Painting Vases with Chalk Paint

I have so many vases lying around our home not being put to use that I decided to paint some of them.

I began by washing the vase.
Once it was dry, I painted the inside of the vase with Provence chalk paint.
(I wrote about Annie Sloan chalk paint in this post.)

After the paint dried, I painted a second coat.

Throw in some flowers and there you have it!

Another Chalk Paint Project

In my last post, I blogged about Annie Sloan Chalk paint.

Well, I loved using chalk paint so much that I decided to paint an end table that someone gave to me in college.

The transformation after using Provence chalk paint:

I began by sanding everything down with a 220 grit sanding block. With chalk paint, it isn't necessary to sand down or even prime before applying paint, but I ended up sanding anyway because this piece of furniture was particularly scratched up.

I then spray painted with Rust-Oleum metallic spray paint to create a distressed look. I only spray painted the edges as these were the areas where I wanted the metallic paint to show.

Once this dried, I applied a coat of Provence chalk paint to most of the furniture using a Purdy 2.5 inch brush. I left some of the spray-painted parts unpainted to make sure it'll show. I also sanded down the edges where I wanted to create the distressed look.

At this point, I could have been finished with the chalk paint. However, since I only wanted to create a subtle distressed look, I painted a second coat, again avoiding some of the spray-painted parts to show. I sanded down the edges again to have the metallic color pop out.

After everything was dry, I applied a coat of Annie Sloan clear wax, making sure I wiped off any excess wax as I went along.

I love this color and the character it adds to our living room!