Hi there! It's Rosanne from Country Chic Paint!
In this video I want to show you the basics of applying
our chalk-based paint to a piece of furniture. I promise painting furniture
is easy so stay tuned!
Before we dive in
if you want to know more about preparing your piece of furniture before you paint
it make sure to check out our other videos on our channel.
For this video we're going to be using a few different supplies.
We're going to be using the Country Chic paint brushes. These are fabulous
synthetic bristle brushes that were developed specifically
to be used with our paint.
You do not really want to use one of these natural bristle brushes
because they will leave a more textured finish on your piece. If you're going for
texture, then that's a great
brush to use, but if you want smooth surface
then you want to use Country Chic Paint brushes
So this is what we'll be using for this video
We're going to be using our chalk-based paint
We'll be using Vintage Cupcake as well as Lazy Linen.
Our paint is environmentally friendly with low VOCs and
it's very safe to use indoors, barely has a smell to it and
it's super easy to work with.
Before we start painting and before we open up the can, we want to make sure
that we
shake the can really well to make sure that all contents are
mixed well together. The contents of the paint separate
so it's very important that you make sure that everything is well mixed
together before you start painting
So you just wanna give it a really good shake, for about
a minute or so, and then we can open it up
and then we still want to stir it for another two-minutes
just to make sure that it's all blended well together
Instead of painting
straight out of your can what I would recommend taking a small
jar or a plastic cup or mason jar and pouring some of the paint off in that
because if you have your paint brush and you dip it right into your can
maybe there's something on your paintbrush or there's water on it or
different color paint, then you're
contaminating your entire can of paint. That's why it's always better to just
pour some off
and use that instead
Let me show you how to hold your paintbrush as well
You want to hold it right on the ferrule which is the
steel part and you're kind of holding it like a pencil
So you have your thumb on one side and your other fingers
on the other side. This gives you the best control of your brush.
Now we're ready to start painting!
For this chair I'm going to use Lazy Linen as my base coat
and I'm going to dip my brush in. As you can see I'm covering about halfway up
the bristles. You want to make sure you have a decent amount of paint on it
but you also don't want to have it so full that it's going to drip right off.
I'm actually gonna start by painting the bottom
To get a smooth finish you want to make sure that your paint strokes
go in one direction on your piece. Don't go crosswise
otherwise you might end up with a lot of texture in your finish.
Another important thing to keep in mind
is that you don't want to paint over sections that have started to dry
already
If you see you've missed a spot you can just go back later and add a second coat
Don't try to fix it after it's partially dry
Before applying a second coat you want to make sure that your first coat is
fully dried
Normally you compete the second coat after about 30 minutes
however keep in mind that the climate you're working in has a big influence on
how quickly your paint dries.
If it is very warm your paint will dry more quickly
If the humidity is high the paint might take a long time to dry
Always avoid painting in direct sunlight
or when the humidity is higher than 80 percent
In average circumstances it takes only about 15 to 20 minutes
for your paint coat to dry, but before putting on a second coat
you want to wait at least 30 to 60 minutes. Again if it's very cold or very
humid
or if you put on a very thick paint coat you'll notice that you need to wait
longer
Now that our paint has
had a chance to dry I'm going to give it a second coat
but because I want to give it a two layer distressed look I'm going to pick
a different color and
this is the color we're going to be using. It's called Vintage Cupcake
and it's a very pretty pink as you can see
So I'll pour some off in this
little jar
In an upcoming video I'm going to
show you how to wet distress this chair, and how to antique it with
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updates when our new videos are available! If you want to find out more about
Country Chic Paint you can visit our website on countrychicpaint.com
or simply click on the link below. Thank you so much for watching!