Chalk Paint is a versatile tool for renters, especially when it comes to furniture. Its adaptability makes it a perfect choice for transforming furniture pieces to match your personal style without a permanent commitment. One of the biggest advantages is its quick drying time, allowing for rapid reapplication. This is particularly useful if your rental agreement requires you to return furniture to a neutral colour upon moving out. Simply repaint with minimal hassle.

Moreover, Chalk Paint is cost-effective, a significant consideration for renters who often have tighter budgets compared to homeowners. You can give your existing furniture a fresh, updated look without spending a fortune on new items. This affordability extends to larger projects, making it feasible to revamp several pieces at once, providing a cohesive and stylish appearance to your rented space.

Chalk Paint is a renter’s best friend, for three reasons:

1. Chalk Paint can be used on furniture, which you can provide and up-cycle yourself, and take with you when you move. Repainting furniture with Chalk Paint is much more affordable than buying new, which is useful for renters who tend to have less disposable income than their home-owning peers.
2. Chalk Paint dries very quickly and can be repainted easily, so even if you have an agreement to return furniture, flooring or fittings to a neutral colour this can easily be done!

3. Small DIY upgrades make a big difference! Repainting vanity units is especially effective. Take note of one influencer who repainted her sink unit using Chalk Paint in French Linen then applied marble-look vinyl wrap to the top surface.

Annie suggests, “Make a small bathroom feel bigger whilst reducing clutter and introducing character through paint! This could be done by creating paint effects on storage solutions, using Chalk Paint to create a striped, spotted or ombre look, or painting mirror frames, bins, and toilet roll holders in shades that spark joy”.

Another way to use Chalk Paint in a small or rented bathroom to make the space your own and help it feel larger is to paint flooring. Using Chalk Paint on flooring – tiles, linoleum, wooden floorboards, concrete – is a fabulous solution wherever space is tight. In a bathroom even just a fresh coat of white paint will work wonders to update a space and will bounce light around. Annie says, “Of course, for more of an Annie Sloan touch I recommend adding interest by creating checkerboard. A checkerboard pattern is a timeless way to introduce colour and pattern. It draws the eye down and again adds interest to your WC without eating into space”.

Whenever painting flooring, apply at least two coats of Annie Sloan Lacquer to protect and finish.

“I’m always adding storage in my bathroom and painting it the same colour as the walls, so it blends in better. You can pick up second-hand storage solutions and small furniture items like shelving or over-door hooks easily from flea markets and the like and giving them a quick coat of paint turns trash into treasure! “

In a small space, finish is everything. Paints will bear more scrutiny with walls closer to critical eyes, and so you need excellent coverage and more matte than sheen.

The high-quality pigment and luxurious velvet finish of Chalk Paint gives an expensive finish that helps your bathroom feel indulgent. Likewise with walls, if you can get permission to paint these, choose Annie Sloan Wall Paint. It has a semi-matte finish for optimal results in a small space – where you, your guests, and even your landlord will be up close and personal with the colour pay-off and ultimately the texture of the paint on your walls.

Finally, durability is extremely important in a bathroom – my Annie Sloan Wall Paint is washable, wipeable, and can be cleaned up and kept perfect even in busy family homes.

All Chalk Paint in bathrooms should be protected and finished with Chalk Paint Wax or Lacquer. Chalk Paint Lacquer is water resistant and may be a better choice.