mother @73 & 2 Very hard working brothers who my husband and I have let come in and try to help them but they were very much illiterate they cannot read or write. I'll ask mother come dwn see me and I'll take her out to eat and get our hair done, and have a great couple of days but she says NO she always has some kind of appointment, I try but oh well. No go I was in shock LITERALLY when brother/son figure passed to keep my husband from having heartattack. Hes older than I but we have been married 33yrs and now we are separated but still bestfriends. His idea. I would love to hear your ideas. I just found ur channel &watched 8videos and I really like you& your calmness. I would love have ideas ,pictures, of how to do this with renting the house . I have court for granddaughter next week and I'm not through moving & nothing situated nothing but I want to THANKYOU for ur time and OPINIONS, inspiration and etc. From a small community/town in S.W.V. .
Thank you Christina. Love watching your videos and learning from you - also live in BC where the weather can be extreme 😊 I have been having fun with furniture, but would like to do a wall. A vintage Paris wall. I’ve noticed a beautiful wall in the back ground of some of your finished projects. Did you paint your wall , and if so , do you have a video of the project? Thanks again for you fun and informative videos. You rock 🤗
Thank you so much Barbra 🙏💙 for your kind comment and cheers to my BC neighbour 🤗 I plan to make a few mire tutorials on how to create fun wall textures ( plaster layering ) I love old world looks and o know what your thinking . This was my first wall paint tutorial and wanted to see if subscribers had value to it so your feedback really helps 🙏💙🎨
Hi Christina, writing to you from the other side of Canada (NS)! Thank you for those fantastic tips. I have a couple of questions: 1) What is the best way to store my brush between coats - taking into consideration that I sometimes (o.k. Often) get distracted with other things in between! 2) What is the best way to clean my brushes? I have two Annie Sloan brushes (1 for paint and 1 for wax). Cheers, Shannon
I have saved every episode of your series for Chalk Paint 101, always referring back. ✔👌 I have enjoyed these so much! Thank you! Looking back though, wish this would have been one of the first ones, only because I was a wreck newbie.😜 I'm grateful to have the information you share. Also thankful this isn't a course for pass/fail. 😁😉
I like the fact that you dont "waffle on", just to fill minutes. You just give us the hard facts, in a clear and concise way. Great presenting.
#6 needed to hear...I have ZERO creativity and am new to Chalk paint...please say a prayer for me...ty for all these tips!!❤
Good tips! Fantastic idea on damp brush with chalk paint!
One thing I've found true and learned from a designer is to never shake paint, Especially chalk paint. She recommends you store upside down and always keep sealed as you do, but also I turn them on the side and roll them back and forth to get a good stir. Shaking paint causes bubbles in the paint which is not good for pure color transfer when painting.
Thank you for mentioning CURING time. Most people don't talk about it because it requires patience, and most people don't have that. Many paint manufacturers don't mention curing time anywhere, and each paint seems to have a different time (not to mention local climate). They NEVER want to discourage the customer from buying. I find that if you don't respect cure time, strange and ugly things can happen. Also, priming: what an important step towards a successful outcome that few want to talk about. Most people are lazy and want to skip that step. A lot of people hate the word SANDING. The art of sanding well should never be overlooked or dismissed. You are a superb content provider, and a very talented artist. Thank you sharing.
Hi Christina, I have watched hundreds of videos and nobody explains things better then you . Nobody has your simplicity of visual tutoring like you do . Nobody has your warm voice and flair of the flow. My project will be my living room floor that is 99 years old coming to the conclusion that the best way to renew this floor is to chalk paint it using a blend method of two colors . As you said if you screw up you can always repaint it .
Thanks so much for your kind words and support to my channel, greatly appreciated! That's amazing a 99 year old floor!! ❤️🙏🎨
I really appreciate your advice and your creativity
You have such a calming voice. I have a sold dark wood chest of drawers that I want to paint. After cleaning it thoroughly do you suggest I sand it lightly before priming?
