Home-made Chalked Paint Recipe
Making chalk paint at home is easy!
For this project I used only a few items and they were not very expensive.
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I used 2 tsp. non-sanded grout, a little water and about a cup of paint.
The first time I tried to make this I ended up with lumps... not impossible to deal with but it got me wondering how I could fix the problem.
I was thinking gravy... The trick is to dissolve the grout in a little bit of water first! And it worked!
I thought I'd try painting some old metal loaf pans, if it sticks to metal, I will be happy.
It went on smoothly, sanded easily, and most importantly stuck to a smooth surface!
I distressed the edges and got a great chippy edge that looks a little like enamelware.
I then gave the bakeware a coat of furniture wax when I was finished.
No matter what you paint with, the wax seals the chalky feel. You could also spray paint the tins with a glossy spray sealer.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these now but I'm very happy that the home-made chalked paint was a success!
I'll definitely be painting with it again!
These mini loaf pans are great for organizing.
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