You will need

• 1x 1L Chalk Paint in Olive
• 1x 1L Chalk Paint in Primer Red
• 1 x 500ml Clear Chalk Paint Wax
• 1 x Large Flat Detail Brush
• Sanding Pads
• Lint-free cloth
• Masking tape
• Water

Step 1

Prepare the chair by taping over the edges of the fabric using masking tape, so you don’t get paint on it. Use small pieces to get close to the curved edge.

Step 2

Paint the chair in one coat of Chalk Paint in Primer Red using a Large Flat Detail Brush to get into all the small areas. Add another coat in areas you’re going to sand and distress.

Step 3

Water down Chalk Paint in Olive until it’s the consistency of single cream. It’s better if this coat is a bit thinner so it’s easier to sand down.

Step 4

Paint the chair using the same Small Flat Detail Brush in your watered-down Olive. Wait for it to dry and then paint a second coat. Wait to fully dry.

Step 5

Apply a layer of Clear Chalk Paint Wax using a lint-free cloth and immediately sand the areas you want to distress, using a variety of Annie Sloan Sanding Pad grades.

Step 6

Seal your piece by giving it a final coat of Clear Chalk Paint Wax all over with a lint-free cloth.

As this chair was already painted gold, its metallic finish showed through in some places when sanded back. To recreate this look, use Metallic Paint in Traditional Gold to areas you’ve sanded or on mouldings after the final coat of Clear Chalk Paint Wax.

This project originally appeared in Issue 10 of The Colourist