First time I have seen EVERYTHING I needed to know in one video - THANK YOU! - fellow BC lady!!! I have watched tons of videos on chalk paint with Annie Sloan herself, ("on no, you don't need to prime" - really, Annie??)and lots of other videos from ladies in the painting world - and have finished alot of furniture myself, sanding, stripping, swearing - yes swearing - and staining. Having finally pried open a can of chalk paint for the first time, I painted one coat on my beautiful vintage drop leaf storage table, found bleed through so now I've sanded and primed - waiting for it to dry for a day or so, then, armed with my spray bottle and new brush, I will be re-watching your video and attempting to finish my table! Thank you!!!! Soooo helpful!
Same here!
Oak is a hard one. Because the oily knots come through. Best to prime oak furniture for sure. Chalk paint will not cover it and it bleeds through. So I’d like to know if a good primer as well
As a teacher of 33 years, you are an AWESOME instructor. Thank You
Thank you for your service 🙏🏾 ❤️ lol I look at educators as service members of our 🌎 Seriously, thank you for your 33 yrs of changing the world
Excellent presentation! A couple points I want to remember are: Don’t mix tap water in the paint. Don’t wax b4 painting & more. I love the fact that you stress that if you don’t like the end product, the color of the paint, or whatever, it’s no big deal ....it can be done over. thanks for that!
Hi Janet!! Glad you liked it!!! Thanks so much for your support greatly appreciated!! ❤️🎨🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
So don’t thin with it but it’s ok to use tap water when blending?
Yes that was tip number six that was one of my favorites, A big yay! and not sticking a dry brush directly into The chalk paint. I’m redoing a table to use in my office for my desk and my first time I ever do anything like this so like someone else said I learned everything we needed video❤️
I just did that. was so happy to start painting my vintage vanity and now i am disappointed.. its way too bleh light grey with cream under. then i added of all things dark wax and now it looks like it was soaked in tea :-( i had to walk away
What type of water…if not tap?
Omg! The water in chalk paint point was spot on! I did that and it smelled like old clothes!!!! I couldn’t figure out why but now I know! Thanks!!!
#8 THANK YOU. I understand that many people are trying to sell the brands or are very brand loyal but this is the first video that says flat out "mix and match!" I'm new to this so I'm watching lots of videos trying to figure out what brands and colors to choose.
I also would like to know how well top coats and different finishes mix across brands.
off to watch more of your channel!
Wonderful Q&A Christina!!
Everyone needs to know the don'ts before we dip the brush 😁
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ♡
Hi Nikki!!! Thanks as always!! See you this Saturday!!!! 🎨🙏❤️
I have been interested in redoing furniture for quite some time now, but have never worked with chalk paint. I saw this video and I think you may have just saved me from a lot of heartache! Thank you so much. I have been to B.C. and just loved it there. My sisters and I had a sisters vacation to Victoria and just really enjoyed it.
Glad it was helpful! We are looking forward to the move to there! Thank you!!! I hope you enjoy today's new video!! ❤️🙏🎨
Thank you for sharing. I am at the right place. I’m realizing I don’t know very much about refinishing furniture. I now know where to find the answers. I’m so happy to find your videos.
I have what I call “decor anxiety.” I want to love decorating and home projects, but I just find everything overwhelming. I got the itch to try again and found your video. Your voice is so calming and the tips sound helpful! Thank you! 😊
Thanks for having a nice soothing voice and being professional and not trying to instruct while talking about yourself or kids running thru and all that other jazz. That stuff drives me nuts. Great tips and definitely subscribing 💖
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy today's new video! ❤️🎨🙏
Love this series. Practical, clear and concise.
You are the MASTER of chalk paint. Thanks again for all the great advice 👍👍🖐😎☀️🎨😘❤️❤️
Hi Diane!!! Thank you so much for your kind words😊🤗🎨🙏❤️
I love going back to some of your old videos. It’s always beneficial.
