![]() ![]() So I mixed Country Chic’s Liquorice (black) paint with some clear glaze according to the instructions on the back of the glaze container. And you can use latex paint, or chalk paint. You can add any color you want to the glaze. ![]() I like having clear glaze on hand instead of glaze that is already tinted black or brown, so then I can choose what color I want it to be. I started with clear glaze and mixed some black paint into it to tint it to a black glaze. It can also add depth to your paint.Ĭheck out my comparison between glaze vs wax over chalk paint to learn more. It’s a transparent or semi-transparent coat that you put on top of paint to give it a faux antiqued or washed look. Glaze comes in clear, black, brown… and honestly whatever color you want it to be. I wanted to add a bit more character to this piece, and glaze was the perfect way to achieve that. Learn ALL of my tips and tricks on how to spray polyurethane here! What Does Glaze Do To Paint? Sealing the chalk paint with water-based polyurethane is crucial before you put glaze over chalk paint. ![]() Here are 6 distressing furniture techniques you can do. Need to SEE how to glaze? Check out this video on how to glaze over chalk paint.Īfter I lightly distressed the edges of the dresser with 220 grit sandpaper, I sprayed on a couple coats of my favorite water-based polyurethane. Then I let the chalk paint dry completely. This dresser took almost a full pint of paint. The first time I sprayed, it was overwhelming… but I didn’t have these resources back then! Then I sprayed 2 coats of the chalk paint onto the dresser. Learn how to thin paint in a paint sprayer, and how to paint furniture with a sprayer here. Learn more about the best HVLP paint sprayers here. Then I added some water to the chalk paint so I could put it in my entry-level, budget-friendly sprayer. Here are more of the Best green chalk paint for Furniture here. It adheres well, it’s thick (so I like to add some water to thin it out for spraying) and Country Chic’s colors are so good!Ĭheck out my honest and detailed Country Chic Paint Review here. It’s bold, but not too in your face.Īnd Country Chic Paint has some of my very favorite chalk paint. It’s the best hunter green / emerald green. ![]() We used the color Wild Clover for this piece. Read more here about why it’s important to scuff sand before painting furniture. I scuff-sanded the surface to remove the shine so the paint would stick better. Now that you know there is a secret drawer, I can’t tell you how to open it, now can I?īut if dressers with secret compartments are your thing, check out this WW2 Dresser with a secret compartment in this how to paint over oil based paint post.Īfter a few happy dances and playing around with our new discovery, I went back to work prepping the dresser. While he was moving the drawer as much as he could, I looked at the dresser from a different angle, played around with a spot on the dresser, and all of a sudden the secret drawer started opening! Whoa!! While cleaning the dresser with Krud Kutter to get it ready for paint (you can read more about exactly how to clean furniture before painting and how to prepare furniture for paint here) I put the dresser on its back since I had a sneaky suspicion that there was a secret drawer in between the two top drawers.Īfter inspecting it more I could tell that it was a drawer, I just couldn’t figure out how to open it up! So I called for my husband and asked him to try it out.
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