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DIY Chalk Paint

January 20, 2020

I’ve been sharing a few stories (insta-stories) where I am using my DIY Chalk paint. While the recipe I use lives in a highlight on good ol’ IG I thought I should have a better home base for it.

I first made my own chalk paint when I was working on Madeline’s dresser. I knew I wanted her to have a pink dresser and I knew I was not buying the Pottery Barn one. Ain’t no kid gonna have a fancier dresser than me! My mom found an awesome one at Habitat for Humanity and I was going to paint it.

I started with Rustoleum’s Blush Pink Chalk Paint which was a great paint. But it was NOT the color that I envisioned or that went with the adorable wallpaper I had picked out. I needed something brighter. The problem with most “ready-made” chalk paint is that the color was limited. I went on to research and found that you can, in fact, make your own chalk paint from ANY PAINT COLOR.

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The door had one coat of my DIY Chalk Paint and everything surrounding it was two coats the Rustoleum Chalk Paint (too light – almost white)

I. WAS. SOLD.

There are a few different variations of DIY Chalk Paint but this is the one I use:

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Why Chalk Paint? Because it sticks to almost anything! Regular paint will peel, chip or just plain not adhere to a lot of surfaces. Or you have to sand and prep your piece.

Below are a few of the projects I’ve used chalk paint on! I’ll add more as we continue on.

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And if you make your own and paint … Tag me! I’d love to see!
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  1. one room challenge 2020 – week 2 – Jessica Dawn Home says:
    May 15, 2020 at 10:33 am

    […] last year I had the perfect yellow already on hand – Tassel by Sherwin Williams. I made my DIY Chalk Paint out of it and went to […]

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