I live in the Interior and I am about to start my first project ... I appreciate your videos. Thank You.
Thank you so much!!!! Give it a whirl!!! I have new tutorial out today, I hope you enjoy it! ❤️🎨🙏
This was so very helpful! I’m doing my first chalk paint project. I’ve watched video after video to gain knowledge and confidence. Here we goooo!
oh my God im just amazed by your ideas to all the DIY that you do i just suscribed to your channel recentely im in miami florida been retired the past two years and lots of ideas of my own but now you took me to the next level thank you so much for sharing all you diy thank mariela
Thank you very much for your recommendations!You have an excellent style to speak nad your voice is so smooth and sweet !! I'm watching you from Greece.The world is so small indeed!
Thank you for this especially number 4, always use a damp brush, game changer. !
Thank you so much Chris 🙏 I really appreciate your thoughtful feedback and support 💙🤗
Yes thanks for that tip. I always start w a dry brush. Good to know!!
Hi Christina! I love your videos, particularly this one, because I'm gonna start a small project and I was not sure whether I could mix different colors. I know the best I can do is to marathon all your videos on that! Starting now 🤩 Thanks a lot!
So do not store the paint cans upside down. Just turn upside down and shake before opening again, correct?
You certainly have put my mind at ease. I have several pieces of older furniture that I want to chalk paint but have actually been too anxious to begin, thinking they may be ruined or the colors will not be as I had hoped. I can redo them! Such practical, good tips and even your voice is soothing. I compare this new undertaking to trying computers over 20 yrs ago, thinking I would break the machine or wipe all good work away. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Thank you, Christina. I just subscribed & I see a big light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank you Christine I am about to try my first chalk paint project. bedroom furniture
You can do it!❤️🎨🙏. I hope you enjoy my new video out today!❤️
I've never used chalk paint, but I will soon. All of these tips are very useful for someone just starting and I'm glad I watched before starting my project. As an acrylic artist, I'm all about the water bottle! Nothing more useful. Curing is also important for everything from acrylic to oils to wall paint. Just let it sit and acclimate and cure and I've been much happier with projects. #6 is awesome! Don't be afraid! It's just paint and a little bit of time. And if you're creative, you can always make something work, even if it's a re-do. I can't tell you how many canvases I've covered with gesso and started all over, whether acrylic or oil.
Question: I understand you can mix chalk paints, but can you adjust tints and tones with acrylic paint? Heavy pigmented acrylic paint shouldn't thin it significantly, especially if you're toning.
I love this video. I wish I had watched it *before* I started chalk painting some oak kitchen cabinets that had pretty good coat of varnish on them. I've painted all of them with one coat of Annie Sloan Chalk paint original white. A few of the drawers I have painted a second time. But they still end of looking distressed and not super white. I'm thinking about doing sanding the cabinets down, applying primer to all of them and the then painting the last coat. I will say, adding water to the paint does help a lot. I think my first coat was too thick. Do you think adding the primer and sanding will help?
I am so HAPPY I found you. I love your posts/blogs/content. You are a great teacher. Thank you for being you!
I worked a lot with Chalk paint. So I started making my own chalk paint and have had great success.
That is fantastic!!! How are you making your chalk paint? I would love to learn to make my own!! ❤️🎨🙏
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom they have several different recipe on youtube that you can choose from you can pick one that will work for you as for color I usually make my own with acrylic paint but it basically goes back to you just feel it out and what works for you. I still use the wax dark as well as light depending on what ever color I'm with !!! I have a little Botique in an antique mall and buy and sell furniture as well as everything else. So I find making my chalk paint cut's the cost, so I can still make money with out over pricing.
Thanks for this info. I've painted over wax and nothing happened. Good to know it can be a problem.
Question: Do you paint your walls with chalk paint? Do you wax over it?
Thanks so much! I learned something new. I did not know to turn over the paint can before using. You are so good at explaining things!
I just found this...and thank goodness I did! I am about to do my very first chalk paint project on an antique Hoosier cabinet that belonged to my mother. It has several coats of paint and I have been advised that stripping it will most likely be a much bigger job than I originally thought. I think these tips will help tremendously!
Happy to have found you! 😊 🇨🇦 Hope all is well in your neck of the woods…British Columbia is in such a state of chaos! Take care! 😊💖
I am going to chalk paint my 1st piece of furniture. Thank you so much for all the great tips! I'll let you know how it turns out.
Oh my goodness, be still my ❤️ where have you been all my life lol
I just love you!
My pieces have ok but I’ve been doing it all wrong.
Thank you so much ! Can’t wait to see all of your videos. Great advice! So glad I finally found you !
Sounds like great advice! Thank you! I’m gearing up for my first project -4 poster bed.
I'm also doing a bed, big solid headboard and footboard. Good luck!
How did it turn out. Any tips. Want to do mine as well.
Thank you . I haven’t used chalk paint but I’m going to give it a go. Xx
Thankyou. Could you demonstrate how you clean wax brushes after use. 🌻
Hey Christina, thank you for all these tips. I often wonder about some if these scenarios. Now I know.. Great tips!!
Great idea!❤️🎨🙏
Thank you!!🎨❤️🙏
Hi Annie, I got this desk with drawers from a charity shop and will paint it with white and pink for my daughter. Thank you for the amazing tips! I feel more confident after watching this video! Hopefully, I will succeed🤞😊
Wonderful! Have fun with it!!!! ❤️🎨🙏
great program. I'm a beginner and have 2 questions: how do I remove the clear wax sealant when I repaint my project?
How do I clean my brushes?
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Thanks sooooo much!!!! You have been most helpful.. Very new to painting.. And I am loving it.. It is so peaceful and takes a lot of patience 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️
I'm so terrible for "can care". I know better but I still make the same mistakes over and over again. Thank you for laying down the law!
Hey Katie! I am coming to you to learn my top 10 don’ts with my spray gun!!! 🤣Lol I can’t wait try it on a piece!!! Looking forward to seeing your new video this Saturday. Ps I am burning the midnight oil tomorrow night! Feel free to DM if you need help staying awake!!! 🤗 🎨🙏❤️
Oh my goodness. Just started a vintage bed and now I don’t feel guilty about not liking it! I’m going to redo it!
Always a good idea to moisten a brush before beginning any paint project with latex (water-based) paint. It will make clean up so much easier. Think about it: if you dip a dry brush into paint you are essentially painting the bristles themselves!
Hi Sara!! Great point! Thanks! ❤️🎨🙏
never thought of that, but totally makes sense! thanks
Wow. So much obvious logical stuff. But people want to do things cheap and dirty and fast. And they don't understand why what they end up with looks cheap and dirty. So thank you very much for these very insightful comments. I do appreciate them. Gail in Central Florida. March 24, 2021.
Thank you!! I hope you enjoy today's tutorial this morning! ❤️🎨🙏
Love these Q&A’s. Learnt a lot watching them as I’m fairly new to up cycling. Thankyou from the UK Christina.
Thank you so much Susan 🙏💙
I really appreciate your thoughtful comment and support 🤗💙
I am a mixed media contemporary abstract artist and in my studio I use a little trick with my acrylic paints to get them to flow better. In my misting spray bottle and secondary rinse bucket I add a few drops of glycerin to my water. Why? Because glycerin makes water more wet or more slick, if that makes sense. So, I tried it one day when I was going to paint an end table with chalk paint. I added a few drops of glycerin to my misting bottle. There was a big difference in paint flow and the paint application was much smoother. Hope this helps. 😊
Note: A few drops goes a long. For a large misting bottle like the type hair stylist use, 4 to 5 drops of glycerin is all you would add.
Hi Gina!!! thank you! This is a great tip!!!!! I have to try this! where do you get the glycerin? I have seen glycerin in the pharmacy, is this the same one? Many thanks for this tip!! ❤️🎨🙏
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom Yes ma'am it indeed is. Your local Walmart and grocery store should carry it too. 😊
“I’d certainly never use a lot of this Rodmell purple”.
Me living in Louisiana: ohhh. A new purple! (Geaux Tigers! Lol)
Hi Lea!!! It's a great color to work with it just needs the right complements to pull it off! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🎨
Thank you for the tips! I’m new at this and bit intimidated but I am finding myself gaining confidence.
Thank you ! You do beautiful work ! I’m am changing my colors in our home ! What should do when chalk paint OVER WAXED FUNITURE ? All Annie Slone products. Anything to prep THOESE waxed pieces ?
I must tell you I watched your post on washing furniture you did an old oak dining table and washed rubbed and ragged and the water spray bottle was a good save as I'm painting in south Africa and tge paint dries super fast you made my day and got the task done an excellent totorial well done you rock and don't stop your the bomb xxxx
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy today’s new video 🎨🙏❤️
Thank you for another great informative video. You explain things so well - great tip re buying smaller sample sizes of the not so neutral colours. I'm itching to try using corals and pinks next. Cheers from Sunny Coast - Down Under.
Thank you so much José for your thoughtful comment and feedback 🙏💙
I really appreciate your kind words and support 🤗💙💙
Thank you so much. Going to try on leather chaise.
Go for it! ❤️🎨🙏
Can I use this on wall panelling ( new ) I'm so tired of commercial paint that here in France is about 75 euros for 2,5 litres that need sometimes three coats, it makes painting really expensive. Primer paint is just as expensive and I have a horrible memory of that. One year with a friend we took apart her dated oak kitchen, scrubbed it, sanded it, primed it, rubbed it down each time then gave it more than two coats and it just chipped and rubbed at once, not to mention bubbles as if we were painting on oil. If I had know chalk paint then it would have helped. I've not seen it used on walls yet ?
They ve got chalkpaint at Action for 5 euros a pot
Ur information was absolutely great. U informed hope many things in regards to chalk paint. I knew about the spray bottle but had no idea about adding water to it from ur tap.
Great info. By the way has anyone ever told u that u have a very nice voice. It’s very soothing. Many thanks 😊👍
Hi Shelly!! So nice of you! Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!!! Thanks for your support to my channel!! ❤️❤️❤️🎨🙏
Thank you so much, Christina! Always informative! Love your channel.
Thank you for your helpful tips I will try I have been collecting all the information before I try painting with the chalk paint very helpful👍
Thank you so much ! Love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Hi Gail Thank you!!!!! All the way in South Africa 🇿🇦 so cool!!!! See you this Saturday!!! 🎨🙏❤️
So very glad I found you. You are inspiring. So exciting. Thank You.
Thank you Christina! Another informative show!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment and support 🙏💙💙
Thank you so muchfo4this information. I just chalk painted with Country Chic just a beginner. Next time I’ll use Annie Sloan.
Thank you!! You can used any Chalk paint you like! my techniques will work on all types of paint!!! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy today's new video! ❤️🎨🙏
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom can’t wait to watch it. Will be watching past videos
A most enjoyable anD wonderfully executed presentation Thank you. I have just got into chalk painting as a hobby so your tips were invaluable. I have subscribed as I need to watch the series from the beginning. Best wishes from London UK.
Hi Stephen!! Welcome to my channel!! So glad you subscribed! I have my previous videos on playlists sorted by techniques which may help you to start out with!! If you have questions please reach out! Thanks again for your support to my channel! 🇬🇧🇨🇦❤️🎨🙏
your video popped up, I first thought you'd be too classy for me, then you winked. You are real and very very helpful! lol thanks! look forward to more of your videos!!!
Hi where i can get the brans of the paint and wax
Thank You very much Ms Christina, that was so helpful.🥰
Thank you so much Regeina 🙏
Your kind words and support means so much 🤗
I just love you. For sharing , and yourself, I love watching you create
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on painting surfaces with chalk paint. Your presentation was methodical and to the point. Brilliant 👏 👏 👏
Love your videos. So helpful. 👏👏👏👏
Hi Linda!! Glad you like them! ❤️🎨🙏
Awesome tips!! I’m thinking about trying my hand at doing a re-do on my buffet. Wish me luck🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for the 101's. So very concise and helpful. You are wonderful !!
Hi Rebe!!! Glad it was helpful! ❤️🎨🙏
Hello. You are sooo clear. I did not know some tips.. I am chlak paint fan!!! Thanks so much!!!
Thanks a lot for this excellent recommandations ! 🙏 So cooooool ...
I love all your gorgeous projects ! It s so frenchy 😊. You have the "vieille france" feeling !! 💙
Hi Grouick!! Thanks so much!!! Maybe you should check out this Saturday’s tutorial! It’s has a little French side to it! 😂🎨🙏
IKR?? Such an elegant finish. I can't wait to complete my vintage table and add some bling!!!
Very helpful guide. About to start my first chalk paint project, a small book case. I hadn't planned on priming but I will now. Considering temperature and drying time, I will paint inside the house and not in the garage.
Hi Christina, what if you used distilled water to add to the paint tin, would that eliminate the long term bacteria?
Thank you so much, I am just a beginning.. You tips really help me❤.
Gracias Cristina, por todas tus recomendaciones.
Es importante aprender cada detalle para mejorar cada día en este trabajo de renovación de muebles.
Saludos!🙇😊
¡¡Muchas gracias!! ¡¡Me alegro de que estés aprendiendo tanto y espero que te ayude con tus proyectos de restauración !! 🎨🙏❤️
Christina I loved ur episode. Your video is so helpful I can't wait to paint my old furniture. It's so important to know the dont's than the do's. Very well explained. thank u so much Christina.
This was very helpful, thank you. I’m about to start my first attempt with my baby dresser.
Thanks for that. I am a beginer and live in rural Queensland. And guess what I knew all of your tips. Thank you, it was so reassuring to not only think I'am on the right track but to actually know it. The only thing is A.S Chalk paint is very hard to get out here. I have had to travel to Brisbane to buy some, postage is prohibitive, so I wait until I have to go down there. Last trip I even bought an expensive wax brush and it disappeared on me and didn't come home with me. Upset me no end. stay safe
Omg I'm so happy I found your channel! Here's to a new lockdown hobby 🎊
Thank you so much for explaining about how to use or not to use chalk paint
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy today's new video! ❤️🙏🎨
Wow! I am so glad I found your channel and subscribed. You gave me permission to repaint. LOL! 😆 I painted an old secretary desk white and I want to antique it but I’m afraid I’ll mess it up ... mostly because I’m so detailed oriented and I don’t have to be with these paint techniques ... so now I can antique and if I don’t like it I can repaint it. .. who knew that!? 😉
Hi Mary!!! Welcome to my channel! So happy to hear that are inspired to paint!! Give it a try you can do it!!! See you this Saturday!! 🎨🙏❤️
Muchas gracias. Muy esclarecedor y ameno!!!
¡Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras y apoyo a mi canal, muy apreciado! ❤️🙏🎨
New at this and can’t wait to give this a try and your tip timing was PERFECT for me~~ Thank you!!
You are so welcome! Thank you for subscribing to my channel! 🙏❤️🎨
Thanks so much
Thanks for #6. Just lifted a great amount of self doubt off my shoulder.
I have had endless problems with painting on the clear sealant of Annie Sloan..takes off my paint even after leaving paint to dry for days!! Moved on to tjhoko paint
This was a great presentation thank you! I am painting a marble fireplace with chalk paint. On the second coat I used a roller. It shows. Do you recommend doing another coat on top with a wet brush as you say here or lightly sand first?
Wow! I just started to research about chalk paint. I am so incredibly thankful to discover your videos!!! 😊
Thank you, Cristina, for the useful tips! You are a mine of information and I love your graceful manners 😊😍.
Hi!!! Thank you so much for the kind words!!! Thanks for supporting my channel!! ❤️🎨🙏
THANKYOU Christina those 10 +bonus tips was so good to hear b.c #1- a few I didn't know and there were of them I would forget if letting this project dry and going on to start another project & so on. I just want to say that I am so HAPPY for REAL that I came across your channel.I LOVE YOUR DIYS, TIP/TRICKS, Painting &all else. I like how u make it sound so easy. I'm the type of person to panic if I have been on diy to long or at the end of the day I'm getting upset because I only accomplished 1 project.i know &feel that u feel Confident about the way it works out and it's ok if you didn't get more.done but yet calm and you make me feel like it's ok maybe the next project will not be just 1 but 2 . I just want to say your wonderful I not only get INSPIRATION from you, but love the way your voice>sounds while showing/teaching/Inspiring us. All your videos are just UH,UH,WELL I WILL SAY WITHOUT YOU I WOULD GO AHEAD AND SAY GREAT I LOVED IT. BUT WITH YOUR VIDEOS I CANT JUST THAT B.C. OF YOU CHRISTINA, IM in a zone when watching your videos b.c the confidence u have, #1This one should have been #1, I Love watching you b.c you are You with attitude confidence, & calming, inspiration I get from you. I haven't yet seen u get AGGRAVATED, aggresive, overly aggressive and more but all this time yourself does not change your voice does not change most of all I dont see u Trying to be someone else.❤🌠 . I haven't went through ur playlists but just wondering if you doe hometours seasonal deco rdiy tutorials, wreaths, organizations
But I'm in process of moving into a Log cabin and 2 bdr, 2 1/2 bthr, dining room, kitchen and it's big enough to put like a table/2 chairs, pantry. 3 huge rockstone fireplaces one in each bdr,& o e in living room I want more of a Shabby chic farmhouse to modern farmhouse. This cabin has original self made logs I guess u would say but outdated on floors in kitchen and dwn stairs bdr. Living room hardwood but dull, I'm gonna try to wax them dining room has this paneling looks yellowish that purposely was burnt y'know how they crafters use a woodburner staircase is hardwood and there is the most bdr&bth. The 2 dwn STAIRS fire places has huge openings and no doors. U would probably have to special order them. I thought about closing dwn STAIRS bdr. Fireplace off. Anyway I wanted to tell u about the cabin that was built yrs ago and they done something to home but put original logs back on. Not sure what but it's not updated, yellow. Tubs,pink sinks, lantern chandeliers which I lime those but actual could use updated lighted latern chandeliers. Also it's hard to sit things on mantel b.c. rock is not level.im renting this but very expensive monthly rent would/could you tell me how to make this rent friendly by doing some things to the home to make or do more modern or shabby.i need to buy a new to a good used farmhouse table, what kind would you prefer if u were going to pick & a new couch with throw pillows on it& what color would. U turn to? I'm behind when it comes to moderation for each home look a person picks. & big rugs . Course cant get rugsfor each room right now. But im.trying to get custody of granddaughter & shes in a terrible situation, she is 22 months old. She doesn't need to be in the atmosphere shes in .so I live in a small town in Virginia and this was the only thi g for rent.if you had this home and was trying to be rental friendly and did I forget it's got paneling (dark)although except half bath. No only tenant lighting the walls up &floors &thought about closing 2 fireplaces up with plywood board bt would u mind giving input PLEASE??? IT IS PRIVATE ,LOVE THAT. IVE BEEN LOOKING ON PINTEREST BUT NO LUCK.I DONT HAVE FAMILY TO HELP BUT THEIR ALL GONE IF YOU DONT OR CANT I RESPECT THAT.. THANKYOU CHRISTINA!🙏Thanks again I have been wanting to try to make all the chunky blanket & pillows basket & etc. But haven't got around to it, been busy moving. Just found alot of things out b.c. they live in Tennessee and my mother -n- law just passed & 2wks after that my biological brother was like a son figure b.c. my HUBBY adopted him @young age and his wife left went back north after a professor and student relationship & found d out she was pregnant by her professor and left....not only his biological mother gave us up and I was the only female figure that was around him that threw birthday parties and school shopped just as a mother & he said he looked at me as a mother figure. ,but he just passed away right after mymother-in-law. I was very close to both of them Now I'm in court for custody; andshes not even 2 yrs old . I have one older sister than me. I'm 45 &also 4 brothers, 3 brothers older than I but the brothers I had guardianship over was younger as I said but I everyone has passed away except my mother @73 & 2 Very hard working brothers who my husband and I have let come in and try to help them but they were very much illiterate they cannot read or write. I'll ask mother come dwn see me and I'll take her out to eat and get our hair done, and have a great couple of days but she says NO she always has some kind of appointment, I try but oh well. No go
I was in shock LITERALLY when brother/son figure passed to keep my husband from having heartattack. Hes older than I but we have been married 33yrs and now we are separated but still bestfriends. His idea. I would love to hear your ideas. I just found ur channel &watched 8videos and I really like you& your calmness. I would love have ideas ,pictures, of how to do this with renting the house . I have court for granddaughter next week and I'm not through moving & nothing situated nothing but I want to THANKYOU for ur time and OPINIONS, inspiration and etc. From a small community/town in S.W.V.
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Thank you Christina. Love watching your videos and learning from you - also live in BC where the weather can be extreme 😊 I have been having fun with furniture, but would like to do a wall. A vintage Paris wall. I’ve noticed a beautiful wall in the back ground of some of your finished projects. Did you paint your wall , and if so , do you have a video of the project? Thanks again for you fun and informative videos. You rock 🤗
Thank you so much Barbra 🙏💙 for your kind comment and cheers to my BC neighbour 🤗
I plan to make a few mire tutorials on how to create fun wall textures ( plaster layering )
I love old world looks and o know what your thinking .
This was my first wall paint tutorial and wanted to see if subscribers had value to it so your feedback really helps 🙏💙🎨
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom loved your tips thx much question..why does chalk paint dry to such a pale almost there when dry brushed
Hi Christina, writing to you from the other side of Canada (NS)! Thank you for those fantastic tips. I have a couple of questions: 1) What is the best way to store my brush between coats - taking into consideration that I sometimes (o.k. Often) get distracted with other things in between! 2) What is the best way to clean my brushes? I have two Annie Sloan brushes (1 for paint and 1 for wax). Cheers, Shannon
I have saved every episode of your series for Chalk Paint 101, always referring back. ✔👌 I have enjoyed these so much! Thank you! Looking back though, wish this would have been one of the first ones, only because I was a wreck newbie.😜 I'm grateful to have the information you share. Also thankful this isn't a course for pass/fail. 😁😉
Hehe! No fails here Kim!! We are here just have fun and experiment!!! See you this Saturday in class!!! 😂🤗🎨🙏❤️
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom 😂👍
I have been using chalk paint for a few years and learned great tips from your video 👍
Hi Christina, thanks a lot!! Very helpful tips 👏🥰❤️
I really appreciate your thoughtful comment and support 🙏 thank you so much 💙💙
Thanks for sharing the dont s in chalkpaint . Very helpfull. See you on saturday 👍🌺❤️
Hi Anja!! See you Saturday it’s two projects!! I hope you enjoy it!! 🎨🙏❤️
Thank you very much!Very helpful information!
Thank you!! 🎨🙏❤️
I would listen to your voice forever. And also this video is so useful thank you so much !